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Hauptman and Jerome Karle for outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures " Pilot ".

Walt and Gretchen Shwartz discuss the human body's chemical composition " At this time, he was dating his female lab assistant, Gretchen " Though the two were briefly engaged, Walt abruptly left her without explanation after meeting her family on a Fourth of July weekend, unable to cope with the feelings of inferiority their wealth and success stirred up in him " Peekaboo ".

Gretchen eventually went on to marry Elliot, and Gray Matter became a highly successful, multi-billion dollar company. Walt would come to feel that the fruits of his hard labor had been stolen from him and bitterly blamed Elliott and Gretchen for his financial problems and overall lot in life, despite the fact it was his own decision to leave.

A younger Walt and his wife Skyler, who is pregnant with their first child Walt Jr.. He also worked in a chemical lab near Los Alamos, where he met his wife Skyler Lambert , who worked as a hostess in a neighboring restaurant " Cancer Man ". He moved to Albuquerque to work for Sandia Laboratories just prior to his firstborn's birth " Full Measure ". In Albuquerque, he and his wife settled into a home at Negra Arroyo Lane, despite his desire for a larger house in light of recent business success.

For unknown reasons Walt either left or lost his position at Sandia Laboratories and he eventually went on to become a chemistry teacher at J. At some point, he became the Chair of the Science Department at J. Wynne as well. Financially, this job was not enough to support his family, so Skyler did side work writing short stories and selling items on the internet. When Skyler became pregnant with their second child , however, Walt took on a degrading second job at the A1A Car Wash.

Walt's calm, detached reaction to his lung cancer diagnosis " Pilot ". On September 8, —the day after his 50th birthday—Walt passed out while working at the car wash. He was then reluctantly rushed to the hospital via ambulance where he was eventually diagnosed by Dr. Belknap with stage-three terminal lung cancer and given less than two years left to live.

This grim prognosis caused a dramatic change in Walt's usually mild-mannered demeanor, and he decided that he must take extreme measures to provide for his family's long-term financial security " Pilot ".

After being invited by his DEA agent brother-in-law, Hank Schrader , to accompany him on a live raid on a methamphetamine lab, Walt has an encounter with one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman , whom he finds out is a meth dealer and manufacturer known by the alias "Captain Cook.

Operating out of an RV in the desert, Walt uses his chemistry knowledge to cook remarkably pure and potent methamphetamine " Pilot ". Walt trying to evade Emilio and Krazy 8 " Pilot ". The two attempt to sell their product to a drug distributor, Krazy-8 his cousin Emilio Koyama , but they come to believe that Walt is an undercover cop and attempts to kill him.

After fruitlessly offering them the recipe for his crystal meth, Walt gasses his assailants with phosphine gas and leaves them to suffocate in the RV, before driving away with an injured Jesse in tow. When the RV breaks down on a desolate highway, Walt climbs out of the RV and records a video of himself, sending a farewell message to his family, and stating to the authorities that the video was "not an admission of guilt.

Walt then attempts to shoot himself but fails to remove the safety. Back at the White Residence , Walt's first attempt at selling meth leaves him exhausted. He meets Skyler's troubled queries with atypical sexual aggression which leaves her somewhat stunned " Pilot ".

Walt and Jesse soon discover that Krazy-8 is still alive. Jesse finds that Krazy-8 has escaped from the RV, and Walt finds him roaming the neighborhood. Krazy-8 runs into a tree at the sight of Walt, which allows Walt to carry him to his car. Walt and Jesse restrain Krazy-8 in Jesse's basement with a bike lock. After a coin flip, Jesse is tasked with disposing of Emilio's body, and Walt with killing the other, a prospect that sickens him.

Ignoring Walt's instructions on using a specific plastic container, Jesse dissolves the dead body in a bathtub of hydrofluoric acid , but the acid eats through the tub and the floor beneath it, spilling dissolved entrails in the hall " Cat's in the Bag Walt shortly before committing his second murder: the garrotting of Krazy 8 " Walt feels conflicted about killing Krazy-8, writing a table on reasons he should be kept alive, and only a single reason not to: "he'll kill your entire family".

Unable to bring himself to kill him, Walt began providing food and a latrine to his prisoner, whom he has taken on as a confidant, fervently searching for any excuse to spare his life. Walt passes out briefly while delivering food to Krazy-8, breaking a plate. Awakening later, Walt picks up the broken plate and goes to get the key to set Krazy-8 free.

However, while upstairs, Walt has a sudden realization that there is a large, sharp piece of the plate missing, which he tragically realizes Krazy-8 must have picked up and hid on his person while Walt was passed out.

