4.1.-BOX CUTTER

BREAKING BAD (2008–2013): SEASON 4, EPISODE 1 - BOX CUTTER - FULL TRANSCRIPT

Walt and Jesse are held captive for Gus, after Gale's death. Meanwhile, Skyler tries to find out what happened to Walt.

How's it coming?

Very, very well.

It's a flurry of deliveries.

Feels like Christmas morning.

Ah, it's exciting.

It's really coming together.

And I would like to point out

that if you have any
very understandable questions

about the price tag...

That sound... Quality.

At Pfizer, at Merck,

that unit would be right at home.

That goes for all of it.

Good.

I want you to have what you need.

Oh. Well, I doff
my proverbial cap to you, sir.

When do you think
we'll be up and running?

Within a month, I'd say.

Two weeks.

Uh, yeah, two weeks.

Good. Very good.

By the way,

that sample you asked me to run,

I ran it, and it is quite good.

Thank you very much, Gale.

You can give that
to Victor to discard.

Uh, sure.

Is that our competition?

I'm sorry?

The, uh...

It really is quite good.

The purity, of course,
I'm speaking of,

speaking strictly in chemical terms.

And I can't, as of yet,
account for the blue color,

but, uh... if that
is our competition,

we have our work cut out for us,

so to speak.

You don't have any competition, Gale,

not as far as I'm concerned.

After all, how pure can pure be?

Well, it can be pretty darn pure.

Mr. Fring, I can guarantee you

a purity of 96%.
I'm proud of that figure.

It's a hard-earned figure, 96.

However, this other product is 99,

maybe even a touch beyond that.

I'd need an instrument
called a gas chromatograph

to say for sure, but, uh,

that last 3%, it may
not sound like a lot,

but it is.

It's tremendous.

It's a tremendous gulf.

Gale, for our purposes,

96% will do just fine.

Please, don't let this trouble you.

Yeah. It's just...

I'd love to know who synthesized it

is all.

A man who wants to work with me.

A trained chemist, like yourself.

But it won't happen.

I don't consider him a professional.

If he's not, I don't know
what that makes me.

I'm not trying to talk
myself out of a job.

With this person,
there are other considerations.

His is the best I've
ever seen, hands down.

And I look at this
place that you've built,

the money you're investing,

sparing no expense.

And I know...

I know that you want the best.

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6353 Juan Tabo.

Apartment 6.

No, no. Eubank's west.

It's between Eubank and Spain,

But Mazatlan's closest.

I don't know.
I just heard the one,

just the one single, like,
you know, like a backfire,

like a truck backfiring.

I came out of my apartment...

A couple of us came out.

No. No, nobody saw it.

Did you guys see anybody?

Guys, did you?

I don't know if they
speak English too good.

They're just shaking their heads.

I don't think they saw anybody.

It was just this one loud...

This... This very loud pop,
and that was all.

No arguing or like that.

So you guys good in directions there?

You want me to...

They coming east or west?

If they're heading east,

tell them there's an Exxon
on their left-hand side.

Then it's straight residential.

You want me to what? Yeah.

No. I'll stay on the line.

You know him?

We all heard this shot.

Hey, I don't think
you ought to go in there.

Mister, this is a crime scene.
You don't want to touch anything.

Mister...

Mister, are you listening to me?

You little bastard.

Drive.

Drive!

What the hell happened?

He's gone?

Look at me.

Gone?

You sure?

Gone?

Splattered all over.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, shit.

All right.

So...

Shit.

All right, you do a sweep?

I couldn't.
People there.

People?

He get himself seen by these people?

What about you?

What about you?

Yeah. So what?

Just another looky-loo.

I guess I'd better
get this over with.

Hey.

Oh, geez, I... I... I woke you up.

- I woke you up.
- No, it's okay.

I needed to get up anyway.

Are you coming in?

No, no. It's kind of my
only time to run errands.

I just needed to...
Ah.

Sorry.

It's okay.

And thank you, big time, as always.

