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Walt then tells Jesse to "Run" ("Half Measures"). Hector then curses out Gus, Juan and Eladio before proceeding to leave with Arturo, and a disappointed Nacho. Victor replies that he couldn't because people were there. As he starts his return trip, he is cut off by several gunmen who take the money and prepare to kill him. "I owe you my life. Gus was supposed to have emigrated to Mexico in 1986 during the Pinochet regime, and a few years later, in 1989, he was granted an entry visa into the United States ("Hermanos"). "The agent's name is Hank Schrader. They thus leave the house, sparing Walt's life. Gus crosses to Victor and slices his throat from behind. At the lab where Walt and Mike are waiting, Victor returns with Jesse and it's clear that Gale is dead. Back at Los Pollos, Gus, frustrated with the lurking Cousins, approaches them and arranges an offsite meeting: "Sunset." In the lab, Walt explains the new reality to Mike and Victor: like it or not, he's the only one who can maintain the meth production schedule. ✘ No Walt may not like it, Mike continues, but something has to be done ("Bullet Points"). The gunman continues to fire at Gus' feet, and it becomes clear that he is intentionally missing him. Three Cartel members arrive at the farm, fewer than Mike expected. After Gus departs, Hank and his colleagues discuss their impressions. Gus shortly before his death ("Face Off"). Gus is surprised by the eye contact and Hector then musters up an expression of pure wrath. Gus mentions how he met Agent Schrader earlier. He employs a number of enforcers and has personally killed rivals and associates, making him a dangerous, cold-blooded killer. Vince Gilligan decided against confirming or denying if that was the case, but has stated they "Probably were lovers.". Hank, questioning Gus's supposed affinity for law enforcement, says "Maybe he's our guy." During her sit-down with Jimmy and Kim, Francesca goes over her experience as a clerk at New Mexico's Motor Vehicle Division. 2009 After a flashback to when Tio murdered Gus's friend Max when they pitched their meth to the cartel boss Don Eladio, Gus leans in close to Tio. ("Talk (episode)"), Gus meets with Werner Ziegler about the possibility of excavating the area beneath an industrial laundry without alerting the people above or compromising the structural integrity of the building. However, Gus is ruthless and machiavellian in managing his vast drug empire, keeping the entire operation under his icy control. Nacho realizes that Gus engineered the entire situation to his own benefit. While the job would be difficult, dangerous and expensive, it would not be impossible. After the deal goes down, we see Gus with two other local businessmen meeting Hank Schrader at the DEA Albuquerque office. ("Lantern"), Gus calls Juan Bolsa as Hector is being driven away in an ambulance, and tells Nacho that Bolsa wants to talk with him. Thomas Schnauz Breaking Bad’s most menacing villain, Gus Fring, finally returns in the second episode of Better Call Saul. In a Q&A with AMC, Esposito expressed excitement on his return into the Breaking Bad universe, saying, Only one, Gaff (the lead assassin who hijacked the Los Pollos Hermanos truck earlier), meets with Gus. At Gus's office, Mike and Gus examine the gunmen's passports. Gus takes the "left-hand path" literally when on his way to Casa Tranquilla to kill Hector Salamanca. The rival dealers are also present at this ad hoc summit. In the early morning, Mike sees the courier pull into a restaurant and walk in… Create. Gus revealing his dark side to Walt, as he tells him to explain himself. As for the Cousins, Bolsa can't guarantee they'll delay exacting revenge. Gus admires professionalism and caution in his colleagues, and is generally calm and calculated. "In return, our business is over," he says. Now, Fring's back for … Gus offers Walt $3 million for three months of work. As they are loading a truck outside, one of the workers is shot through the head by a hidden sniper. He promises to deliver 400 pounds by next week ("I See You"). Jimmy quickly slips off his watch and says that he lost it in the trash. Gus says he has sent gunmen to kill Lalo, and that Nacho may be able to help. The crosshairs of the sniper's gun move over to Jesse next, but he is saved at the last second by Mike. And more than that, I respect the strategy." Gus also says that Walter has failed to stop Hank's investigation so Hank will need to be killed, and if Walter interferes, Gus will kill Walter's entire family ("Crawl Space"). He