Realizing that Krazy-8 intends to kill him the second he sets him free, Walt reluctantly decides that he has no choice but to kill the dealer, which he does by pulling back on the bike lock around his neck holding him in place until he chokes to death.

Walt, deeply disturbed by the ordeal, breaks his ties with Jesse " At a dinner party with his family, Walt finally reveals his cancer, having first told Skyler about his condition sometime before. They implore him to consult specialists and undergo chemotherapy.

At first adamant to decide his own fate, to die honorably instead of suffering the indignities of chemotherapy side-effects, Walt finally agrees to receive treatment.

Walt later crosses paths with an obnoxious businessman ; while the businessman is in the office, Walt destroys his car " Cancer Man ". Walt and Skyler go to the birthday party of Elliott Schwartz , an old friend of Walt's and a fellow co-founder of Gray Matter Technologies , with his wife Gretchen Schwartz: Walt's ex-girlfriend. Elliot tells other guests at the party about Walt's contributions in the forming of Gray Matter Technologies. Walt and Elliot later chat about the old days and is offered a job in the company, to which Walt declines.

Elliot reveals that he knows about Walt's cancer, and states that the job offers a good life insurance. After leaving the party, Walt grows angry at Skyler for asking for charity from Elliot and Gretchen.

After a tense discussion about Walt's decision to do chemotherapy, Walt finally accepts " Gray Matter ". Walt is offered financial assistance from his brother-in-law, Hank, who is a DEA agent, and from Gretchen and Elliot, but turns down both offers.

Instead, Walt decides to return to producing meth and to pay for the treatments himself as both a matter of pride and a chance to feel accomplished, while telling his family that the money he earns is actually from Gretchen and Elliot. Jesse, unable to replicate Walt's recipe, accepts Walt's partnership once again " Gray Matter ". The two agree to their clearly defined roles: Jesse as the salesman and Walt as the cook.

Parallel to this, Walt has his first session of chemotherapy, using the money that was obtained from his drug trafficking. As a result of the chemotherapy, Walt begins to suffer nausea as a side effect. Jesse learns that Walt has lung cancer and, realizing his goals of helping his family after his death, develops a certain respect for him.

Jesse goes out to sell the product and smoke some of it , but Walt is disappointed with the results. Walt goes on to state that they need a distributor to move their product in wholesale. Jesse later discovers that his good friend Skinny Pete had met a psychopathic local drug distributor Tuco Salamanca while he was in jail " Crazy Handful of Nothin' ".

Hank reviews Walt's school inventory " Crazy Handful of Nothin' ". During a session in class, Walt receives an unexpected visit from Hank, who informs him that the gas mask found in the desert once belonged to the school. Hank reviews the inventory and discovers that another gas mask had been missing, with several glassware looking sparse, and Erlenmeyer flasks missing. Hank suggests Walt to keep better control of his turf, and that students shouldn't be underestimated " Crazy Handful of Nothin' ".

Walt begins to notice his side effects of chemotherapy, starting with his complete hair loss. When Jesse goes to meet with Tuco, Tuco refuses to pay up front for the product and savagely beats Jesse when he attempts to end the deal. Walt confronts Tuco with the demand for up-front payment, using the pseudonym "Heisenberg".

Tuco questions Walt's lack of street sense but Walt detonates a concealed explosive fulminated mercury , blowing out the top floor of the hideout and intimidating Tuco into surrendering payment with a promise for future business " Crazy Handful of Nothin' ". Walt begins to come to terms with his secret lifestyle. Meanwhile, Walt and Jesse face difficulties producing the large amount of meth promised to Tuco.

Walt informs Jesse that instead of using the pseudoephedrine method as it is difficult to use the method to produce in large quantities, they will instead use methylamine , giving Jesse a list of what to buy. After Jesse manages to buy everything on the list, Jesse states that he couldn't get methylamine, because it is found only in a chemical warehouse. Covering their faces with wool masks, Walt and Jesse use thermite to break into a warehouse, where they steal a large barrel of methylamine.

They deliver the promised amount of meth to Tuco, but during the transaction, one of Tuco's associates makes a seemingly innocuous comment, prompting Tuco to beat him until he is bloody and unconscious " A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal ".

Having completed their deal with Tuco in the junkyard, Walt and Jesse realize just how unstable and violent he can be. Jesse is convinced that he has seen Tuco's black SUV going up and down his street. Walt puts it down to paranoia—until he sees a black SUV parked just down the block from his house. Jesse's solution is to shoot Tuco before he kills them, but Walt has a better idea using ricin.

