(Season Two, Episode 8) – “Put a dollar in my pocket”
Having refused a bribe from ‘Mr Mayhew’ (Walt, in disguise), Saul Goodman is grabbed under cover of darkness as he leaves his office for the day. Walt and Jesse, in comically be-pom-pommed ski masks drive him out to the desert at gun point, and thrust him to the ground in front of an open grave. This moment of stress reveals a little more of Saul’s shady dealings, as he begins to scream hysterically in Spanish.
“It wasn’t me! It was Ignacio! He’s the one!”
Jesse reassures him that they are not Spanish gangsters, and tells him that he should have taken the bribe earlier in the day.
“No offence guys, but I don’t take bribes from strangers, okay? Better safe than sorry – that’s my motto. But, I’ll take your money, sure.”
As the anonymous Walt and Jesse explain their predicament, and that they cannot allow Badger to give any information to the DEA, Saul takes a dark turn.
“Why don’t you just kill Badger? I mean, follow me guys – you got mosquitoes buzzing around, biting you on the ass, you don’t go gunning for the mosquitoes attorney. You go grab a fly swatter, so to speak. I mean, all due respect – do I have to spell this out for you?”
As Walt descends into a coughing fit, Saul recognises his kidnapper as ‘Mr Mayhew’ from his earlier meeting, and takes charge of the situation.
“Put a dollar in my pocket – both of you…”
And so begins Saul Goodman’s relationship with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Placing a dollar in his pocket bestows upon them the right of attorney-client privilege, and Saul vows to forever keep their secrets.
