This intrigues Howard, and he attempts to find out what exactly happened. Jimmy denies it but accidentally uses Lalo's real name. "Perspective." Despite Jimmy's assurances, Kim still expresses doubts about Jimmy's ability to pay and considers taking on another client. The events of Breaking Bad never would have taken place at all. He also hits it off well with his new boss, Clifford Main, and considers establishing a live-in relationship with Kim. Him explaining why he went into hiding should be sufficient, given he had been threatened by Heisenberg. He had one older brother, Charles "Chuck" McGill Jr. Jimmy later worked for his father at his small corner store and watched as he was repeatedly taken advantage of by scam artists. Howard blames himself for trying to force Chuck out of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. He removes Alfred's wallet from his jacket and takes out all of his state, credit, and banking cards, snapping photos of their front and back. But not for long. Prosecutor Suzanne Ericsen informs Jimmy that his client Jorge de Guzman used an alias and asks if he knows his client's real identity. Sorry thank you.Jimmy talking about Chuck in court. I'll tell you what's crazy! It doesn't seem like he went into hiding until after Walt was revealed, but he's clearly been representing drug lords, murderers, and criminals since the early days of Saul Goodman. Realizing Nacho is very likely intending violence against Craig and Betsy Kettleman, Jimmy attempts to warn the family. I have to weed through all these saps who have wives and families at home! Jeff is confused, as Gene had previously warned him against trying to contact him again. I can try. Brief return to the Saul persona and becoming Jimmy again, after Heisenberg's real identity is finally exposed, having previously been convinced by Kim to trust Saul as a lawyer, Lalo's promise that he will be back for answers, Characters from Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul, A large number of clients as a public defender at the courthouse, including three teenagers, Jimmy's nickname Saul Goodman, as well as his role as a problem fixing lawyer, is a play on the phrase "It's all good, man", pronounced in the vernacular "S'all good, man". The few people who might have considered hurting him (Lydia, the neo-Nazis, Walter, etc) all had greater issues on their plate than taking Saul out of the picture. You know how much trouble you caused me? ("Something Stupid"), Jimmy heads to Huell's hometown of Coushatta by bus, writing postcards in different handwriting and pens and even getting other other passengers to write messages. You know, pull on your heartstrings. It's a bacterium! After Howard collects Chuck, Kim continues her rounds, and Jimmy walks past HHM's law library. In the early 1990s, Jimmy divorced his first wife when she cheated on him with a guy named Chet, who happened to owe Jimmy money. That's when you want someone in your corner, someone who will fight tooth and nail. When she was hospitalized, the brothers sat for three days at her bedside. He rents a room at a luxury hotel and begins running scams on the other guests. ("Talk"), Despite his new business idea, Jimmy struggles to increase trade at CC Mobile until the owner of a contracting business arrives. However, Chuck's attempts would only fuel the fire and would push Jimmy closer and closer to his true criminal nature. I still don't understand why Saul had to go in hiding. He is also shown to have grown somewhat cruel and sadistic, as seen by him gleefully harassing Howard for offering him a job at HHM by destroying his car and humiliating him by sending prostitutes to his lunch. Later, while he is fixing food in the prison kitchen, Jimmy is told that a lawyer has come to see him. "Wrong answer!" With Kim's departure, Jimmy had lost everything that kept him grounded; his family, his elder practice, the McGill name, and now Kim. Very smart. He loved me in his own way. Well, that's that'll have to do it for me. Later, inside a modest apartment, Gene pours himself a glass of liquor and watches TV, flipping through channels. Walt lets on that he might not have much longer to live, but he intends to cook a lot more. He meets Victor under a bridge to make the exchange, only to see he has been given half of the money the other half went to Walt. Jimmy then tries to mend relations between Irene and her friends but is unable to since Irene's friends remain suspicious of her. After two failed attempts, Jimmy passed the bar exam himself in 1997. At one point, Alfred orders a drink on Gene's tab, which Gene dispenses with using a tube hidden in his sleeve. Although Howard figured out early that Jimmy and Kim were behind the elaborate plot, other people who know Jimmy, such as Clifford Main and Richard Schweikart (who are both aware of Jimmy's