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Walter White
Secretly funding his cancer treatment by making blue meth with Jesse.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 2 · EPISODE 1
Breaking Bad
Seven Thirty-Seven
The setup
After witnessing Tuco’s savage attack on No-Doze, Walter and Jesse fear that their unpredictable distributor may kill them next. Walter also calculates exactly how much money his family will need.
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QUICK REMINDER
4 peopleThe only names you need
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Jesse Pinkman
Walter’s partner, terrified by Tuco’s sudden violence.
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Tuco Salamanca
Their volatile distributor, whose behaviour is becoming impossible to predict.
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Hank Schrader
Walter’s DEA-agent brother-in-law, investigating Tuco’s organisation.
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Recap as you go
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 1.
Content note: Strong violence, sexual assault, drug manufacture, poisoning plans, threat, abduction and cancer.
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