Better Call Saul (2015) s06e02 Episode Script

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Previously on "Better Call Saul"
Where did it come from?
Didn't it just fall out of your locker?
I don't see how
Lalo Salamanca is dead.
Ignacio Varga is a rat.
Don Eladio has put a price on his head.
The kid deserves your respect.
He has it.
We're working on getting you out.
It's gonna take a couple of days.
What happens between now and then?
Stay out of sight.
Why'd you break up with
him to begin with? What happened?
Okay, well, first I got
to start off with how we met. Okay.
- I met him in August of 2002 on BlackPlanet.
- A beautiful, sunny day.
- It was!
- You saw him from across the horizon.
Yeah!
And I'm like, "Okay, I got to make sure
this is all the way safe".
So I wait from August to April
to go see him in person, so
- Okay. You met on the Internet.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- So, I take myself, 23-hour bus tri
bus trip from
Ah!
Come on. Come on. Come on.
I was like, with everything
You bathed him.
- Everything
- I think I'm I think I'm getting really
really good at this.
But wh-wh-what do you
what do you think the
- what the record is?
- Love him!
I stayed up
I-It's got to be like a l like a lot,
- but wh-what do you think it is?
- Yeah.
Wh-What do you think the record is?
get the paper, everything
- The record?
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
I-I don't I don't know.
The girlfriend of the century.
Like Like L Hundreds.
Hundreds. Hundreds.
At least hundreds.
Like, I-I would I would
need more dominoes.
I You know, I just I just think
I can get really good at this.
You know, and, like, you just
you just you have
you have to set it up
and then you just
you have to set it up,
and the people come
they come up and they count them.
That's just how that
That's how it works.
But if you knock it over
before they come over here,
it doesn't count anymore.
It doesn't count. Right?
If I just set it up correctly and
then they would set the whole
come over, and then they would come
in and so, then, you know, but
kind of like over the phone
- Nacho's not here.
- If I knock it over before they
- We haven't heard anything from him.
- it doesn't
- Ahh!
- Oh, my God!
We don't know where he is.
He's been gone a long time.
- Please don't
- We We haven't heard anything.
- We don't know anything.
- Please, please, please, please.
Ladies.
Please, please, please,
please, please, please
Ladies.
- Pay attention.
- please, please, please
considering I got a lot of
I got demand and
- I have a message from Nacho.
- Exactly.
He won't be coming back.
He sends his regrets.
So here's what's going to happen.
You're going to take what's yours,
and you're going to leave.
But we
You You You
You want us to leave?
Wait. That
That man where is he going?
He's helping you gather your things.
But
But we like it here.
Well, now you're going to
like it someplace else.
You're going to take this.
Get on a bus. Go to your families.
You don't have a family,
then you go to a friend.
You don't have friends
then make some.
But I strongly suggest
you do whatever you can
to get back on your feet.
But do it far away from here.
This goes back in my pocket
in five seconds.
You won't like what happens next.
You never come back.
Two-and-a-half deep.
Two-and-a-half wide.
Three-and-a-half high.
Tuthill, dial lock on the left.
Yeah. Yeah.
I was a hard worker.
I was a company man.
20 years and I didn't miss a single day.
They even gave me a plaque for it.
It was a gold plaque.
Perfect attendance.
But when they handed it to me,
I wrenched my back.
I was in so much pain,
I couldn't do my job,
which meant I couldn't
put food on the table.
I didn't want to sue,
but with a family to support,
what choice did I have?
Wait. Who are you supposed to be again?
Whatever.
I The backstory
is just a placeholder.
I'm gonna polish the
script once we cast.
But a personal injury suit?
Best case scenario,
that gets them in with an associate
Mesothelioma.
When I took
that job at the shoe factory,
I had no idea I was risking my life.
Now I can't stop coughing.
Right? Come on.
Hey, a mesothelioma class action
built Clifford Main his vacation house.
He hears "mesothelioma", his eyes pop!
Well, sure, but then he takes the case.
What happens when he asks for
a medical evaluation, right?
And how does Howard come up?
Okay. Ask me why I'm here.
What brings you to Davis & Main today?
- I am sick. I'm really sick.