less-than-honest lifestyle and cons), can't believe that he would do such thing and truly believe that Howard simply is a drug addict or, at the very least, delusional. Lydia is dead. Angrily, Jimmy takes the phone and breaks protocol but manages to set up a meeting. The visitor proves to be Lalo who refuses to let Kim leave and demands to know again what happened in the desert while Mike covers Jimmy and Kim with his sniper rifle from across the street. Saul, wearing a flashy suit, enters a courtroom for his sentencing hearing; Oakley, Marie, and Kim, sitting in the back row, are also in attendance. She attracts the attention of Gene, who helps her out of the snow, snipping a wire off from her scooter to ensure he has to manually wheel her home. Is that all thereall there is, or did you make copies? Theoretically at least, everyone who'd want Saul dead is either dead or long gone. He makes a phone call to the Cinnabon, telling one of his employees that they will need a new manager. That whole compound was raided by cops immediately afterwards. Lalo is released and makes it clear that he intends to jump bail and flee to Mexico while Jimmy lies that it took him so long as his car broke down six or seven miles from the pickup spot and he had to walk back. Gene excuses Jeff and himself from the kitchen, perturbing Marion. ("Phoenix"). Oakley doubts he can mount a successful defense against the evidence that the district attorney and the government have gathered against Saul. So, usually, I'd be looking at malicious mischief, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, maybe, but he's got the D.A. ("Off Brand"), Jimmy tries to fulfill his court-mandated community service while also trying to sell his commercials, but can't convince anybody to sign on for more than one or two spots, and more often, none at all. WaltYou are not talking about a time machine, which is both a real and theoretical impossibility. Fact one: nobody got hurt, not a soul. It comes down to this In order to understand what I was thinking, you need to see Chuck through my eyes. Jimmy's law license is returned, but Kim is shocked to learn that Jimmy did not mean one word from the speech and meant it to sway the members of the committee into reinstating his license. The show ended with Kim visiting Saul in prison, and the pair shared a cigarette like they used to do when they were married and they spoke about the future. Saul later suggests that Walt send Hank on "a trip to Belize" like he did with Mike. The two reveal that Gus' men have recovered all of the bodies except for Tiburn who died out in the middle of nowhere and can't be found. But, man, oh, man, not having it, no.Jimmy during his pitch to the Kettlemans. Now someone's given you the keys to the school bus and I am not going to let you drive it off a cliff.Chuck. Go on.Saul to Getz, Oh, thank God! If I'm lucky, three Despite this, when he first introduced Jimmy is nowhere near the person he will eventually become and is a kind and caring person who desperately wants to be successful and put his lawyer skills to good measure. Finally, in a parking lot after yet another net-loss, Jimmy collapses on the ground and stays there, clearly exhausted, nearly penniless, and extremely depressed. He was created to provide Walt and Jesse with a guide for their criminal activities and to replace Hank Schrader ( Dean Norris) as Breaking Bad 's comic relief. ("Mandala"), After successfully selling the thirty-eight pounds to Saul's contact, Walt complains that he cannot make use of the money. Jimmy watches with pride as the clerk lives up to his word and adamantly denies having seen Jimmy, even in the face of Ernesto's statements. The man formally known as Jimmy McGill is arrested very early on into the . He then takes out a disposable cell phone from his desk drawer and calls Ed, the disappearer. In spite of this, it is gradually revealed that Jimmy is truly more conman than a lawyer, and throughout the series, it is shown that Jimmy has been a crook from an early age, in which he stole from his kind father's corner store, eventually resulting in its bankruptcy and his father's death and engaged in multiple con games in order to steal money from unsuspecting victims. After seeing Kim, who urges him to take the deal, Jimmy confronts Chuck after realizing that his cell phone's battery had been drained when his brother used it to call Howard. James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, better known by his professional alias and business moniker Saul Goodman, is an Irish-American criminal defense lawyer, scam artist, and convicted criminal who is serving an 86-year sentence at ADX Montrose. In the end, you're going to hurt everyone around you. Here's your good turn, okay? I guess it'd be hard not to. Later, when Gene arrives at Marion's house to pick her up, he catches her in the midst of watching old Saul Goodman TV commercials on her laptop; she performed a search on Ask Jeeves for "con man albuquerque" to reveal Gene's true identity. Stop right now! Because you don't need them. While hosting a bingo game at a nursing home, Jimmy suffers an emotional breakdown and recollects the "Chicago Sunroof" incident before walking away in disgust. Kim informs Jimmy about the conversation and asks if he intends to be a "friend of the cartel" or a "rat". Jimmy tries to convince Howard to accept the settlement, but Howard sees through Jimmy's motivations and refuses. I'd be a a ghost. Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. I mean, Frank What's the point, Frank?Gene distracting Frank by discussing his tragic backstory, partly based on real events. You're gonna be on the 50th floor. Regardless, Jimmy openly blames solely Howard for Chuck's death despite his own involvement, showing that he is unwilling to confront his own guilt. Remember, he had those giant bags of money he was throwing away and the police knew it was drug money. That name is burned.Jimmy telling Kim why he wants to practice law under the name Saul Goodman. Fact is, Walter White couldn't have done it without me.Saul's confession about his criminal activities. Jimmy picks up the phone and asks Mike what happens next. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Jimmy stages a "slip and fall" con, intentionally slipping on a drumstick and injuring himself in the process. Nowhere.Jimmy to Kim regarding his "quitting the law". Kim defends Jimmy, criticizing Chuck for his cold and judgmental treatment of his brother. I watched the first episode of Better Call Saul, and he's in that coffee shop in Omaha looking over his shoulder, but I'm still not sure why. The plea negotiation drags on into the middle of the night, with Castellano's team being forced to agree to a reduced sentence of seven-and-a-half years. He's a defence attorney now.Francesca, All right, Marion, I'm calling the police. I didn't witness any of the murders, but I damn well knew it was happening. Not gonna happen.Jimmy to Mike about his plan to acquire Detective Abbasi's police notes. What exactly is provable that he did wrong? Judge Munsinger demands the case be settled without a circus. Later, when Jesse notices that it's gone, he assumes that Huell must have lifted it from him and that Huell also took the ricin cigarette. Kim asks him if he still wants to be a lawyer. ("Fifi"), After waiting for Chuck to complete his legal preparation prior to the Mesa Verde hearing, Jimmy quietly restores the original documents after his brother departs to present the permit request. ("Box Cutter"). Chuck bamboozled me again. Kuby says that he's doing everything he can to find Jesse. I don't care about it! Two years ago, a man came into my office, he said his name was Mayhew. Saul suggests that they buy a laser tag franchise, but Skyler comments that Walt buying a laser tag arcade wouldn't make any sense. Hoping the clerk is capable of carrying out the cover-up, Jimmy watches as Chuck himself arrives and begins grilling the clerk about Jimmy's activities at the copy shop. Gene returns to his car in the now-closed mall parking lot and goes home. ("Piata"), Over the course of several months, Jimmy continues to use his "Saul Goodman" alias to sell burner phones to Albuquerque's criminals while at the same time continuing his PPD. Yeah, okay?Jimmy arguing with Bill Oakley. And you will die there. Press J to jump to the feed. The next day, Jimmy removes the advertising sign from the front of CC Mobile. However, on his way home, Jimmy is ambushed by a gang who are after the money. You're not.Marie. The Better Call Saul finale sees Saul Goodman, a.k.a. Are there conventions to indicate a new item in a list? As Walter White's meth empire comes unstuck towards the end of Breaking Bad, the various agents of the operation disband and go their separate ways, assuming they're lucky enough to walk away alive. The neo-Nazis had the tapes of Jesse's confession - The only real evidence against the neo-Nazis and Walt/Heisenberg was Jesse' mewling confessions on video. Huh? Sneaking into Chuck's house under the cover of family ties, Jimmy carefully removes documents containing the address of Mesa Verde's proposed site for a new branch: 1261 Rosella Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona. Referring to Kim, Jimmy said that she had more guts than him in the wake of Howard's death as she moved away from Albuquerque to start anew, but said it was him who ran away. Uh, 'help me clear this thing up. Throughout Better Call Saul, Jimmy eventually transforms from a struggling attorney focused on doing the "right" things into a master manipulator and reverts back to his conman persona. 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