"Hermanos" | |
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Breaking Bad episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 8 |
Directed by | Johan Renck |
Written by |
Sam Catlin George Mastras |
Original air date | September 4, 2011 |
Running time | 47 minutes |
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"Hermanos" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 41st overall episode of the series. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on September 4, 2011.
During a pre-credits flashback sequence that takes place right after the deaths of the Cousins (Leonel and Marco Salamanca) and Juan Bolsa (Javier Grajeda), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) meets with Hector (Mark Margolis) and hints that he orchestrated their deaths out of revenge ("blood for blood"), infuriating the immobile Hector.
Gus is called to meet with the police and DEA, where he is asked about his fingerprints in Gale (David Costabile)'s apartment. He explains that Gale was a recipient years ago of a UNM college scholarship in chemistry that Gus created, and says that Gale had invited Gus to his apartment for dinner to ask him for money. Hank (Dean Norris) asks if Gus Fring is his real name, as there are no records of anyone with that name in his native Chile. Gus says he immigrated at the time of Pinochet's dictatorship, which he claims was notorious both for human rights violations and poor record-keeping. The investigators are satisfied with his answers, except Hank, who is still suspicious. Meanwhile, Skyler (Anna Gunn) begins to hide Walter (Bryan Cranston)'s meth money in a crawl space below the house.