[s2e5] Breakage Here

: With Tuco dead, Walt and Jesse decide to become their own "Tuco"—handling manufacture, distribution, and supply. Jesse enlists his friends Skinny Pete, Badger, and Combo to sell their meth throughout Albuquerque.

: During a street deal, Skinny Pete is robbed at knife-point by a pair of addicts (Spooge and "Skank"). Jesse tries to explain the loss to Walt as "breakage," but Walt insists that if they don't strike back, they will be viewed as an "easy mark". [S2E5] Breakage

The title refers to the drug trade term for lost product or revenue—a concept Jesse accepts as "the cost of doing business" but Walt violently rejects. : With Tuco dead, Walt and Jesse decide

: To cope with the mounting tension and Walt’s disappearances, Skyler begins smoking while pregnant. When Walt confronts her, she mocks his "fugue state" excuse from previous episodes. Key Character Milestones Jesse tries to explain the loss to Walt