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Walter White
A chemistry teacher and meth producer whose family now knows he has been living a double life.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 5
Breaking Bad
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The setup
Gus has paid Walter half the proceeds from Jesse’s independent batch. The payment and Walter’s wounded pride threaten his decision to stop cooking.
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6 peopleThe only names you need
JP
Jesse Pinkman
Walt’s former student and cooking partner, grieving Jane while trying to decide who he is now.
GF
Gus Fring
The careful drug distributor who runs Los Pollos Hermanos as a respectable public business.
SW
Skyler White
Walt’s wife, separated from him after discovering that his money comes from manufacturing meth.
HS
Hank Schrader
Walt’s DEA-agent brother-in-law, still searching for the source of Albuquerque’s blue meth.
SG
Saul Goodman
Walt and Jesse’s lawyer, fixer and adviser on hiding criminal money.
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Key story points
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Content note: Drug manufacture and use, organised crime, threat, violence, strong language and family conflict.
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