Bullet Points (Breaking Bad)
| "Bullet Points" | |
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| Breaking Bad episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Colin Bucksey |
| Written by | Moira Walley-Beckett |
| Produced by | Bryan Cranston, Diane Mercer, Moira Walley-Beckett |
| Featured music | Dave Porter |
| Cinematography by | Michael Slovis |
| Editing by | Kelley Dixon |
| Original air date | August 7, 2011 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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"Bullet Points" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 37th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on August 7, 2011.
The episode opens with Mike (Jonathan Banks) riding in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerator truck on a meth delivery run. The truck suddenly screeches to a halt as it is forced off the road by a pair of hijackers. Mike quickly pulls out his gun and listens as the gunmen pull the driver from the cab and shoot him in the head. He then takes cover as the gunmen raise Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine guns and shoot up the trailer. After firing two volleys, the gunmen break into the truck, only to be promptly shot dead by Mike. Only after he steps out of the truck does Mike find that one bullet has grazed off a tiny bit of his right ear.
Walter (Bryan Cranston) and Skyler (Anna Gunn) prepare an elaborate story about Walter having a gambling addiction and a successful card counting method. They hope it will explain how they can pay for Hank's (Dean Norris) medical bills and purchase a car wash (that will actually be used to launder Walter's meth profits). Walter remains too distracted to put much effort into the charade and is worried how Walter Jr. (RJ Mitte) will perceive him. During a family dinner at Hank and Marie's (Betsy Brandt), Skyler and Walter tell everyone the gambling addiction story, but Hank and Walter Jr. turn out to be impressed by it.
Later, Walter is shocked to learn that Hank is investigating Gale's (David Costabile) murder. Hank says that he believes that Gale was the elusive Heisenberg and expresses regret that he was not able to arrest him. When asked by Hank to read about a chemical process written in Gale's lab notes, Walt notices a line from a Walt Whitman poem and a dedication: "W.W. My Star, My Perfect Silence." When Hank chuckles at the initials matching Walt's, Walt jokingly admits "you got me," before telling Hank that "W.W." refers to the poet. When Walt asks Hank about the investigation, he learns that the only leads are some fingerprints and an eyewitness spotted at the scene. Hearing about this evidence, Walt is spooked and worries that the police will connect Jesse (Aaron Paul) to the murder.
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