History Recap / BreakingBadS4E5Shotgun

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If Walt hadn't gotten drunk on his pride and suggested to Hank that Gale wasn't his man, Hank wouldn't have redoubled his efforts into investigating his death, wouldn't find the link between Gale and Gus, and thus would've saved himself a boatload of trouble.

Hank and Tim meet to discuss [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse the mysterious murder of Gale Boetticher]] and whether he could have been Heisenberg. Hank notes that Jesse and Badger are the only other people directly tied to the blue meth that he knows of, and admits to Tim that he has a bit of "history" with the latter. Tim wonders if Jesse could be [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E13FullMeasure Gale's killer]], but Hank dismisses this theory. Tim then shows him the composite sketch of a "person of interest" who was spotted by around Gale's apartment by several witnesses around the time of his murder. The man in the sketch is very clearly Victor, but Hank hasn't met him and therefore doesn't recognize him. Hank concludes that he satisfied with the theory that Gale is Heisenberg, even if he finds it somewhat anti-climatic that he will never get the chance to arrest the guy in person, and tells Tim to not involve him in the case anymore.

Hank and Tim meet to discuss [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse the mysterious murder of Gale Boetticher]] and whether he could have been Heisenberg. Hank notes that Jesse and Badger are the only other people directly tied to the blue meth that he knows of, and admits to Tim that he has a bit of "history" with the latter. Tim wonders if Jesse could be [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E13FullMeasure Gale's killer]], but Hank dismisses this theory. Tim then shows him composite sketch of a "person of interest" who was spotted by around Gale's apartment by several witnesses around the time of his murder. The man in the sketch is very clearly Victor, Hank hasn't met him and therefore doesn't recognize him. Hank concludes that he satisfied with the theory that Gale is Heisenberg, even if he finds it somewhat anti-climatic that he will never get the chance to arrest the guy in person, and tells Tim to not involve him in the case anymore.

Meanwhile, out in the desert, Jesse begins to feel on edge. He holds his keys between his fingers, prepared to use them as a weapon if the worst comes to pass. Instead, Mike drives off the side of the road, parks his car, and goes to get a shovel. Jesse is convinced this is it: Mike is digging a shallow grave for him.

As Hank and Tim discuss whether [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse Gale is Heisenberg]] and whether Jesse, one of the few people known to carry blue meth, was his [[Recap/BreakingBadS3E13FullMeasure killer,]] Jesse continues to aid Mike in picking up his dead drops, thinking he's supposed to be keeping guard. He tries to ask Mike if he's officially his assistant, and whether he's his new "guy". Mike doesn't reply at first, but eventually barks at Jesse that "you are not the guy--you're not capable of being the guy," and that he doesn't know why Gus ordered Mike to take Jesse along with him.

Back at the lab, Walt manages to get a cook started, albeit with great difficulty. He returns home after work, so he and Skyler can sign the papers that officially [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse grants them ownership over Bogdan's car wash.]] Skyler tells Walt that for this venture to work, they must be completely honest with one another. Walt agrees as Skyler plays back her voicemails, and hears the one Walt left for her earlier, saying he loved her. There is a moment's silence between the two of them before they rush to their bedroom to have passionate sex. After Junior returns home, Skyler suggests Walt move back home, to make things "easier to explain".

When Jesse returns to the lab, he explains what he had been doing to Walt, who finds the fact that he was supposed to protect Mike hard to believe. Meanwhile, Mike and Gus discuss Jesse. The gunmen approaching Jesse during the last dead drop pickup were a plant--men working for Gus and Mike to test Jesse, a test that he unknowingly passed, and make him feel like a "hero."

After work, Walt and his family eat dinner at the Schraders'. Hank talks about Gale Boetticher, describing him as a meth-cooking genius, and that his notes contained information and schematics for a meth cook operation the likes of which he could never have imagined. Walt, just a little bit tipsy from wine but very much drunk on his own ego, dismisses Gale's notes as simple note-taking, and that the real "genius" could still be at large. This leaves Skyler ''very'' worried, and convinces Hank to look at the case once more.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Hank is back on the Heisenberg case, he notices a curious anomaly in Gale's lab notebook: that Gale dotted it with vegan/all-organic/fair-trade recipes -- and a take-out menu for Los Pollos Hermanos.
-->'''Hank:''' [[WhamLine Since when do vegans eat fried chicken?]]

-->'''Mike:''' ''You'' are not "the guy"! You're not capable of being the guy. I had a guy but now I don't. ''You'' are ''not'' the guy.\\

Directed by Creator/MichelleMacLaren

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If Walt hadn't gotten drunk on his pride and suggest to Hank that Gale wasn't his man, Hank wouldn't have redoubled his efforts into investigating his death, wouldn't find the link between Gale and Gus, and thus would've saved himself a boatload of trouble.

** On the last of his pick-ups, Mike leaves Jesse in the car to allow the execution implied by the situation to happen, but leaves his keys in the ignition and the car running. Jesse uses this oversight to escape. [[SubvertedTrope Mike did it intentionally, however.]] See the BatmanGambit and XanatosGambit entries on this page.

