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*PetTheDog: Mike letting Jesse smoke in his car.
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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: After listening to Hank extol Gale's genius and wonder aloud how much good he could have done with a mind like that, Walt butts in to suggest that the real "genius" might still be out there.
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** 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.
** 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.
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* 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.
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* 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.well.
* 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.
* 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.
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The following morning, Hank confides in Marie that he had been looking into the Heisenberg case for a while. He takes another look at the crime scene photos, and notices something peculiar: a Los Pollos Hermano napkin in Gale's apartment.
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The following morning, Hank confides in Marie that he had been looking into the Heisenberg case for a while. He takes another look at the crime scene photos, and notices something peculiar: a Los Pollos Hermano Hermanos napkin with a serial number written on it in Gale's apartment.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: As Mike is stopping the car on the alleyway outside his destination, his car radio is set on the frequency 50.5. It being a digital display, these 3 numbers look like "SOS". Needless to say, there's an attempted robbery a minute or so later.
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* DramaticIrony: Hank doubts that Jesse is capable of having killed Gale.
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* 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.
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* 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).
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* DefrostingIceKing: Mike is sufficiently impressed with the way Jesse handled his assailants that he cracks a rare smile and permits him to smoke in the car.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: An implied aversion. Mike makes a comment that suggests the "guy" he ''used'' to have around to watch his back during errands was the late Victor.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: During a fit of spontaneous sex, Walt and Skyler hear Jr. walking into the house. They try to sheepishly play it off as he approaches their room, but halfway there, he realizes what is going on, gets disgusted, and leaves.
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* 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.
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** An AlcoholInducedIdiocy example in Walt's case.
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Instead, however, Mike hands Jesse the shovel and instructs him to dig. Jesse does as told, and digs up a bag of money, which he places in Mike's trunk. He's not going to die: instead, he is to help stand watch as Mike pick picks up various dead drops around New Mexico, of which there are still six...
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Walt opens the story driving like a maniac, trying to save Jesse from what he believes to be an impending execution. Mike and Jesse are driving out to the desert for mysterious reasons that Mike won't tell. The final papers of the car wash sale go through. Hank and Marie invite the Whites over to dinner again. Gus's actions and motivations are still an enigma.
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Walt opens races down the story driving like a maniac, trying 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 from what he believes to be an impending execution. 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 hands Jesse the shovel and instructs him to dig. Jesse does as told, and digs up a bag of money, which he places in Mike's trunk. He's not going to die: instead, he is to help Mike pick up various dead drops around New Mexico, of which there aredriving out 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".
Walt returns to thedesert lab, and tries to operate a forklift to carry a barrel of methylamine across the lab, but struggles to do so, eventually getting frustrated to the point where he screams at Gus through the camera, stating that the lab needed two people to operate, so he wasn't doing any cooking until Jesse returns. Tyrus enters the lab, and takes control of the forklift to transport the methylamine: it seems Walt's going to be working without Jesse for mysterious reasons some time...
Meanwhile, while Mike is picking up his last dead drop, he leaves Jesse behind to watch the car. Jesse sees two men approaching him, one carrying a shotgun. Worried that Mikewon't tell. The final papers of would be robbed, or worse, Jesse shifts the car wash sale go through. Hank into reverse and Marie invite makes his getaway. He picks up Mike in town that evening, explaining what happened. Mike is impressed with Jesse, and lets him smoke as a reward.
When Jesse returns to theWhites over 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.
After work, Walt and his family eat dinneragain. Gus's actions at the Schraders'. Hank talks about Gale Boetticher, describing him as a meth-cooking genius, and motivations are 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 an enigma.
be at large. This leaves Skyler ''very'' worried, and convinces Hank to look at the case once more.
The following morning, Hank confides in Marie that he had been looking into the Heisenberg case for a while. He takes another look at the crime scene photos, and notices something peculiar: a Los Pollos Hermano bag in Gale's apartment.
This makes little since: Gale was a vegan...
