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. Gene is shown to greatly enjoy the chance to employ his old talents as a con artist again while setting it up so that Jeff can't expose him without causing "mutually assured destruction" due to the number of crimes that he had committed. Walt tells Saul to make the call in an hour. Jimmy tries to convince Howard to accept the settlement, but Howard sees through Jimmy's motivations and refuses. 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. Saul says an in-town venue will be difficult, but Walt snaps. Despite his flamboyant appearance and mannerisms punctuated by his outrageous low-budget TV commercials Saul is a highly competent lawyer who is able to solve problems and find loopholes in order to protect his clients. Here's what I know: These three young men, near honors students all, were feeling their oats one Saturday night, and they just went a little bananas. Gus is perturbed by the fact that Jimmy had talked Lalo out of his original plan, and tells the two men guarding him to follow him somewhere. ("Crawl Space"), After finishing a cook, a laundry truck drops off Jesse at his car, which he now parks in the desert to avoid arousing DEA suspicion. Actually, I think that the very first part of BCS may have been taking place when Walt was still up in New Hampshire cabin-ing, playing cards, trying out new glasses and stuff. Suitably terrified, Jimmy tells them they have had their warning and leaves them hanging. Their plan ends with Huell serving only four months' probation. Following the success of the large sale to Gus which leads to Saul buying better suits Saul pushes Walt to take Guss lucrative offer to continue cooking. Jimmy sees Howard's body being stuffed in the old refrigerator while Mike's men wheel a new one into the apartment. Saul explained that he was threatened into helping Walt and Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul) and claimed that he went into hiding out of fear of them, not the police. I cant go back to being Jimmy McGill. It's you, small business owner! Food for thought, yeah? Andrew's answer deserves to be rated higher, but I think my answer serves a purpose here. Here's a thought: Ajax! Saul and Oakley negotiate a plea with a team of prosecutors, who are offering a reduced sentence of 30 years in prison. Why does Saul Goodman have to go into hiding? ("Caballo Sin Nombre"), Saul visits Jesse's house later on, asking Jesse to try to convince Walt into going back to cooking meth. Being an attorney does not shield you if you go too far. I still don't understand why Saul had to go in hiding. [Breathes sharply] I'm sorry. He stole $1.5 million from the county; he's going to be indicted any day now. Jimmy has repeatedly shown worry for Kim, as seen by his reaction to some of her decisions that have likely been influenced by his own behavior, such as quitting her job at Schweikart and Cokely and her confidently conspiring to embark on a warpath against Howard for insulting them both by destroying his legal career to obtain their share of the Sandpiper Crossing settlement. When Saul advises they pull out of the meth business, Walt snaps back that he's broke. I am not a legal expert but isn't he just doing his job as a criminal lawyer and in some cases putting in a lot of effort for his clients? Do I need to have watched Better Call Saul before El Camino? 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. No, he's not gay. Jimmy is transported by bus to ADX Montrose. Saul Goodman while not a violently dangerous man, would have been at least internally to the feds, the most wanted man in America after Heisenberg died. Fring murdered a cartel boss and Heisenberg helped blow up cartel operations. Better Call Saul series finale spoilers follow. Rushing to the hospital, Jimmy fends off doctors, security, and Howard himself in order to bring his brother home. 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. I'd be a a sha shadow. Phone must've felt like a blowtorch in your ear; all that electricity, all those radio waves right up against the side of your head, my God! He is finally shown to be resourceful about the deaths of Chuck and Howard, referring to Chuck's death as a crime. I can make you a TV star for a price you can afford! Because he knew Ernie, bless him, would tell me about it and I would come over to try to destroy it or steal it or whatever. ("Mabel"), After passing out, Gene is taken to the hospital where he undergoes tests to determine the cause of his collapse and if it was a heart attack. I'm Saul Goodman. He attempts to prevent her from following through, but after she utters "I trusted you," Gene falls silent for long enough for her to press the button. It comes down to this In order to understand what I was thinking, you need to see Chuck through my eyes. Mike just replies, "We'll see" and remarks that Kim saved his life. Saul's look was modelled after a notorious Albuquerque personal-injury lawyer whose garish