They seem to be getting
bigger instead of smaller,

and I'm not really sure
what that's all about.

Please, for God's sake,

tell me if this is getting
to be too much for you guys.

Absolutely not, okay?

It's absolutely fine.

Okay.

Does this mean what I think it means?

What?

You and Walt?

What?

His car's parked in the driveway.
It's not a state secret.

I... uh, all right.
Okay. I'm not pressing.

I just...

I think that it's great.

That's all, all right?

I'm out of here.
Okay.

A big howdy-do to Mr. I'm-Not-Here.

Breakfast?

Yeah.

Yeah? Okay.

All right.
What do you want?

All right, look.

So I make it 10 to 9, which means...

Shut up.

Which means we need

to start a cook
in the next 10 minutes

to keep to our schedule...

Gus' schedule.

And as angry as he may be,

I don't believe he's willing
to forfeit an entire batch.

That just might make him angrier.

Come on, Mike. Let us cook.

Isn't that what this
whole thing is about?

That's right, genius.
Watch me.

We ain't missing no cook.

We're closed!

Closed!

Saul Goodman and Associates.

I'll see if he's in.
Please hold.

Saul, Skyler White calling.

Saul.

Saul, Skyler White on the line.

Saul!

Skyler White.

What the hell does she want?

Uh, h-he's nowhere to be found.

I called his condo.
I called every number I have for him.

Yeah, I'm sure he's fine.

You're sure?

As in you know where he is?

Well, I'm not the man's keeper,

but, uh, Walt's a big boy.

He'll turn up.

Mr. Goodman, clearly
something is going on here.

I mean, why would he leave
his car in my driveway?

People carpool to work, right?
It's good for the environment.

He carpools?

He carpools to his job at a meth lab?

Hey, whoa! Ho ho!
You're breaking up there.

I didn't quite catch
that last... Whoo!

You're a chatty Cathy today.

Okay, do you know anything?

Anything at all?

I'm looking for some help here.

Look, Walter is fine, okay?

I guarantee that 100%.

100%.

You got a passport, right?

Yeah. Uh, Albuquerque.

I'm in, uh, Nob Hill.

I need the number for a locksmith.

I don't know. Pick one.

- You sure there's nothing?
- No, it's not even me.

It's state law, really.

Are you sure there isn't
some sort of,

- I don't know, um...
- No. Nothing.

Maybe, uh, a car registration.
That would have your address.

No, but I can't even get in my car.
My car keys were on the same ring.

My God, my... My...
My credit cards, my...

It's all right, sweetheart.

My driver's license, my checkbook.
I have to start canceling all that...

My whole life was in that purse,

and he just came,
and he cut it right off my shoulder.

We could have been stabbed.

I'm sorry, really.

But without proof of residency...

I can take you down to my shop.

You're welcome to wait there,
file a police report.

I can't believe this.

I cannot believe this day.

I know. It's just...

the law.

Oh, my God.

My identification.
I... It's gone.

Oh, God, not...

Not this second.
Call the pharmacy. I...

Are you okay?

Please, just...
Please, just take her.

Just take her, please.

Oh. Oh, God.

Not now.

No. No. No.

Oh, you're a lifesaver.
Truly.

Here you go, sweetheart.

Oh, there you go.

Um, how do you, um,

how do you want to deal
with the bill?

I... Unfortunately, all
my cash was taken, so...

That's fine.
We'll mail it to you.

Will you? You do know
where I live, right?

Sir, again, thank you so much.

Really.
Yeah.

Hey, there! I'm back!

How was P.T.?

I heard it was very good.

Yeah.

I'm really liking this new therapist.

He keeps me in the loop,
always has time for a phone call.

I just... I like it.

So...

tell me all about it.

I heard you broke new ground today.

I broke new ground?

That's what he said.

Tell me.

I walked 16 feet in 20 minutes,

which is up from my 15 1/2 yesterday.