Panic sets in, however, when they think Tuco is killing his associates, and Walt takes Jesse's gun and stashes it in case Tuco comes to his home. Tuco, however, threatens Jesse with a gun to his head, and forces him to drive to Walt's house, where Walt is also threatened and they are both kidnapped " Seven Thirty-Seven ".

Walt and Jesse are kidnapped " Grilled ". Having been kidnapped by a crazed Tuco, Walt and Jesse are held prisoner by him in a desert shack where he often hides out and takes care of his sick uncle, "Tio". Walt's brother-in-law Hank and the DEA have rolled Tuco's entire organization, and Tuco thinks that one of his associates may have been a source of information. Walt unsuccessfully tries to feed Tuco the poison he prepared. Hank, meanwhile, remembers that Jesse Pinkman was Walt's source of marijuana and tries to track him down.

Tuco's mute wheelchair-bound uncle alerts him to the fact that his prisoners are up to something, and Tuco almost kills Jesse. Walt, however, confesses to attempting to poison Tuco, and in a state of both disbelief and fury, Tuco is caught off-guard when Jesse beats him with a rock. Tuco drops his rifle, and Walt picks it up, hoping to get a shot in, but, gun inexperience aside, he cannot fire without risking hitting Jesse. Tuco gets the upper hand on Jesse and is seemingly about to beat him to death, but Jesse reaches for the handgun tucked in the back of Tuco's jeans, shooting him through the gut.

Hank then shows up looking for Jesse, and is surprised when who he thinks to be Jesse is actually Tuco, who he had been searching for just prior. A brief firefight ensues, and Hank shoots Tuco dead. Walt and Jesse run off into the desert " Grilled ". Having gotten away from Tuco, Walt and Jesse now have to get home and explain where they have been. Walt has a plan and they split up. He goes to a supermarket and strips naked while walking around the aisles. He is hospitalized and says he has no memory of where he has been for the last few days, claiming a "fugue state".

Jesse returns to his house to clean out the basement and get rid of the RV. When the DEA track Jesse down, he claims that he has been shacked up with a prostitute for the weekend.

With some of his problems now behind him, Walt is keen to start cooking again " Bit by a Dead Bee ". Walt continues his treatment and is starting to feel better but is concerned at the growing medical bills.

Jesse begins to re-establish himself, paying off his debts and getting a new place to live. He develops an interest in his new next-door neighbor and landlady Jane Margolis. Walt and Jesse soon rev up the RV and are cooking again. Jesse's not keen on selling the meth on the street and suggests he and Walt take over Tuco's role as a distributor. Meanwhile, Hank and the DEA have come across the name "Heisenberg" and aren't sure if he is real or just an urban legend " Breakage ".

Skinny Pete is ripped off by a drug-addicted couple, and Walt has made it plain to Jesse that unless he does something about it, word will get around pretty quickly that Jesse and his crew are an easy mark. Jesse isn't a very effective enforcer, however, and soon finds himself in over his head. Walt goes back to work, but not all is going smoothly.

Walt's story starts to unravel when Skyler gets a call from Gretchen Schwartz and Skyler thanks her for paying for Walt's treatment. Gretchen doesn't reveal the truth, but Walt's bitterness at their past relationship - personal and business - comes out " Peekaboo ". Walt has trouble getting in touch with Jesse, who's been avoiding him since his encounter with Spooge. Jesse is also not providing product to his dealers, so Walt arranges to deliver it. He learns that the word on the street is that Jesse killed Spooge and, thanks to his new reputation as a cold-blooded killer, they're having no problem at all collecting payment.

Walt decides the time has come to expand their territory and put Jesse's new reputation to good use. Meanwhile, Skyler goes back to work for Ted Beneke , her former boss. She increasingly relies on Ted for emotional support due to Walt's constant absence and strange behavior " Negro y Azul ". Walt and Jesse have yet another problem to deal with when one of their dealers, Jesse's friend Badger , is arrested by the Albuquerque police. They end up hiring a shady lawyer, Saul Goodman , who has a unique way of ensuring that Badger gets off with a light sentence without having to give away Jesse or Walt's identity.

As Walt learns however, it may come at a very high price. Walt has some suggestions for him " Better Call Saul ". Walt and Jesse cook a large quantity of meth " 4 Days Out ". Walt is convinced that his medical condition is deteriorating.