billboards and TV ads had caught the eye of the show's writing staff. Afterward, she updates Gene on what has happened since he left Albuquerque: the feds seized all of Saul's assets and shell companies, Skyler White took a plea deal, Huell returned to New Orleans after being released from DEA custody, and Bill Oakley has become a defense attorney. And he knew exactly who he was. Howard warns her about Jimmy's recent harassment and suggests Kim should stop following his lead. Jimmy worked together to build the increasingly complex Sandpiper case with Chuck, who persuaded him to refer the case out to HHM. Meanwhile, Saul searches his office for bugs, believing that Walt and Jesse were murdered by Gus and he would be next. Platt refuses and arrests Huell. I wanted her to hear this. At one point, Saul says, "Victims' families would be great, but I'll take anyone on the ground who suffered emotionally." Poof! He calls a Cinnabon coworker from a payphone to make sure no one has been looking for him, and when it seems like the coast is clear, he goes back to work. Cliff declines, as do several other lawyers, but Jimmy and Kim succeed in spreading the rumor that Howard uses drugs. Embrace it. And I'm telling you: I lied to my brother to make him feel better. She meets with a public defender named Grant and accepts twenty pending felony cases pro bono. Saul decides to go into hiding in episode Granite State, right after Heisenberg's identity is revealed in the previous episode and Walt goes on the run. But listen, listen. He reminisces upon finding an old book he and his brother used to read, and Chuck seems to respond jokingly enough, but eventually, he stops Jimmy in mid-sentence and delivers an ominous warning: he will not forget what Jimmy has done, and he will see that Jimmy pays a price. On a later date, Walt slumps in a chair at Saul's office while Saul handles the fallout from his client's "little joy ride" (racing around recklessly, doing doughnuts with, and ultimately setting on fire the Dodge Challenger Skyler made him return). ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. That's a bit of a reach, don't you think, Dave? As police swarm Omaha, Gene climbs into a dumpster and removes Ed Galbraith's business card from his shoebox. Others have suggested fear of the Nazis is why he's hiding. Saul offers Francesca a hug before she leaves to dispose of the shredded documents, but she scoffs and walks out. Grow up.Saul talking to Walt. Hey, that's when it all goes south. Suspicious referee report, are "suggested citations" from a paper mill? Kim defends Jimmy, criticizing Chuck for his cold and judgmental treatment of his brother. Quickly proceeding to the copy shop, Jimmy cuts a deal with the clerk to eliminate all evidence of his presence there from the other night but not before Ernesto has questioned the clerk on Chuck's behalf. He mostly works for the court as a public defender for $700 a case, struggles with debt, is forced to sleep in a cramped office located in the back of a Vietnamese nail salon. Jesse then approaches Saul with two bags of meth he has cooked himself using Walts procedure and asks to set up a deal. And I grabbed it, and I held it tight and for the next sixteen months, my every waking moment was spent building Walter White's drug empire.Saul begins to reveal the truth about his actions before being stopped. Heartbroken, Jimmy storms out of the house, telling Chuck that he will not provide for him anymore. I got no wife No kids. After leaving Ted's house, Skyler calls Saul. A furious Nacho threatens Jimmy to correct the situation. ("Hero"). The guy is so broke, he can't pay his own mortgage. Jimmy later is able to make $700 during his community service, helping a drug dealer "see his sick child" by threatening the supervisor with legal action. 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. Sadly, Marco dies of a heart attack in Jimmy's arms. However, he is stunned to learn that Kim has already disclosed the truth of Howard's murder, meaning that he has no more leverage in the negotiations. I mean, Frank What's the point, Frank?Gene distracting Frank by discussing his tragic backstory, partly based on real events. After Cheryl leaves in tears, Jimmy and Kim excuse themselves from the law firm and go to the parking garage where Jimmy tries to tell Kim that their troubles are over and they can put this mess behind them. Gene insists that Jeff, who has another man with him, has gotten him mixed up with someone else, but Jeff insists that they both know who Gene really is and pressures Gene to admit who he really is. Are there conventions to indicate a new item in a list? Why was the nose gear of Concorde located so far aft? Well, you can make it happen, easily. Jeff drives Alfred to his home, a large house in an affluent neighborhood. I have to weed through all these saps who have wives and families at home! I guess it'd be hard not to. After one of Walt and Jesse's dealers, Jesse's friend Christian "Combo" Ortega, is murdered by an eleven-year old boy under orders from rival dealers from a rival gang, Saul proposes new distribution method for Walt and Jesse's product. Jimmy tracks down Craig and Betsy Kettleman and persuades them to return home, but accepts a $30,000 payment from them as both a "retainer" and a bribe for keeping quiet about their stolen money. [deleted] TonGi018 After being caught, Jimmy slips from "Gene Takavic" back into his old Saul Goodman persona to escape serious jail time, wearing a flashy suit once again and deftly negotiating a potential life plus 190 years sentence down to just seven years. Acceleration without force in rotational motion? Jimmy and Kim were nevertheless horrified when Howard was murdered by Lalo shortly afterwards, and after Jimmy collapses sideways on the ground (after being tied up in his chair by Lalo), he begins crying in shock and grief upon facing Howards corpse. Walt doesn't recognize their significance until Saul says that Gus gloated about Hector's family line ending and later told Jesse that Hector killed someone close to him. Him explaining why he went into hiding should be sufficient, given he had been threatened by Heisenberg. ("4 Days Out"). Jimmy talks him out of it and finds out that Platt is an alcoholic. Taken to a visitation room, he finds that the lawyer is Kim; as her membership card with the New Mexico Bar Association doesn't have an expiration date, she is allowed to visit him as an attorney. You have gotta let me do this on my own.Jimmy to Kim about the cassette tape incident. The whole lobby of HHM applauding for you. My question now is Jack's gang is dead. Despite his flamboyant appearance and mannerisms, Saul was a highly competent lawyer who was able to solve problems and find loopholes in order to protect his clients. A shot at big money. Clair." ("Sunset"), Saul visits Jesse at the hospital after the latter is brutally attacked by Hank in retaliation of their ruse to lure Hank away from the junkyard. From 2014 to 2016, a website for Saul Goodman existed that advertised his services as if he was a real person. So, usually, I'd be looking at malicious mischief, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, maybe, but he's got the D.A. 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. Walk away. Simple as that.Jimmy attempting to reason with Tuco. It's who you are. All that was left is Saul Goodman. Hey, you know what? As Jimmy McGill, he owns up to his crimes, even though it turns a seven year prison sentence into an eighty-six year one, effectively condemning Jimmy to spend the rest of his life in prison. The Constitution says you do, and so do I. I believe that, until proven guilty, every man, woman, and child in this country is innocent. But we filed an injunction, so you're gonna have to take down all your horsey logos or throw a big tarp over them til we can get this thing settled. Skyler (I assume) made her deal with the DEA and then moved her family to the Virgin Islands or someplace else far away from ABQ. Walt asks Saul to inform the DEA that Gus has a hit out on Hank. Why don't you skip the whole exercise? Lalo gives Jimmy instructions on where to collect the money, but Jimmy refuses until Lalo agrees to pay him $100,000 in exchange. And of course there is the possibility of Lalo coming after him. Saul coolly reminds the lead prosecutor, George Castellano, that he only needs one juror to avoid conviction; Marie warns against making a deal. Quickly dumping Jesse in favor of the much higher profits Walt can produce, Saul is once again hired to launder money for Walt this time for a dramatically-reduced fee of five percent. After trying to sell to three youths who call him a "narc," Jimmy then manages to sell the stack of phones to unsavory characters at the Dog House. ("Breaking Bad", "Waterworks"). And all my life, I wanted to make him proud, and he was not an easy man to make proud. Luckily, Saul knows of a hacker in Belarus who could launder Walt's money through his son's "SaveWalterWhite.com" website. Due to Saul's popularity, Odenkirk's character became the focus of Breaking Bad's spinoff, Better Call Saul. When Kim asks what he is trying to do, Jimmy replies, "S'all good, man!" Everyone was dead or out of the picture, Saul's lawyer and Skyler were still around, but anything they would say would incriminate themselves, plus it's all hearsay. In his office, Saul worries that Mike will flip if captured. And I can't, I won't load this onto you, too. It was only after being arrested for defecating through a sunroof and facing serious charges that Jimmy gave up his life as the master conman "Slippin Jimmy" and moved with his brother to Albuquerque. Jimmy McGill was born on November 12, 1960, to Ruth and Charles McGill Sr in Cicero, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. I haven't quite catched the reason why Saul Goodman has to go into hiding at the end of Breaking Bad. 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