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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 9
Breaking Bad
Kafkaesque
The setup
Hank has survived the attack but faces a difficult recovery. Walter and Jesse must resume work together under Gus’s control.
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QUICK REMINDER
7 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.
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.
MS
Marie Schrader
Hank’s wife and Skyler’s sister.
GF
Gus Fring
The careful drug distributor who runs Los Pollos Hermanos as a respectable public business.
SG
Saul Goodman
Walt and Jesse’s lawyer, fixer and adviser on hiding criminal money.
WHILE WATCHING
Recap as you go
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 9.
Content note: Drug manufacture and use, organised crime, threat, violence, strong language and family conflict.
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