To resolve his crisis, Walter decided to kill Gus and went to a store to buy a black handgun. Jesse invited friends over for a party at his place, and at the same time, he convinced a friend who had already gotten clean to start using drugs again.
With the help of a new physical therapist, Hank made significant progress in his recovery. Marie was overjoyed about this, but Hank became inexplicably angry. Walter received a call from Skyler, who told him to send her money immediately because Hank’s medical bills were piling up.
A girlfriend Jesse had met during his time in rehab found him and told him about the unexplained money she had received earlier. It turned out Jesse had avenged Thomas and had been secretly helping her all along.
Walter went to Gus’s house late at night. Just then, he got a phone call telling him to abort the mission, so Walter had to give up for the time being. Bored at home, Hank bought a lot of minerals. When the minerals were delivered, he asked Marie to check them. Marie was already fed up with Hank’s listless and unmotivated state, so she refused his request, leading to a big argument between the two.
Walter was working in the lab, with Mike supervising both him and Jesse. Walter wanted to have a face-to-face talk with Gus, but Mike told him Gus would never meet with him again.
Skyler went to the car wash Walter wanted to buy, planning to use it to launder money. She offered a low price she had in mind, but the owner countered with an offer ten times higher. Skyler was furious, and the owner bluntly stated that it was because Walter had disrespected him before—now he was determined to charge Walter an exorbitant price. This made Skyler even angrier.
Walter found Mike and told him about his plan to take down Gus. He asked Mike to help create a good opportunity for him, but Mike refused.
After Jesse’s friends left his house following the party, he was overcome with helplessness and confusion about his future.