And I had maybe this much
less shit in my pants,

so yeah, Marie, if you and him

and everybody else in America
secretly took a vote

and changed the meaning of
the entire English language,

yeah, I guess I broke new ground.

Well, call it a figure of speech,

but I am seeing progress.

Definite progress.

You're ordering a new rock?

I'm bidding on a new mineral.

It's a nice one.

What? It's pretty.

I need the thing.

Okay.

Numero uno?

Dos.

Okay.

Those...

Those pretty little crystals.
I like that.

Okay.

All right, I just
want to go on record

we should all be wearing masks.

We should be wearing masks.

I bet he forgets the aluminum.

Guaranteed.

Guarantee he forgets.

Oh, you don't know

what the hell you're doing, do you?

You forgot the aluminum.

One of the first steps in the...

Son of a bitch.

All right, let's talk
about Gale Boetticher.

He was a good man and a good chemist,

and I cared about him.

He didn't deserve
what happened to him.

He didn't deserve it at all.

But I'd shoot him again tomorrow

and the next day
and the day after that.

When you make it Gale versus me

or Gale versus Jesse,

Gale loses, simple as that.

This is on you, Gus...

Not me, not Jesse.

Gale's death is on you.

I mean, really, what did
you expect me to do,

just simply roll over

and allow you to murder us?

That I wouldn't take measures...

Extreme measures to defend myself?

Wrong!

Think again.

And whatever...

Whatever it is you're planning there,

whatever...
Whatever it is...

The point that you're trying
to make here,

let me... Let me suggest that
you keep one thing in mind.

Without us,

without Jesse and myself,

you have no one to make your product.

Certainly not him.

This... This person doesn't know
what the hell he's doing!

Been watching him for weeks.

I know every step of his cook.

Do you really? You...

Really? Oh, so please tell me.

Catalytic hydrogenation,

is it protic or aprotic?
Because I forget.

And if our reduction
is not stereospecific,

then how can our product
be enantiomerically pure?

I mean, is 1 phenyl, 1 hyrdoxyl,

2 methylaminopropane...

containing, of course, chiral centers

at carbons number 1 and 2
on the propane chain?

Then reduction to methamphetamine

eliminates which
chiral center is it again?

Because I forgot.

Come on, help me out, professor!

Gus.

We're here. Come on.

Let us work.

All his bullshit aside,
it's called a cook.

See, everything comes down
to following a recipe.

Simple, complicated,
it doesn't matter.

The steps never change,

and I know every step.

Oh, is...
Is that what you want?

This... This...
short order cook?

You're not flipping
hamburgers here, pal.

What happens when you get a
bad barrel of precursor?

Or how would you even know it?

And what happens in the summer

when... When... When
the humidity rises

and your product goes cloudy?

H-How would you guard against that?

Gus.

You do this,

all you'll have left

is an $8 million hole in the ground.

This lab...

This equipment is useless without us.

Without... Without Jesse and myself,

you have no new product.

You... You...
You have no income.

Your people out there
will not be paid.

Your distribution chain collapses.

Without us...

you have nothing.

You kill me, you have nothing.

You kill Jesse, you don't have me.

You won't do this.

You're too smart.

You can't afford to do this.

Please.

Let us just go back to work.

We're here.

Let us work.
We're ready to go to work.

We'll just pick up
right where we left off.

Oh, my God.

Well?

Get back to work.

Let's just...
We'll just lay this down.

We'll put him in feet first.

Grab his shoe.

Oh. Here. Wait, wait.
Just life him up.

There. All right.

Here we go.

God.

If you push that way,
I'll hold him in.

Okay, ready?

1...

Oh, shit!

All right, wait. Wait.

Forget that.

Come on.

Up!

Get down.

Okay.

I never used this stuff.
You sure it'll do the job?

Trust us.

Here you go, hon.
Get you anything else?

Uh, no, I'm good.
Thanks.

God.

How are you doing?

No, I mean, you know...

How are you doing?

You did the only thing
that you could.

I hope you understand that.

