Saul also informs Walt about Jesse living in a crack house nicknamed "The Shooting Gallery," and sends Mike to give Walt a lift to visit Jesse. Afterward, in Saul's car, a concerned Jesse asks about the house and Andrea's son, Brock Cantillo. Evil seems like a fair description of an insurance company that will pay for the doctor who can't help but not for the doctor who can. As Marco says when he learns Jimmy's a lawyer, "You gotta be king of the desert, driving around town in a white Caddy making bank." At some early age Pablo Picasso made his first painting and Stephen Curry took his first jumpshot. Saul opines that it may be related to his past involvement with the Cartel, and spouts that "it wasn't me it was Ignacio, he's the one!" With the police watching Saul's movements, and Jesse out of the business, Walt volunteers to retrieve it ("Say My Name"). The video is more publicity stunt than commercial, but it has the feel of the "Better Call Saul" ads that Jimmy will one day broadcast to all of Albuquerque. However by the fourth season of Better Call Saul, Jimmy is shown to be even more cruel and non-caring as he shows barely any remorse for his older brother's tragic suicide, despite the fact that he is partly responsible and happily allows Howard to feel all the guilt over the situation; in a way following his brother's advice to no longer feel remorse for his actions and embrace who he is. Chuck's death sends Jimmy into a depressive mood, unable to even approve the obituary written by Howard's. "Beautiful place. Privately, Saul tells Jesse that he'll have to remain in police custody pending a toxicology report on Brock, but that it might be just as well because someone tried to kill Walt in his own home. If Walt doesn't return within 24 hours, Saul is to deliver all of Walt's money to Skyler ("Shotgun"). James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, better known by his professional alias Saul Goodman, ("Magic Man") is the former principal attorney of Saul Goodman & Associates and the husband of Kim Wexler. With the help of the criminal extractor, Ed Galbraith, Saul fled to Omaha, Nebraska, and began a new life as Gene Takavic, the manager of a Cinnabon restaurant, living in constant fear of exposure and arrest, as well as regret over losing his past life. Jimmy, Kim, Hamlin, Chuck, and ADA Hay meet in order to finalize Jimmy's confession, with Jimmy agreeing to have his confession reviewed by the New Mexico Bar Association. ("Sunk Costs"), Jimmy hires Mike to pose as a handyman, and Mike uses the repair of Chuck's door as cover to photograph the interior of Chuck's house in order to document the bizarre living conditions. Later on, Saul gives Walt a tutorial on money laundering. Saul visits Skyler at the car wash and cryptically and solemnly warns her the police may call her about Ted. This overall is evidence of an internal struggle within him. After a whole week, Jimmy says that he has to return to his clients, but Marco insists that they do one last scam together. Back in Albuquerque, Jimmy goes to the meeting but declines the position. He becomes tense when a customer seems to be staring at him, but is instantly relieved when the man passes by him to greet a friend. Walt is the one behind Brock being poisoned, and Saul helped him. ("Witness"), Jimmy is arrested and jailed following a few harsh but hesitant words with Chuck, and chooses to represent himself in court (against Kim's wishes), pleads not guilty and posts bail. The morning after, however, Kim admonishes Jimmy to return to reality, refusing to participate in further scams. Alive Though Chuck remains calm throughout most of it, Jimmy reveals that Chuck had been carrying a fully-charged cell phone battery planted by Huell for the entire hearing, contradicting the EHS symptoms Chuck claimed to have and suggesting he has a mental illness. So does Kim by sheer coincidence. Jimmy begged Chuck to make the charges disappear through legal loopholes. "I'm outta here," says Saul, at least until things cool down. Gene nods wordlessly in the direction of the photo booth. Saul has a hard time adapting to the situation, only reluctantly filling his old Davis & Main water bottle with his own urine in lieu of water and resorting to dragging the bags when he gets tired, resulting in one ripping slightly and Saul injuring his foot on a cactus when he retrieves the lost money. As you'll recall, there was an important pocket-picking scene in Breaking Bad involving Heull, Jesse, and a cigarette holding a ricin capsule. Saul Goodman (aka Saul McGill) has been sporting a blue ribbon as far back as Season 3 of Breaking Bad. Throughout the series, though, Mike never revealed his history of chemical dependency. Kim steadfastly refuses, resolving to save herself. He begins helping out at retirement homes, where he helps pass out meals (which are stamped with his contact information and ads), hosts bingo games, and slowly builds a growing clientele. However, Kim is less than pleased when Saul offers her advice to scam one of her clients into accepting a deal, though she eventually goes through with it. Just like Walter before him, Saul has taken to hiding his most valuable goods, in this case, remnants of his past life, in a hole under his floorboards. It did, however, have a few reference points that reminded us of Breaking Bad, so let's focus on those, starting with the train tracks that brought Mike to Albuquerque. His takedown of Jimmy was a tease of what's to come. He