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 hands Jesse the shovel and instructs him to dig. Jesse does as told, and digs up a bag of money, which he places in Mike's trunk. He's not going to die: instead, he is to help Mike pick up various dead drops around New Mexico, of which there are
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".
Walt returns to the
Meanwhile, while Mike is picking up his last dead drop, he leaves Jesse behind to watch the car. Jesse sees two men approaching him, one carrying a shotgun. Worried that Mike
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This makes little since: Gale was a vegan...
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* JustFollowingOrders: Mike tells When Jesse that starts to get on Mike's nerves during the pickup runs, he asks why he's been assigned to this errand:
-->'''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 iswhy he is having Jesse accompany him on his pick-ups.to sit here, shut up, and stay in the car until 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
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Gus has security cameras all over his restaurant, just like [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse in the lab]]. Walt is not amused.
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Gus has security cameras all over his restaurant, in Los Pollos Hermanos, just like [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse in the lab]]. Walt is not amused. Admittedly, the restaurant cameras have the double purpose of being useful in the event of a robbery.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Skyler mentioned right before dinner with Hank and Marie that the visits are the only thing that gets Hank out of bed ever since his paralysis. After Walt's InVinoVeritas moment, Hank's interest is piqued. The next morning, he's up bright and early, in the dining room, reviewing case information, and asking for coffee.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Skyler mentioned right before dinner with Hank and Marie that the visits are the only thing that gets Hank out of bed ever since his paralysis. After Walt's InVinoVeritas moment, Hank's interest is piqued. The next morning, he's up bright and early, in the dining room, reviewing case information, politely apologizes for making a mess, and asking Marie for coffee.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Now that Depressed!Hank is gone and Detective Schrader 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.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Now that Depressed!Hank is gone and Detective Schrader 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.
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* CallBack: ContinuityNod: Walt and Skyler sign the final papers to buy the car wash. They again want to celebrate with a drink, but [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse nothing too expensive this time]].
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* 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. [[spoiler: Turns out he's just making a cash pick-up, and needed to dig up the stash.]]
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Mike is amazed that Gus knew that Jesse would evade the hit put out on him. For reasons not yet disclosed, Gus wanted this to happen.]]
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* VillainBall: On the last of his pick-ups, Mike leaves Jesse in the car [[spoiler: 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. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Mike did it intentionally, however.]] See the BatmanGambit and XanatosGambit entries on this page.]]
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: 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.]]
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: 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.]]
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Walt opens the story driving like a maniac, trying to save Jesse from what he believes to be an impending execution. Mike and Jesse are driving out to the desert for mysterious reasons that Mike won't tell. The final papers of the car wash sale go through. Hank and Marie invite the Whites over to dinner again. Gus's actions and motivations are still an enigma.
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* 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. [[spoiler: Turns out he's just making a cash pick-up, and needed to dig up the stash.]]
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Mike is amazed that Gus knew that Jesse would evade the hit put out on him. For reasons not yet disclosed, Gus wanted this to happen.]]
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Gus has security cameras all over his restaurant, just like [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse in the lab]]. Walt is not amused.
* BoredomMontage / HardWorkMontage: A two-for-one, for Jesse and Mike, respectively. Jesse is riding shotgun, but allowed to do nothing at all, while Mike does all the work making his pick-ups.
* CallBack: Walt and Skyler sign the final papers to buy the car wash. They again want to celebrate with a drink, but [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse nothing too expensive this time]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Walt during the opening scene.
* GottaCatchThemAll: Mike has seven pick-ups to make before the episode ends.
* IfIDoNotReturn: During Walt's DrivesLikeCrazy open, he thinks there's a chance that Mike might kill him, so he makes two phone calls: the first to Saul to make sure that Skyler gets all his money, and the second to Skyler [[ChekhovsGun to tell her that he loves her]].
* InVinoVeritas: The Whites have dinner with Hank and Marie, and Walt is guzzling wine. The topic of Gale and his lab notes [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E4BulletPoints comes up once again]]. Hank (still thinking that Gale was Heisenberg) calls Gale a genius. Walt's drunkenness and {{Pride}} get the best of him, and he tells Hank that the notes don't indicate genius, that they're just rote memorization, and that Heisenberg is probably still out there. Skyler gives Walt a DeathGlare throughout the speech.