Thoughts?

Got any thoughts

on what our next move might be?

What next move?

Our next move.

Our next move,

given the fact that
at the first opportunity

Gus will kill us.

What, that wasn't
an opportunity just now?

Seemed like a pretty damn
good opportunity to me.

No, no.
Golden, I would say.

We bought ourselves some time.

Uh-uh.
Yes, but...

The question is how much.

He'll be looking for another chemist.

He's not going to find
another chemist.

Where is he going to find
another chemist?

It's not just about somebody

being able to run a lab that big.

Someone he can trust,

someone he knows will
keep their mouths shut.

Yeah. Good luck with that.

Bet it took him years to find Gale.

Bet he's sorry now.

Are you sure you're okay?

At least now we all
understand each other.

Right?

What do you mean?

I mean him and us, we get it.

We're all on the same page.

What page is that?

The one that says...

if I can't kill you,

you'll shit wish you were dead.

Yo. Excuse me.

Thanks.

Here.

Thanks.

Hi.

Hi.

Um, it's... It's parked
over on Amsden.

Junior was about to get up,

and he would have seen it,

so I wanted to avoid
a lot of questions.

That was smart.

Yeah.

Kenny Rogers.

You okay?

Yeah.

Right as rain.

Do you have your keys?

Yeah.

Uh, it's parked three blocks down

on the right.

Yeah.

continuación

En un flashback, Gale Boetticher desempaca con entusiasmo nuevos equipos de laboratorio de alta tecnología y toma notas en un diario distintivo llamado "Notas de laboratorio": está configurando el superlaboratorio . Gustavo Fring visita a Gale en el laboratorio para comprobar su proceso. Gale luego elogia la metanfetamina azul. Gus le dio para analizar: está más allá de la pureza que él, o cualquier otra persona que conozca, podría producir: una diferencia de pureza del 96% al 99%, que no parece mucho pero de hecho es bastante importante. Gus objeta cortésmente, diciendo que el químico responsable no sería un socio adecuado debido a otras consideraciones. Gale insiste en la superioridad de esta metanfetamina azul: dice que "tienen mucho trabajo por delante" si esa es su competencia, y sabe el valor que Gus le da a la perfección. Gus lo reconsidera; parece que Gale acaba de convencer a Gus de que contrate a Walter White .

Acto I

De vuelta en el presente, Jesse Pinkman  se para en la puerta de Gale, después de haberle disparado. Jesse está en estado de shock, con los ojos enrojecidos, apenas puede huir cuando lo hace. Momentos después, Víctor se abre paso a través de un pequeño grupo de vecinos, incluido uno que habla por teléfono con el 911, y encuentra a Gale muerto, con un disparo en el ojo. Afuera, Víctor ve a un Jesse conmocionado en su auto . Víctor interviene y le ordena a Jesse que conduzca a punta de pistola.

En el laboratorio, Walt y Mike Ehrmantraut se miran fijamente, Walt temiendo por su vida. Víctor regresa con Jesse y, por un momento, Walt piensa que Jesse falló y que posiblemente sea el final para ambos. Pero al ver el estado de Jesse, Walt se da cuenta de que debe haber triunfado, por lo que respira de nuevo. Para Mike está claro que fracasó; Gale está muerto. No tiene ganas de llamar al jefe. Mike pregunta si Víctor realizó un barrido del apartamento de Gale. Víctor responde que no pudo porque ya había gente allí. Cuando Mike pregunta si lo vieron, admite que sí.

Temprano a la mañana siguiente, Marie Schrader aparece en la casa de Skyler White con una pila de facturas médicas sin pagar. Al ver el auto de Walt , asume que Walt y Skyler se han reunido. Después de que Marie se va, Skyler mueve el auto de Walt a una calle cercana para que Walter, Jr. no haga preguntas cuando se despierte. De vuelta en el laboratorio, Walt explica la nueva realidad a Mike y Victor: les guste o no, él es el único que puede mantener el programa de producción de metanfetamina. En respuesta, Víctor enciende el equipo. Ahora Walt y Jesse tienen un nuevo problema: si Víctor puede encargarse de un cocinero por sí mismo.