- Good.
It's not mesothelioma,
but it's not good,
and I need a lawyer.
And the pickings are slim.
I already went to HHM.
I met with their top guy.
Howard Hamlin. And, uh, uh
I've got a brother-in-law,
and he's got a pretty nasty coke habit,
very similar energy.
- Just put me off.
- Oh.
Anyway, I need a lawyer,
blah, blah, blah.
Okay, but you got a bad feeling
from just one meeting?
Yeah, well, the brother-in-law
with the coke.
- Yeah, but you were only in the room with him once.
- Okay.
So it's got to be someone
with a history with Howard.
- Yeah.
- But Cliff has to want to take the meeting,
- but not the case.
- Right.
It's gotta be good, but not too good.
Exactly. There's a sweet spot.
You know, like a magnet.
We We pull Cliff in,
and then repel him
Hmm.
- Oh.
- What?
You are going to hate this.
Incident report.
Autopsy report.
Site map.
It all checks out.
Dental records, too.
This is everything?
Everything the Federales have.
How did the fire start?
It began at the kitchen stove.
They think, uh, someone was cooking
when it all went down.
Don Juan.
I have had another thought
about how we might keep the peace
Wow.
Okeydokey.
Just take these little bits off for you.
We recycle, so you can
feel good about that.
Alrighty.
That's $246.73 for you!
But first, we need
a few little signatures
Just here
Good.
Be right with
Um, and one more right here.
And that's all there is to it.
Here you go.
They'll cash this over
at the casino for me?
They sure will.
- Thank you.
- Thank you for choosing Sweet Liberty Tax Services.
- Okay. - Thank you.
- Tell your friends!
- I sure will.
- Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Mm.
- Hello, Betsy.
Long time no see.
Get out.
I have something very exciting
I want to discuss with you
and your husband.
We are not interested.
I am asking you nicely
to leave our place of business.
This, you're gonna want to hear.
If you don't leave right now,
my husband is going to remove you
from this establishment.
Bodily.
- A golden opportunity like this only comes
- Craig?
Mr. Kettleman, may I see you up front?
Mr. McGill!
Hey.
Oh! Good to see you.
It's Goodman now, actually.
- Saul Goodman. Long story.
- Okay.
But, hey, you're looking fit.
- I see, uh, County didn't do you any harm.
- Oh.
Y'know, they have a surprisingly
good exercise program, yeah.
- It's aerobics mostly, or do they
- Um
Craig. Honey.
Maybe we should discuss this in private?
Oh.
Excuse us for a second.
We have a little tax emergency
- Craig!
- Yep.
- Okay.
- Go.
Okay, just
Just get away from here.
You've got some nerve coming
here after what you did.
- Listen
- Thief!
Because of you, we lost everything.
Our kids are in public school.
So why don't you go crawl back
under whatever slime-covered
rock you came from
and leave us the heck alone!
Okay. I I sense some anger here.
But, uh, that's that's
perfectly understandable.
But since you brought it up
I came here today because I was curious
if you two wanted your lives back.
There's actually a legal term for it.
"Exoneration".
Oh, y'know, we actually
did look into that.
Yep.
We went to a number of lawyers and
Real lawyers.
Yes. They were all terrific.
- But they said that it was impossible.
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, but those lawyers
don't know what I know.
- What's that?
- No, Craig.
- He's got an angle.
- I do have an angle, Craig.
It's an angle called justice.
Uh, let me put it this way.
I think that within Craig's case,
I have found the grounds
for a civil suit.
A big one.
Big.
Okay, then.
Let's hear it.
Let's hold your horses
because we've been
down this road before,
and the last time I gave you two advice,
you went straight
to the competition with it.
So I just need some assurances
that all my hard work isn't gonna end up
in the hands of, uh, Clifford Main
or some other asshole
at some pretentious
Santa Fe white shoe law firm.
So, before we talk turkey
Letters of Engagement.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you remember these.
I made some updates.
Just closed a few loopholes and whatnot.
- So, uh
- We're not signing anything.
You're gonna have to sign
if you want to know what I know, so
We're not signing.
Really? You're sure?
Yep.
Craig?
Thanks anyway.
