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Walter White
Undergoing cancer treatment while secretly using meth profits to pay the bills.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 6
Breaking Bad
Crazy Handful of Nothin’
The setup
Walter has returned to cooking but insists that Jesse handle sales and that there be no more violence. His treatment is expensive, street dealing is slow, and they need someone who can distribute larger amounts.
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QUICK REMINDER
7 peopleThe only names you need
JP
Jesse Pinkman
Responsible for selling Walter’s product and finding a larger distributor.
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Tuco Salamanca
A volatile drug distributor who has taken over Krazy-8’s territory.
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Skinny Pete
Jesse’s friend, who knows Tuco from prison and arranges an introduction.
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Hugo Archilleya
The kind school caretaker who has access to the chemistry storeroom and becomes a DEA suspect.
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Hank Schrader
Investigating the school equipment missing from Walter’s chemistry storeroom.
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Steven Gomez
Hank’s DEA partner in the search for the new meth cook.
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Recap as you go
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 6.
Content note: Brutal assault, explosion, drug manufacture and dealing, cancer treatment, vomiting, police investigation and threat.
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