Acto II

Saul Goodman , recorriendo frenéticamente cada centímetro de su oficina en busca de errores, recibe una llamada de Skyler preguntando dónde está Walt. Al devolverle la llamada por teléfono público, Saul miente y le asegura que Walt está bien; luego le dice a su nuevo guardaespaldas, Huell Babineaux , que es posible que deban irse de la ciudad.

Skyler conduce con Holly al apartamento de Walt . Cuando nadie abre la puerta, convence a un cerrajero, Adam , para que infrinja la ley y la deje entrar fingiendo un ataque de pánico, lo que hace de manera perfectamente convincente. (Skyler se está convirtiendo rápidamente en un experto en engañar). Al registrar el apartamento, no encuentra pistas sobre el paradero de Walt.

Mientras tanto, Marie habla efusivamente sobre el progreso de Hank en fisioterapia. Hank descarta el cumplido; ella está exagerando, ya que él solo recorrió cinco metros en veinte minutos. Humillado y derrotado, le pide a Marie que lo ayude a usar su orinal.

Acto III

En el laboratorio, Jesse permanece casi catatónico mientras Walt espera y espera que Víctor pierda un paso en el cocinero. el no Gus llega y Walt inmediatamente intenta defender sus acciones y las de Jesse. Gus se cambia en silencio a uno de los trajes naranjas de limpieza del laboratorio. A medida que se vuelve más nervioso y agitado, Walt culpa a Gus por la muerte de Gale: Gus realmente pensó que Walt no tomaría medidas extremas para defenderse. Gus no dice nada y Walt, presa del pánico, se burla de Víctor con preguntas rápidas relacionadas con la química del proceso de fabricación de metanfetamina, tratando de convencer a todos de que él y Jesse todavía son necesarios.

Se llama "cocinero" por una razón, responde Víctor, sigues una receta. Y seguro que sabe la receta ya que ha memorizado todos los pasos. Pero Víctor no conoce la química y no puede solucionar los problemas que puedan surgir, desafía Walt. Sin él y Jesse, dice Walt, el laboratorio es solo un agujero de ocho millones de dólares en el suelo. Gus toma una navaja y camina amenazadoramente hacia Walt y Jesse.

Gus se acerca a Victor y continúa mirando a Walt y Jesse mientras Walt le ruega que olvide todo y los deje volver al trabajo. De repente, Gus agarra a Víctor y le corta la arteria carótida con el cúter. Víctor forcejea, pero Gus tira de la cabeza de Víctor hacia atrás asegurándose de que la sangre de la herida salpique a un sorprendido Jesse y Walt. Mike, estupefacto, observa cómo su compañero se desangra y comienza a moverse cada vez menos. Walt apenas puede encontrarse con la mirada gélida de Gus. Jesse, rechinando los dientes, mira a los ojos a Gus hasta que, con el rostro cubierto de sangre, Gus empuja el cadáver de Victor al suelo. Pasa junto a Walt y Jesse, dejando caer el cortador de cajas. Después de lavarse tranquilamente toda la sangre de la cara, Gus vuelve a ponerse su ropa de calle en silencio y sale del laboratorio. En la puerta, se vuelve y mira por encima de la barandilla a Walt y Jesse,

Acto IV

Mientras Mike observa, Walt y Jesse meten el cuerpo de Víctor en un bidón de plástico y le echan ácido fluorhídrico . Walt sella el tambor, que se envía con una carga de material peligroso. Más tarde, en un restaurante , Jesse come vorazmente, mientras que Walt parece conmocionado. Walt le pregunta a Jesse cuál debería ser su próximo movimiento.

