Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Walt cannot reach Jesse and finds him shut inside his apartment, smoking marijuana after witnessing Spooge’s death. Jesse was not the killer, but a rumour has spread that he murdered Spooge, and his dealers are now afraid of him. When Badger arranges a deal, Walt meets the group and sees an opportunity. He uses that fear to push Jesse toward expanding their operation. Hank is having trouble fitting in with his new DEA colleagues in El Paso. Cartel informant Tortuga irritates him with his demands. Later, Hank and the agents find Tortuga’s severed head mounted on a tortoise in the desert.
Hank moves away from the tortoise, but it explodes, leaving him shaken. Money is tight at the White home, so Skyler returns to her former workplace and asks her old boss, Ted Beneke, for a job. He offers her a position in accounting. Walt is uneasy about her return and her rapport with Ted. Jesse meets his landlady, Jane Margolis, drawing on the steps outside their apartments. They discover a shared interest in art. When a passing motorcyclist recognizes Jesse, Jesse admits he lied about his identity. Jane says she does not care what he does as long as he keeps it out of the house. They sit holding hands before a television that will not work.