tells Walt, "It's just like my mother used to make it.". He is accompanied by a private investigator, Dave Brightbill, who is playing solitaire. As a weakened Gus walks into his view, Eladio's face contorts with rage and he falls into the pool, dead. Walt walks Gus out. In addition to being fluent in English and Spanish, Gustavo also appears to be fluent in German as well. When the courier dispenses with his trash and leaves, Jimmy gets stuck trying to dig through the trash bin. First Bolsa reminds Hector that it is under Don Eladio's orders that all smuggling operations will be handled by Gus, which enrages Hector and triggers a heart attack, forcing him to be hospitalized. He then demands Jesse to answer his question. He lies about being "hard at work" and blames his inability to meet the week's meth quota on Gale's mistakes. Following the success of the previous deal, Gus invites Walt back to Los Pollos Hermanos for a meeting. 3 Jesse locks eyes with Gus until, his face covered in blood, Gus pushes Victor's dead body to the floor. Furious, he flips the camera the bird ("Open House"). 2003 Gus is sponsoring a Fun Run, a DEA charity event. Gus explains that conditions with the Mexican Cartel have become intolerable and he only wishes to avert an all out war and needs Jesse's help. Bolsa also tells Gus to disregard Don Eladio's edicts and find a drug supplier north of the border. He does discover, however, that all of Gus' restaurant establishments have a common base of operations. "No wonder Rebecca left you! Back at the superlab, Walt rushes to the security camera and addresses Gus, pleading his innocence. Jimmy asks Francesca unusual questions and is eager to have her immediately start working as the new receptionist. A possible interpretation of Don Eladio's line is that they spare Gus because killing him could put them at risk of being subject to retaliation that their association with the cartel cannot protect them from. Despite Mike's reservations, the trio manage to acquire a truck fitted with an industrial electromagnet from junkyard owner Old Joe and drive it to the APD facility where the evidence is kept. 2008 Gus asking Gale to learn Walt's formula as soon as possible in case "push came to shove" ("Full Measure"). 2002 However, Jimmy has directly played into Chuck's hands: Howard and Dave make their presence known, and declare themselves witnesses to Jimmy's crimes. Walt speculates that he was the Cousins' primary target. Deceased As Gus departs, police race upstairs where medical staffers are attempting CPR on the flat-lining Cousin. Hank later slips the cup into an evidence bag and stashes it under his seat in the car ("Problem Dog"). Gus appears to be quite proud of his Chilean roots, even preparing Paila Marina, a traditional Chilean seafood dish, for both Walt and Jesse. Nevertheless, he continues, "I must prepare for the worst-case scenario." Walt returns to the parking lot and this time plants the GPS tracker. "It's cartel, all right," says Mike. Mike can't find anything about Gus there, so Hank probably won't either. Gus refers Mike to Barry Goodman, a doctor on his payroll in Mexico, who supplies cocaine that Mike plants on a truck traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border. Gus and Max's pitch is for Eladio to diversify his Colombian cocaine distribution operation with a homegrown product, one whose production he controls and whose profits he need not pass along to a supplier. Mike works under an assumed name to secretly point the police towards Lalo for the murder of Fred the money wire store clerk. Hector's heart problems then kick in, as he proceeds to take Nacho's spiked pills, which surprisingly take no apparent effect. Bolsa confides in Gus that he believes Hector's condition will lead to another group triggering a war with the Salmancas that could cause the DEA to investigate. A subreddit for the Breaking Bad spinoff "better Call Saul" starring Bob Odenkirk. Walt, seriously jarred by the plane collision over Albuquerque and his separation from Skyler, refuses the offer by claiming he is not a criminal and wants to be done with the business ("No Más"). Hank has no hard evidence and his colleagues don't buy his theory, Walt says, begging Gus not to harm Hank ("Hermanos"). Despite Gus' initial protection of Walt, the collaboration between the two men becomes permanently strained after he attempts to kill Walter for killing two of his dealers and after Jesse kills Gale on Walter's orders. Gus says that he is supporting his community, hiding in plain sight the same way Walt does ("I See