* XanatosGambit: Tied to the BatmanGambit above. What goes unspoken by Mike is that, had Jesse not evaded the hit as planned, he'd have been killed, and as far as Gus is concerned that would take care of the issue just as well.

-->-- '''Mike'''

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-->'''Walt:''' Where is Jesse?\\
'''Mike:''' He's with me.\\
'''Walt:''' ''(sigh)'' Put Jesse on!\\

'''Walt:''' Where are you?\\
'''Jesse:''' I'm with Mike.

-->'''Mike:''' You are not the guy. You're not capable of being the guy. I had a guy but now I don't. You are not the guy.\\

'''Mike:''' I don't know! It's not my call! I just do what I'm told and now you're gonna do what you're told, which is to sit here, shut up, and stay in the car until we finish our pickups! You got it?

->''"You’re gonna do what you’re told, which is to sit here, shut up, and stay in the car till we finish our pickups. You got it?"''

-->'''Mike:''' You are not the guy. You're not capable of being the guy. I had a guy but now I don't. You are not the guy.
-->'''Jesse:''' Then what the hell am I doing here?
-->'''Mike:''' I don't know! It's not my call! I just do what I'm told and now you're gonna do what you're told, which is to sit here, shut up, and stay in the car until we finish our pickups! You got it?

--> '''Walt:''' Where is Jesse?
--> '''Mike:''' He's with me.
--> '''Walt:''' ''*sigh*'' Put Jesse on!
--> '''Jesse:''' Yo.
--> '''Walt:''' Where are you?
--> '''Jesse:''' I'm with Mike.

-->'''Hank''': [[WhamLine Since when do vegans eat fried chicken?]]

* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Hank wonders aloud how much good Gale could have done for humanity if he'd used his "genius" mind for something other than making meth. The only part that seems to register with Walt is someone else getting the credit for his work.

Walt races down the streets of Albuquerque, desperate to save Jesse. He calls Saul, instructing him to give Skyler his money if he doesn't contact him in the next twenty-four hours; then Skyler's voicemail, telling her that he loves her, as he fears that he may die in the attempt; but he keeps his gun in close reach, just in case. He drives to Los Pollos Hermanos and demands to talk to Gus, but the cashier tells him that he is not in. Walt decides to wait. He receives a call from Mike, and demands to know if Jesse is okay. Jesse, still rather detached, tells Walt he's riding with Mike and isn't being threatened, but he has no idea where he is going. Mike tells Walt that he'll have to cook on his own today, but Walt is still determined to confront Gus. He barges into his office, but finds it empty...

Meanwhile, out in the desert, Jesse begins to feel on edge. He holds his keys between his fingers, prepared to use them as a weapon if the worst comes to pass. Instead, Mike drives off the side of the road, parks his car, and goes to get a shovel. Jesse is convinced this is it: Mike would dig a shallow grave for him.

Instead, however, Mike merely digs up a bag of money, which he places in the trunk. Jesse's not going to die: instead, he is to stand watch as Mike picks up various dead drops around New Mexico, of which there are still six...

As Hank and Tim discuss Gale's possibly being Heisenberg, and whether Jesse, one of the few people known to carry blue meth, was his killer; Jesse continues to aid Mike in picking up his dead drops. He tries to ask Mike if he's officially his assistant, and whether he's his new "guy". Mike doesn't reply at first, but eventually barks at Jesse that he is not his "guy".

Back at the lab, Walt manages to get a cook started, albeit with great difficulty. He returns home after work, so he and Skyler can sign the papers that officially grants them ownership over Bogdan's car wash. Skyler tells Walt that for this venture to work, they must be completely honest with one another. Walt agrees as Skyler plays back her voicemails, and hears the one Walt left for her earlier, saying he loved her. There is a moment's silence between the two of them before they rush to their bedroom to have passionate sex. After Junior returns home, Skyler suggests Walt move back home, to make things "easier to explain".

When Jesse returns to the lab, he explains what he had been doing to Walt, who finds the fact that he was supposed to protect Mike hard to believe. Meanwhile, Mike and Gus discuss Jesse. The gunmen approaching Jesse during the last dead drop pickup were a plant, men working for Gus and Mike to test Jesse, a test that he unknowingly passed.

** What does Walt do when he thinks he's going to die? Call Skyler and tell her how much he loves her.Hardly begins to make up for all the terrible things he's done but considering how difficult their relationship can be it is rather sweet.

* BaitAndSwitch: It looks like Mike is hauling Jesse away to execute him -- he drives Jesse out to a remote spot in the desert, then gets a shovel out of his trunk. Turns out he's just making a cash pick-up, and needed to dig up the stash. Eventually zig-zagged as, during the final pick-up, two men on Gus and Mike's payroll come intent to kill Jesse, but Jesse managed to evade them and prove his worth to them (see BatmanGambit and XanatosGambit below).

* PetTheDog: Mike letting Jesse smoke in his car.