Face Off (Breaking Bad)
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Vince Gilligan |
| Written by | Vince Gilligan |
| Original air date | October 9, 2011 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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"Face Off" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 46th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 9, 2011. TV Guide named "Face Off" as one of the best episodes in all of television in 2011.
After failing to kill Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) via a car bomb, Walter (Bryan Cranston) removes the bomb and asks Jesse (Aaron Paul) if he knows of a place Gus frequents that does not have security cameras. Before Jesse can think of one, he is then approached by Detectives Kalanchoe (Gonzalo Menendez) and Munn (Jason Douglas), and taken to the police station, where they proceed to question him about Brock's poisoning. Saul (Bob Odenkirk) has gone into hiding, so Walter breaks into his office for his help, where Saul's secretary Francesca (Tina Parker) asks for $25,000 in exchange for Saul's contact information. Walter goes home to retrieve the cash but suspects hitmen may be waiting for him. After asking his neighbor to check on the house, he spots two men fleeing from the backyard, confirming his suspicions. Walter retrieves the money before the hitmen can spot him.
Jesse is interrogated for a long time about the ricin, but he claims it was a lucky guess. Having been contacted by Walter, Saul finally arrives. Jesse tells Saul that Gus often visits Hector (Mark Margolis) to taunt him, which Saul relays to Walter. Upon learning that Gus and Hector are longtime enemies, Walter visits Hector and offers him a chance to kill Gus. Hector contacts the DEA and insists upon talking directly to Hank (Dean Norris), but at the meeting, Hector just curses at Hank through his interpreter and is quickly returned to the nursing home, where Walt has spent the interim preparing a bomb for Hector to use to kill Gus. Walt reminds Hector that the bomb will kill him too, but the old man is determined to have his revenge against Gus, even at the cost of his own life. Tyrus (Ray Campbell) observes Hector's arrival at the DEA, assumes he is turning informant, and phones Gus, who decides to kill Hector, just as Walt anticipated. Tyrus inspects Hector's room for anything suspicious but finds it safe for Gus's visit, failing to spot Walter just outside. Meanwhile, Jesse is released from police custody after Brock's diagnosis reveals that he was not poisoned by ricin. He is immediately kidnapped by Gus's thugs and brought to the lab to cook the next batch of meth.
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