Alright, well, um
Sorry we couldn't work something out.
I'm sure you are.
What? Are you crazy?
He has something
that could exonerate me.
No, he doesn't. He is a crook.
He is a crookedy crook.
Mr. Goodman?
Best decision you've ever made.
- Here you go.
- Oh.
So. What do you know?
You got one, too, Betsy.
Oh, come on.
That's not Ow.
Alright, well, we are
officially in business.
I have it on good authority
that Craig here was not
given proper counsel.
We already knew that.
But did you ask yourselves why?
No. Why?
What if I told you that
in your hour of need,
the person who was supposed to
be on your side was impaired.
Impaired?
A
A "person of substance".
Substance?
- A person of substance
- The substance in question
being a certain illegal white powder.
That awful woman with the ponytail
is a cocaine addict?
No, not Kim Wexler. No.
Craig's lead attorney.
Howard Hamlin.
Oh.
But he was so professional
and and energetic.
Upbeat.
Oooooh.
"Ooooh" is right.
So upbeat is bad ?
In this case, it's textbook malpractice.
I believe the magic phrase
is "ineffective assistance of counsel".
If your guy wasn't nose deep
in the devil's dandruff,
well, Craig's case would have
turned out completely different.
Oh, my God.
Don't we need some kind of proof?
All the dirty laundry
comes out in discovery.
- Mm.
- Just the trips to rehab
- Mm-hmm.
- secret drug deals.
All we got to do is
get the ball rolling.
So I say we get started
on your affidavits.
- Yes. Yes.
- About that
We happen to know a thing or two
about our rights, Mr. McGill.
And it doesn't matter
what you force us to sign.
We don't have to work with
any lawyer we don't want.
And that means you're fired.
I am not fired!
- Oh, yes, you are.
- No. No!
He's fired? I thought
- Craig.
- Craig.
- I thought we were so
- No, you can't fire me.
I found this case. It's mine.
Hey Hey, you want
to hear about rights?
The second you say where
you got this information from,
guess who automatically gets a cut?
Me. So go ahead!
Go ahead and see what happens!
Yah!
Hey, do you have a sec?
Of course. What's up?
I've got a prospective
client in my office
and I wanted to check with you
before I officially turn him away.
Who is it?
Remember the old
Bernalillo County treasurer?
The one who embezzled
I think it was something
like two million dollars?
- Kettlebell?
- Kettleman.
- Craig Kettleman.
- Yes.
Now Mr. Kettleman's here with his wife
because they want to sue
his former lawyers.
They're saying he didn't
have proper counsel.
Didn't HHM handle that case?
We didn't get into the details.
They said they wanted to
talk to someone in charge
and I'm just a, quote,
"pre-pubescent intern".
What's the basis of their claim?
Cocaine.
Howard Hamlin?
Oh, you don't see it right away.
He is very high functioning.
- He is living a life outside his life
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes, he is.
- as they sometimes say.
Yep.
And And what leads
you to believe this?
Well, we heard that
- I heard
- You Yeah.
- certain things during my incarceration.
- Yeah.
I mean, it was pretty much
common knowledge
- out in the yard.
- Out in the yard. Yeah.
- Common knowledge. Out in the yard.
- Yes.
Yeah. Those drug people can
spot each other a mile away.
- They just know.
- Yeah.
Did you have any evidence
to support this?
- Well, it will all come out in discovery.
- Discovery.
All his drug purchases,
his drug associates, mm-hmm
All of that gets on the record
during discovery.
- Discovery.
- Yeah.
Okay.
But, uh, you're the expert here.
We are prepared to give
our affidavits anytime.
Today would even be
perfectly convenient for us.
Yes, we are ready when you are.
Yes.
Well, I want to thank you
for taking the time to come see us.
Unfortunately, I don't think
we're gonna be able to help.
Our firm is partnering with
HHM on another case,
so this would be
a clear conflict of interest.
Partnering with them?
Well, surely that will change
now that you know the facts.
With the
Can I give you some advice?
You're gonna have
a difficult time pursuing this
no matter who your lawyer is.
Overturning a conviction
in a case like Craig's
is extremely difficult.
