Better Call Saul 4.03

Something Beautiful

Victor and Tyrus stage a scene which makes it look like Arturo and Nacho were the victims of a hit. Nacho has a couple bullet wounds. One is in his side but he calls the cousins. They come and pick him up and take him to the doctor, the same doctor that Mike turned to for work. Nacho's life is saved but the doctor can't be sure that there aren't serious internal injuries.

Mike turns down Jimmy's job offer. He doesn't want it. Jimmy calls the doctor and finds someone else who is willing to steal the alpine shepherd boy figurine from the copier business office. Jimmy envisions the job as being quick and easy but it turns out to be anything but due to one unforeseen detail. The manage of the copier business is sleeping in his office because his wife is angry with him.

Kim goes back to work for Mesa Verde. She has a new paralegal assistant, Viola. Kim is surprised by the plans that Mesa Verde seems to have for expansion and growth.

Gus is ordered by Juan Bolsa to find an alternate supply for the drugs they have been smuggling into the US. His research leads him to Gail Boetticher. Gail tests some samples that Gus brings him. Gail's judgement is that none of them are very good. He offers to help in a different capacity but Gus declines his offer of further assistance.

Kim shows Jimmy the two letters that she got from Howard. He signs the one in which he promises not to contest the will. He reads the letter from Chuck aloud to Kim. He seems unmoved by it. The same cannot be said about Kim.

Thoughts

Howard is not in this episode. The thief who worked with Jimmy also showed up in Breaking Bad, but in just one episode. I recognized Gail. I could check and see if he is going to show up in anymore episodes but I would rather not.

I was not surprised that Mike passed on Jimmy's offer. Jimmy is still thinking small. It almost got him in trouble, Mike was smart enough to see that a few thousand dollars wasn't worth it. He's got bigger concerns.

This is a decent episode but it is an in between-er. I see things getting set up for payoff in future episodes.