You"). Yes, Breaking Bad‘s Hall of Fame villain Gus Fring made his long-awaited Better Call Saul debut this week… and he wasn’t the only familiar face to pay a visit. Date of birth Mike huddles inside a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerated truck as it travels down the highway. Gus drives Walt to an industrial laundry facility, where a huge washing machine conceals the entrance to a state-of-the-art superlab. One is killed instantly. Breaking Bad Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. "This is what comes," says Gus, repeating Bolsa's own phrase, "of 'blood for blood.'" The truck stops, and Mike hunkers down as two gunmen blast the truck with machine guns. Once inside, he lays a towel down and discreetly vomits into the toilet. One works perfectly, the other is a flop. When they open the rear doors, Mike shoots them dead and jumps out. As Gus emerges from the bathroom several cartel members have already begun to fall to the ground. There is a fair amount of information that is unknown about Gus's past. ("Smoke"), Gus sends Victor and Barry Goodman to check on Hector's condition, and they report back to him that he is no longer comatose, but is not awake. Rumors of the "stepped on" product reach Nacho and Domingo, who report them to Lalo. Ask him yourself." He tells Mike that he saw nothing suspicious in the restaurant, much to Mike's frustration. Privately, Bolsa warns Gus to finish the business with Walt quickly, "Or you risk losing the good graces of the cartel." Instead, Jimmy angrily leaves. ("I.F.T."). Later that night at a chemical supply warehouse, Mike effortlessly outmaneuvers four Mexican gunmen, slaying them all. But Eladio found their approach less clever and disrespectful as they produced drugs in his territory, sold it to his men without permission and manipulated him into a meeting. Fring makes his first on-screen appearance in the second episode of Better Call Saul 's third season, titled " Witness," at a familiar fast-food restaurant. When Gus arrives at Casa Tranquila, he insults Hector for talking to the DEA. As part of his investigation, Walter, Jr. drives Hank to Los Pollos Hermanos, where Hank chats briefly with Gus, who recognizes him from his charity work at the DEA. ("Witness"), Escorted by his henchmen Victor and Tyrus Kitt, Gus arranges a remote meeting with Mike. In a meeting with Lalo and Juan Bolsa, Gus falsely claims that Werner Ziegler was working under Mike's supervision to construct a chilling system for Gus's chicken farm, and that Werner fled after stealing cocaine. With Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian. The cartel thugs weren't after the meth, Mike explains to Gus, but wanted to send a message. "Mandala" When the cocaine is detected by a police dog, the drivers are arrested. Gus accedes, but insists on choosing Walt's new lab assistant. "What are Gustavo Fring's fingerprints doing in Gale Boetticher's apartment?" Clearly, he's not satisfied. Walt and Jesse plot to murder Gus. ... Howard and the private investigator reveal themselves as witnesses to the entire ordeal. Gus meeting with Hector, Juan Bolsa, and the Cousins ("I.F.T."). Kim conducts research and, based on what she has learned, figures that Chuck cannot use the confession tape in court and will not use it to win back Mesa Verde and reveals she has strategies ready to get the tape exuded outright in court (almost exactly as Howard predicted in the previous episode). For reasons unknown to Mike, Gus has sent Jesse on a mission with Mike to pick up money drop-offs. Images (30) / Videos (0) Gus then drops his facade, saying that Walter is not cautious at all and exhibits poor judgment by bringing the obviously high Jesse to a meeting. Social life (live / total) 1.46m / 3.76m Realizing that he has been lured into a trap, Gus jumps up to escape, but is a moment too late as the bomb goes off. Mike asks if Victor performed a sweep of Gale's apartment. Gus is thus controlled, cold, powerful, and menacing. "A man provides," Gus says. The capsule consumed by Gus delays the effect of the poison allowing him time to purge, narrowly avoiding death. In his plot to kill Gus, Walt goes to the retirement home Casa Tranquila to see Hector Salamanca, and points out that as much as Salamanca hates Walt (for having caused Tuco's death), Salamanca hates Gus even more. See more ideas about gus fring, breaking bad, better call saul. "You're supposed to be some kind of 'reasonable' businessman. "Face Off" Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) finally made his debut in “Better Call Saul” Season 3, episode 2 and it reminded us that he is one smart cookie. One day, he found that a coati had ransacked the tree and eaten most of the fruit. Last Residence Jesse is told that he will take over cooking meth for Walter, but Jesse says Walter must not be harmed. Hector begins furiously ringing his bell and gradually Gus sees that it is rigged to a bomb. Appearance in El Camino Saul says later they likely blew their chance, but Walt, after some consideration, returns to the restaurant on his own. Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring. ("Something Beautiful"), Gus meets with Nacho in a warehouse, where Nacho tells him that the Espinosas have been wiped out. Gus eventually takes Jesse to Mexico, to the place where his former partner was killed. "Well?" Bolsa says that Walt betrayed Tuco Salamanca and the cartel holds him responsible for his death, and that Tuco's cousins want revenge: "Blood must be repaid by blood." Over at Los Pollos, Gus takes a call from Juan Bolsa, who contends that the Cousins would never have shot Hank without approval. The businessman replies that the Cousin is unlikely to survive. They developed a high-class strain of meth under cover of the pair's burgeoning chicken restaurant business. Anxious from the cartel attack, Jesse wants to know what is to become of him and Walt. Gus shows Walt the state-of-the-art superlab where he would work ("Más"). Outside the diner, Jesse stops Gus. Witness (2017) Trivia. Verdict. "You're never gonna see him again," Mike replies. It's welcome that Jimmy and … Lalo accepts Gus's cover story and apology, but remains suspicious. Gus visits and asks Mike to join his organization, saying that he wants Mike with him because Mike understands his need for revenge. They were steered to Hank to protect Walt. ("Hermanos") According to Gus himself, he spent his childhood living in extreme poverty and hunger, living in a shack with his siblings in the hills near a village. Because Lalo remains suspicious, Gus shuts down construction of the underground meth lab and has Mike send Werner's workers home. Gus listens impassively as Bolsa is gunned down, then breaks his cell phone in two ("I See You"). Speaking in Spanish, Gus offers the Cartel $50 million. "Look at me, Hector," he commands, but Tio stubbornly refuses. Because of this, he took delight in tormenting Hector Salamanca over both of his nephew's death and Walter was able to use Gustavo's hatred for Hector to result in his death. He has a vengeful side as well and lives by a "blood for blood" motto ever since Max's death rather than simply business, killing the cartel proves to be more out of a personal vendetta. Walt calls Gus to let him know that Gale isn't working out, and he wants to replace him with Jesse. Gus is also a man of honor as he reimburses any damages done to the property of his employees such as their cars when performing duties he requires them to. Mike translates. Thus, Gus used his influence with the cartel to call off the hit on Walt ("Caballo Sin Nombre"). Gus arrives at Los Pollos again and sees the Cousins. Gus does not confirm that, but tells him to rest. After turning down the lantern light, Chuck looks outside. His cell phone rings. Characters from Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul, Deceased characters from season 4 (Breaking Bad), https://breakingbad.fandom.com/wiki/Gustavo_Fring?oldid=109545. Aware of Hank's recent findings, Walt alerts Gus. Appearances in Better Call Saul Unknown. However, Gus has been shown to genuinely care about people, noticeably Max Arciniega (the other "hermano" of the Los Pollos Hermanos brand name), who Gus took off the streets of Santiago, put through school, cared for and was interested in developing his potential. He likes to think he sees things in people, Gus replies somewhat cryptically ("Cornered"). Gus coerces Nacho into providing inside information on the Salamancas. In flashback, Tio seethes silently in a nursing home as Gus almost victoriously describes the Cousins' deaths, and the cryptic warning Hank received before the attack. Kim insists on going through a more thorough hiring process, but Jimmy tells her that he has a commercial airing in a few minutes and that he needs Francesca to handle the incoming calls. Is his answer yes or no? Gus hires him for the job. "For him, you intervene and put us all at risk." As the methamphetamine production accelerates, Gus' method of distribution is revealed in the lab, Walt and Jesse hand off a batch of blue crystal meth, which ends up at Gus' chicken farm.

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