Even if these allegations were true
and I got to tell ya,
it does not sound like
the Howard Hamlin that I know
it is unlikely that you will succeed.
So you won't represent Craig?
I'm afraid not.
Well, then we will take
our business elsewhere.
- Sorry we couldn't be of help.
- Bet you are.
Uh okay.
Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
She's been expecting you
to call. One moment.
We're gonna start with the
Hi, Mr. Robertson. Sorry.
Wow.
Yeah
I know I don't need to remind you
everything we just heard was privileged.
Of course.
And Howard Hamlin? Please.
I tried to save you the time.
You did, Erin.
Thank you.
Don Hector.
We'll be in touch.
What did you learn?
Lalo Salamanca lives.
iJefe!
Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on.
También yo estoy ♪
En la región perdida ♪
Don't.
Get up and turn around.
Slide your gun over.
Who you working for?
No sé.
No.
Señor
Yeah.
Something's not right, man.
- Someone on you?
- No. I-I don't know.
I got I got a bad feeling.
I-I need to get outta here.
I wouldn't do that. Just stay put
I can't stay put, man.
I'm gonna find a way across on my own.
Hey, you wanna get
through this, you listen to me.
It won't be much longer.
You go out on your own, we can't h
Now.
Okay. Look at this.
I got Judge Papadoumian
tomorrow at 11:00
and I want her to see stars in her eyes.
I don't know about stars.
You might blind her.
No offense.
You don't know her like I do.
Stars.
Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you.
Ho, wait. Okay. Alright.
Just take a breath, and then we can
Okay, okay, I can tell you're upset.
Just, uh I I never advised that.
No.
No, I did not, so let's
agree to disagree.
Okay, I think you're gonna want
to meet in person before
you do anything rash.
So, how about how about we meet up
and we can hash this out?
Sure, sure. Tomorrow.
First thing. Uh, 9 a.m.
Uh, I can come to your office.
That work?
Okay. Okay. Good.
I'm surprised it took 'em this long.
Alright.
You, uh you're gonna
use the stick, right?
The stick?
Yeah, well, it's a big stick.
It's huge. But I know these people.
They're more carrot types.
Especially her.
A spoonful of sugar, y'know?
I think maybe I'll come, too.
Tomorrow? Really?
Sure. I have time.
Okay.
Anything?
All quiet.
Stay sharp.
They found the truck,
but no sign of Varga.
Salamancas have all
hands looking for him,
including the Federales.
He's still not picking up his cell,
so no way to get a lock on it.
Now, as for Lalo, still missing.
Far as everybody
in the cartel is concerned,
top to bottom, Lalo is dead.
Oh. May I offer a thought?
If Salamanca were
coming straight for you,
he'd be here already.
We've got guys watching
anywhere he might turn up
this side of Mexico,
wiretaps on any phone he might call.
There is not a whiff of him.
Now, my guess is he's
smart enough to know
it's not in the Salamanca
family interests
to take you out without a reason
the bosses can get behind.
So the odds are, he's
searching for Varga.
Finds him alive, gets him to talk
Varga's alone in foreign territory.
No one he can trust.
The kid's smart, but
he's not gonna last.
He's gonna get caught.
Continue.
The best way to handle this
I take four of our best guys
across the border and track Varga down.
Let me find him,
bring him back before
the Salamancas sweep him up.
It's our only play.
No.
You're not doing that.
You don't understand.
That's not happening.
Just say the word.
Whatever happens next,
it's not gonna go down
the way you think it is.
It's him.
Bullshit.
I've been calling Varga for hours.
He hasn't picked up once.
He's been trying to get me
since he left Salamanca's.
You want me to answer it?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Not my call.
That's up to you.
He wants to talk to you.
How the mighty have fallen, huh?
Lady Liberty's a nice touch, though.
Sure you wanna go in?
Yeah.
Let's do this.
Hello, folks. Top of the morning.
In the flesh, as promised.
What is she doing here?
Anything you want to say to me,
you can say in front of Ms. Wexler.
We're married.
- Oh! Mazel Tov.
- Fine.
I'll talk in front of her.
I'll talk in front of anybody.
Everyone's gonna hear the truth
soon enough, anyway.