He continues to have coughing fits and is now coughing up blood. He and Jesse end up cooking 38 pounds of meth to sell off before Walt dies. Jesse continues to mess up, this time by leaving the keys in the ignition and inadvertently draining the RV's battery. They find themselves stuck in the middle of the desert, cold and without much water. Walt's knowledge of chemistry again saves the day, as he constructs a mercury battery galvanic cell to help them.

Despite the good news about his condition, Walt is feeling out of sorts and is generally unhappy, verging on anger. Skyler decides to throw a party to celebrate the news and thank all of their friends for their support, but Walt gets drunk and then into a stone-faced argument with Hank that puts a damper on things, after tempting Walt Jr. He is embarrassed about his behavior and tries to make amends all around, but it's proving to be a challenge. He tries to channel his energies but eventually realizes what the problem is.

Walt also tells Jesse the good news and tells him that he is finished with their little enterprise after the 38 pounds is sold off. Jesse's relationship with Jane continues to grow, but he is taken aback when her father drops in to see her and she doesn't introduce him as her boyfriend " Over ".

Walt showing the money he has made to his infant daughter Holly White " Phoenix ". After one of their dealers, Jesse's friend Combo , is murdered by a rival gang, Saul proposes new distribution method for Walt and Jesse's product. Under stress, Jesse tells Jane that he is a drug dealer, though she had already deduced as much. Saul puts Walt in touch with a meth distributor named Gustavo Fring , a cautious yet successful businessman who is skeptical of Jesse's dependability but agrees to purchase Walt's product.

However, Gus expresses concern about Jesse's drug problem, which has escalated into heroin use due to Jane's relapse. Walt receives a large offer for the short-notice delivery of the remainder of their inventory, but at the same time receives a call from Skyler, notifying him of her imminent labor " Mandala ".

Walt delivers the inventory in time, but misses his daughter 's birth. Jesse confronts Walt about his share of the payment, but Walt refuses to disburse the funds until Jesse can prove his sobriety. Jesse and Jane's addiction is discovered by Jane's father, Donald, who agrees to give her one day to settle her affairs before going to rehab. In an effort to minimize the cost of Walt's upcoming surgery, Walt Jr. It is quickly used by Saul as a way to forward Walt's earnings without raising suspicion.

After discovering that Jesse deserves a cut of the sale, Jane blackmails Walt into delivering Jesse's share. Later, Walt returns to Jesse's to attempt to help him break his addiction, tries to shake Jesse conscious and accidentally knocks Jane on her back in doing so. Shortly after, Jane begins to overdose, and, though he is standing right by her and perfectly capable of saving her, Walt, tear-stricken, decides against doing so, realizing that if he allows her to live, she and Jesse will only continue to destroy their own lives " Phoenix ".

Skyler confronts Walt about his lies " ABQ ". Jesse awakens, discovers Jane's demise, and contacts Walt. Subsequently, Walt must rescue Jesse from self-destruction. Walt's funds are funneled into his son's website, SaveWaltWhite. Walt's secretive behavior is made prominent once again when he accidentally references multiple cell phones while under the initial effects of anesthesia moments before his surgery.

This prompts Skyler to investigate deeper, thereby revealing many of Walt's lies, which spurs her to leave him. Jane's father, an air traffic controller, distracted by the grief over his daughter's death, negligently causes a mid-air collision , resulting in debris and human remains raining down onto the White residence , as well as the rest of Albuquerque " ABQ ".

Walt witnesses the Wayfarer plane crash from his backyard. All of Albuquerque is in shock in the aftermath of the mid-air plane collision.

Walt White is living in his home alone, at least for a while longer. His wife Skyler has moved out with their son and newborn daughter to give Walt a chance to pack his things. She speaks to a divorce lawyer about making the split permanent but seems unsure when the attorney says she will uncover any money Walt may have hidden.

When she confronts Walt about the divorce, she also uncovers for the first time just how he made his money. When all is said and done, Walt decides to get out of manufacturing and tells his principal contact, Gus, that he's getting out of the business. Walt is having difficulty adjusting to his new life. He doesn't want to be the bad guy and refuses to get into drug manufacturing again. He has an encounter with a police officer but manages to avoid charges courtesy of Hank's intervention. Skyler still won't let him set foot in the house and Walt Jr.

His sleazy lawyer-partner Saul Goodman wants him to start producing meth again and takes steps to encourage him in that direction. Unbeknownst to him, the Mexican cousins now know where he lives. Walt moves into the house and tells Skyler he has no intention of leaving. I was glad to help out and improve a beautiful area that needed some extra TLC before the busy season hits. Tread Lightly and Milestar Tires coordinated a great event and awesome team that all jumped in to accomplish more work than expected.

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