* JustFollowingOrders: Mike tells Jesse that this is why he is having Jesse accompany him on his pick-ups.
* MathematiciansAnswer: Walt gets this one twice in a row. He knows that Mike has taken Jesse, and calls Mike to find out what's going on:
--> '''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.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Skyler mentioned right before dinner with Hank and Marie that the visits are the only thing that gets Hank out of bed ever since his paralysis. After Walt's InVinoVeritas moment, Hank's interest is piqued. The next morning, he's up bright and early, in the dining room, reviewing case information, and asking for coffee.
* RightThroughHisPants: Walt and Skyler, right after Skyler hears Walt's [[IfIDoNotReturn declaration of love]]. She doesn't know the context of the message, and Walt doesn't tell her -- even though this happens right after [[BlatantLies he made a pledge to total honesty]].
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Now that Depressed!Hank is gone and Detective Schraeder 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.
* VillainBall: On the last of his pick-ups, Mike leaves Jesse in the car [[spoiler: 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. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Mike did it intentionally, however.]] See the BatmanGambit and XanatosGambit entries on this page.]]
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: 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.]]
!This episode provides examples of:
* 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. [[spoiler: Turns out he's just making a cash pick-up, and needed to dig up the stash.]]
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Mike is amazed that Gus knew that Jesse would evade the hit put out on him. For reasons not yet disclosed, Gus wanted this to happen.]]
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Gus has security cameras all over his restaurant, just like [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse in the lab]]. Walt is not amused.
* BoredomMontage / HardWorkMontage: A two-for-one, for Jesse and Mike, respectively. Jesse is riding shotgun, but allowed to do nothing at all, while Mike does all the work making his pick-ups.
* CallBack: Walt and Skyler sign the final papers to buy the car wash. They again want to celebrate with a drink, but [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E3OpenHouse nothing too expensive this time]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Walt during the opening scene.
* GottaCatchThemAll: Mike has seven pick-ups to make before the episode ends.
* IfIDoNotReturn: During Walt's DrivesLikeCrazy open, he thinks there's a chance that Mike might kill him, so he makes two phone calls: the first to Saul to make sure that Skyler gets all his money, and the second to Skyler [[ChekhovsGun to tell her that he loves her]].
* InVinoVeritas: The Whites have dinner with Hank and Marie, and Walt is guzzling wine. The topic of Gale and his lab notes [[Recap/BreakingBadS4E4BulletPoints comes up once again]]. Hank (still thinking that Gale was Heisenberg) calls Gale a genius. Walt's drunkenness and {{Pride}} get the best of him, and he tells Hank that the notes don't indicate genius, that they're just rote memorization, and that Heisenberg is probably still out there. Skyler gives Walt a DeathGlare throughout the speech.
* JustFollowingOrders: Mike tells Jesse that this is why he is having Jesse accompany him on his pick-ups.
* MathematiciansAnswer: Walt gets this one twice in a row. He knows that Mike has taken Jesse, and calls Mike to find out what's going on:
--> '''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.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Skyler mentioned right before dinner with Hank and Marie that the visits are the only thing that gets Hank out of bed ever since his paralysis. After Walt's InVinoVeritas moment, Hank's interest is piqued. The next morning, he's up bright and early, in the dining room, reviewing case information, and asking for coffee.
* RightThroughHisPants: Walt and Skyler, right after Skyler hears Walt's [[IfIDoNotReturn declaration of love]]. She doesn't know the context of the message, and Walt doesn't tell her -- even though this happens right after [[BlatantLies he made a pledge to total honesty]].
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Now that Depressed!Hank is gone and Detective Schraeder 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.
* VillainBall: On the last of his pick-ups, Mike leaves Jesse in the car [[spoiler: 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. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Mike did it intentionally, however.]] See the BatmanGambit and XanatosGambit entries on this page.]]
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: 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.]]