And what truth is that?
There is no case.
There never was a case.
We went to four different lawyers
real, legitimate lawyers
and they all said the same thing.
There is not a snowball's chance in Hell
there was ever money
or anything else for us
in this "insufficiency
of counsel" nonsense.
I didn't get it at first
why would you do this?
Why send us down this road?
Then the clouds parted
on your sick little scheme.
You used us.
Us and our good name
to character assassinate Howard Hamlin.
Somehow, some way,
it benefits you to tear him down.
Yeah. And we're we're mad.
Okay, yeah I'm hearing
a lot of unfounded accusations
being tossed around.
I don't know anything about "schemes"
or "character assassination" or whatnot.
But if you're feeling slighted,
um, we can make it right.
Money?
Money's not gonna take care of this.
Money takes care of everything.
I Isn't that the motto
stitched into
the Kettleman Family Crest?
We don't want money.
I am nonplussed.
I'm guessing you want something.
Do what you promised.
Do what I what?
Exonerate Craig. Get his good name back.
Alright, well, as you've been advised,
for a number of reasons,
that's not gonna happen.
It is gonna happen.
It is.
It's You're just gonna
have to figure out a way.
If anyone can do this, it's you.
I know you don't want us
going to Howard Hamlin.
Because whatever it is you're up to
I'm sure he would be very interested.
Okay, let's just go easy
on the threats
We want our lives back.
The way they were befo before.
We lost everything.
And we didn't deserve any of this.
Okay. Enough carrot.
Dial 9 to get out.
Oh. Thank you.
We didn't give her permission
to use the phone.
Kim?
She needed the phone.
Internal Revenue Service, Albuquerque.
Hi, could you put me through
to Justin Stangel
in Criminal Investigations?
One moment, please
What are you doing? Excuse me?
This is Justin.
Justin. Kim Wexler. How are you?
Hey, Kim. Good to hear from you.
- How are Noreen and the boys?
- Oh, hangin' in.
Noreen always talks about
having you by for dinner sometime.
We should do that. Tell her to call me.
Listen I was wondering
who your CID officer is these days.
You have something for us?
Oh, I just might.
Tax preparer fraud.
A lot of it.
I'm listening.
Well, it's this, uh, rundown
little mom and pop outfit
I've had my eye on for a while.
Don't ask me why
clearly, I need to get a life.
But from what I can glean,
their clients always end up
with smaller refunds that they deserve.
Please. Don't do this.
Do the clients sign over
third-party authorization?
Bingo.
So what I'm thinking is these creeps
file legit returns with you guys,
give the clients fake ones that show
about half the proper amount,
and then pocket the difference.
Classic scam.
Well, I know just the guy
to go after these dirtbags.
Tony Oropallo. A real bulldog.
I'll transfer you over.
Such a big help, Justin.
You got it. Talk soon.
You don't have to do this.
Don't I?
Betsy, you'll probably get 24 months
maybe 18 with good behavior.
But Craig? You are a two-time loser.
They will definitely make
an example out of you.
Each false return they discover
will be a separate felony.
What are we talking? A hundred?
Two hundred?
CID, Anthony Oropallo speaking
Please.
We'll do anything.
Just tell us.
Why would I believe you?
Huh?
Please.
First
First, you contact
every person you've ripped off.
Tell them you made an accounting error,
tell them you're crooks
who had a change of heart,
I don't care.
Give them what they are legally owed.
Everything you stole.
And then, after that
you're going to forget
you ever heard the name Howard Hamlin.
I'm keeping my eye on both of you.
You think you've lost everything?
You have no idea.
Mm.
You gave them the money, didn't you?
Wolves and sheep.
Huh?
Nothing.
On the final season
of "Better Call Saul"
You're the guy, right?
What guy's that?
Salamanca's guy.
Are you building some kind
of case against Jimmy?
That's a lot big talk. Prove it.
What Colonel Sanders is to chicken,
Saul Goodman is to the law.
It's just you and me.
Anyone who goes after him is
gonna have to come through me.
What happens now?
I need to know everything he does
and everyone he talks to.
"I'm Saul Goodman. Pow.
I fight for you".