is shown to be willing to resort to whatever measures necessary in order to gain clients and to ensure that his clients, who are complete criminals, avoid arrest such as manipulating police, fabricating evidence and even stealing from his clients for blackmail purposes. Hunted relentlessly, exhausted and sunburned, Saul decides to give up, but Mike gives him a speech about how he is driven by protecting those he loves and ensuring they have a better life. Appearances in Breaking Bad "Conscience gets expensive, doesn't it?" ("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. Jimmy McGill is a highly intelligent, cunning, manipulative person who is a dedicated criminal lawyer and also a complete conman at heart and overall is a person who will resort to whatever measures to achieve his own goals or protect his client's interests. She becomes furious with Jimmy, and refuses any offers of help in restoring her good graces with HHM. Meanwhile, Jimmy procures an old dentist's office for renovation into the joint venture. It is made clear on the. 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. He's a born scammer who seems far more at ease as the unscrupulous Saul than trying to stay straight as Jimmy, as the rest of this episode makes clear. Enjoy your hunting. The two eventually make their way to a truck stop where Victor and Tyrus Kitt pick up Saul and Mike. When the agent reacts sympathetically to his emotional breakdown, Jimmy seizes the opportunity to "accidentally" mention Chuck's mental illness before leaving, knowing that the insurance company will be forced to act on the information. "Granite State" He is also not without integrity as he is shown to honor the ethical concerns of his profession, particularly the attorney–client privilege, and is reluctant to be associated with violence or murder unless absolute necessary. Lalo dies in the Wayfarer 515 collision. Saul succeeds in drawing Tiburón's attention, allowing Mike to kill him with a sniper rifle. Given the importance of these two characters, though, we're including them here. If you weren't paying close attention, you might have missed the first mention of meth on Better Call Saul. Saul tells them that "You're sitting on a gold mine!" Heading home, he is mugged and beaten by the three youths who steal all the money he made. Comment. Chuck convinces a reluctant Jimmy to take the case to HHM, since they have more resources. Jimmy begins to use the alias "Saul Goodman", a play on the phrase "It's all good, man". We know Jimmy will never end up in the high rise he dreamt of, but rather, in a slummy strip mall full of vacant storefronts. 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 Saul and Kim with his sniper rifle from across the street. However, Saul becomes visibly conflicted at seeing how upset Fred's parents are and has an explosive confrontation with Howard Hamlin over his behavior in the courthouse. This triggers a sudden and acidic tirade from Chuck as he vents all of his frustrations about Jimmy and how he never should have tried to help him. While at the hospital, Gene grows nervous at the sight of police officers nearby and his heart rate increases, but is visited by a doctor who confirms that it wasn't a heart attack and aside from a slightly elevated blood pressure, everything came back as normal. While Cliff is open to the idea, seeing a previous ad run by D&M convinces Jimmy that the firm will never agree to the style or time of broadcast he needs. Walt tells Saul that he tried to kill Gus himself but couldn't get near him. "The guy who got his head smooshed used to be a client of mine. ("Mijo"), Shortly thereafter, Jimmy receives a visit from Nacho Varga, one of Tuco's lieutenants. Jesse plans to ruin Hank's life and maybe even give up Heisenberg's identity if he gets caught cooking again. When Howard was forced to deliver the news, Jimmy mistakenly blamed him for the decision ("RICO",  "Pimento"). Social life Chuck brushes Jimmy off, not wanting to fight again, but in so doing, fails to truly question Jimmy's presence in his home. It will be even better for them. Even though he refuses to admit it, it is also readily apparent that Jimmy is internally torn up over his brother's suicide which Howard is able to recognize and is thus the primary reason for why Jimmy chooses to harass Howard who has evidently moved on from Chuck's death while Jimmy hasn't. First Aliases 55 Gifts Your Wife Will Actually, Truly Like, 20 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Everyone, Any Time, Save Time and Unearth a Gift for Him on Amazon. "Legal loopholes" are Saul Goodman's stock-in-trade. As Jimmy cycles through a stream of words that start with the letter B during the horrific bingo game, he lands on Belize. Characters from Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul, Ethics Training with Kim Wexler characters, electromagnetic hypersensitivity disorder, https://breakingbad.