Walt llega a la casa de Skyler en un taxi pero no puede encontrar su auto. Skyler se encuentra con él en el camino de entrada y le dice que lo movió para evitar preguntas de Walter, Jr. No le pregunta dónde ha estado, simplemente dirige a Walt a su auto y regresa a la casa. Walt sonríe y parece optimista de que está haciendo algún progreso con Skyler.

En lo de Gale, la policía de Albuquerque procesa la escena. El diario "Lab Notes" de Gale está a la vista en su mesa de café.

Trivialidades

Skyler encuentra el ojo del osito de peluche de las temporadas 2 y 3

Se muestra a Hank postrado en cama haciendo una oferta por un cristal de magnesita en un sitio de subastas ficticio llamado "MineralEmporium.com". La URL que se muestra en el navegador es en realidad un archivo local en la computadora portátil de Hank: "C:\Users\Mad Props\Desktop\Mineral Emporium screen\ebay hero.html". MineralEmporium.com de hecho redirige a www.breakingbad-tv.com/ y eso redirige finalmente a www.sonypictures.com/tv/breakingbad/. [1]

El cortador de cajas que usa Gus para matar a Víctor es presumiblemente el mismo que usa Gale para abrir las cajas que contienen el equipo al comienzo del episodio. Su uso posterior se presagia en la escena anterior y es un ejemplo del arma de Chéjov. [2]

El diseñador de producción dice que él y Gilligan eligieron el tipo de cúter a propósito: el color verde era fácil de ver en el piso rojo.

El modelo de cúter utilizado en el episodio es el RSG-383 QuickBlade Safety Grip de Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc. [3]

Las acciones de Gus hacia Victor en este episodio contradicen su declaración anterior en " Green Light " acerca de que el miedo no es un motivador efectivo.

Durante una escena en la que el vecino de Gale llama a la policía para denunciar su asesinato, un reloj en el apartamento de Gale marca las 10:13. Esta es una referencia deliberada al número 1013 , que aparecía con frecuencia en The X-Files , donde Vince Gilligan trabajaba como escritor y productor. Se refiere al cumpleaños del 13 de octubre del creador de Expediente X , Chris Carter .

El apartamento de Gale contiene varias alfombras persas similares a las utilizadas en la película The Big Lebowski (1998). La alfombra original de Dude estaba manchada de orina. La alfombra de Gale está manchada con su propia sangre.

La escena del restaurante es claramente un homenaje a una escena similar en Pulp Fiction (1994) . Vincent y Jules comparten el desayuno después de aclarar el asesinato de Marvin con la ayuda de The Wolf. Vincent y Jules visten camisetas de manera inusual porque sus ropas estaban cubiertas de sangre.

Durante esta escena, Walt y Jesse llevan camisetas a juego con el cantante de música country Kenny Rogers . Las camisetas no se explican deliberadamente en el episodio, pero Vince Gilligan dijo que creía que Mike simplemente compró las primeras prendas limpias que pudo encontrar para Walter y Jesse después de que sus ropas estuvieran empapadas con la sangre de Víctor.

Walter's todavía conserva la pegatina con la talla de la camiseta - "Large".

Las camisetas que muestran a Kenny Rogers también podrían ser una referencia a su canción más conocida, 'The Gambler', que estaría asociada con la historia de juego de Walt o el riesgo que Walt tomó al elegir matar a Gale. Otros éxitos conocidos de Roger, "She Believes In Me", "Coward of the County", "Islands in the Stream", "We've Got Tonight" y "Lucille", también ofrecen interpretaciones irónicas para este episodio. Rogers también cantó "Just Dropped In" con First Edition, una canción sobre salir de un subidón inducido por drogas que se usó en la película The Big Lebowski .

Cuando Mike pregunta si el ácido fluorhídrico funcionará, Jesse dice: "Confía en nosotros", refiriéndose al uso de ácido fluorhídrico para disolver el cuerpo de Emilio Koyama en " Cat's in the Bag... ".

Esto también presagia la propia desaparición de Mike cuando su cuerpo se disuelve en ácido en la temporada 5. (" Gliding Over All ")