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_McGill?oldid=110809, A large number of clients as a public defender at the, Saul Goodman's name, 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". Jimmy was booked and put in pre-trial detention. ("Something Unforgivable"). But as we saw in the first few minutes of the premiere, it was a move he certainly didn't look happy to have made. The treatment worked and Walt found himself cancer-free. It's unclear if Jimmy's charming the blue hairs at the same nursing home where Hector Salamanca and Gus Fring were blown into thousands of tiny bits, but it sure looks like it! Family For your reference, here's a side-by-side. Chuck McGill (brother) †Ruth McGill (mother) †Charles McGill Sr. (father) †Unnamed first wifeUnnamed second wifeKim Wexler (third wife) In Better Call Saul, we've already seen Mike show off his brains. Jimmy returned to Cicero seven years later, for his mother's death and funeral ("Marco"). By Kelso Jacks Apr 06, 2020. Also worth mentioning is the way director Vince Gilligan shows those gooey Cinnabons transforming from disparate parts into a divine, cohesive creation. Two windshields broke in this episode, one on Saul's clunker and one on Tuco's abuelita's wagon. Windshields break “I don’t really know who Saul was during ‘Breaking Bad,’” he said. Mike and Nacho, on opposite sides in "Pimento," will be on opposite sides forever. On her way out, Kim tells Howard she quit Schweikart and Cokely. He is completely focused on his own interests and is willing to ruin people's lives in the pursuit of his interests. This one might be a stretch, but during his Bingo-interrupting rant about about Albuquerque, Jimmy calls the town "a soulless, radioactive Georgia O'Keeffe hellscape." Eventually, Jimmy decided to step out for some hoagies, only to be devastated when, upon returning to the hospital, Chuck told him their mother had died. Jimmy then goes to see Caldera and is told that their contact is also not interested in the job. After some maneuvering to get Badger to sit next to the correct bald man, Jimmy's arrest goes down as planned. The committee ultimately decides not to reinstate his license due to a lack of sincerity, causing Jimmy to fly into a rage. 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. This information supplied by Jesse through Saul later becomes vital in Walt's plan on getting rid of Gustavo Fring ("Face Off"). As "Five-O" shows us, he has one. ("Chicanery"), Jimmy is given only a year's suspension in the aftermath of his legal battle with Chuck. He also accepts a job from Jesse, using Jesse’s half of the earnings to purchase his aunt’s house at a dramatically lowered price – strong-arming Jesse’s parents and attorney with a potential lawsuit over the undisclosed meth lab Jesse was running out of the basement. Jimmy and Mike working together on the edge of the law, just like old times. We can't decide! Six months later, Jimmy's father died, and according to Chuck, nobody cried harder than Jimmy at the funeral. This is the Mike we would see working for Gus and then alongside Walt and Jesse. ("Bali Ha'i") As he prepares his letter of resignation, Omar informs him that resigning or being fired for cause will result in a forfeit of his bonus. "It's over," Saul says, and he sets off to Nebraska to start his new life ("Granite State"). Mike's daughter-in-law Stacey also references needing to put her daughter Kaylee to bed. Saul appears regretful of his part in the cruel ruse and discards the phone used to make the call, while Francesca tells him she should be paid more for this sort of work ("Sunset"). 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. By phone, Saul informs Skyler that Ted doesn't own a gun or have a panic button on his alarm system. and assumes it was Lalo who had sent the two masked men to kill him, ironically breathing a sigh of relief when he realizes this isn't the case. In "Pimento" we see the braun, as he disarms camo pants, incapacitates him, and takes on a three-man job by himself. Kim is disturbed that Jimmy has been selling phones to criminals and agrees to look into Huell's case although he refuses to ruin Platt. No. He redesigns his image, donning a suit similar to Andy Griffith's on Matlock. Saul was born in Cicero, Illinois on November 12, 1960 as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill. "Better Call Saul" inhabits the same sad Albuquerque underground as "Breaking Bad," so it's natural that characters in the AMC shows would overlap. Kim, however, is amazed that he was able to film such a professional-looking ad on a shoestring budget. He finally outs himself as crooked in front of his elderly clients, which both vindicates Irene and cancels the Sandpiper settlement. Jimmy leaves to phone Howard and reassure him that Chuck will not be quitting HHM, not seeing the tape recorder Chuck has concealed under a stack of foil. 1965 He won't be able to pay the income tax bill in full—and clearly wasn't going to do so anyway ("Salud"). As Breaking Bad taught us, that's what meth users in ABQ look like. In the first of what writers are promising will be several flashbacks that illuminate Jimmy McGill's transformation into Saul Goodman, we see our hero in a Chicago jail, desperate for his brother's help. 1992 Refusing to view his younger brother as a real lawyer, and frustrated that he earned a law degree so easily while he had to work hard his entire life to build his own career, Chuck covertly blocked his brother from working at HHM. Walt explains his plan: If they cook inside houses undergoing fumigation, no one will bother them or question strange smells. Better Call Saul: Why Kim Always Wears a Ponytail. He arranges for Walt to launder drug money through Walter White Jr.'s website (SaveWalterWhite.com) and dispatches Mike to coach Jesse and dispose of any incriminating evidence in his apartment after his girlfriend Jane overdoses. When he ends the call and Kim asks him who he was talking to, Jimmy tells her the truth about his desert trek with Mike.