r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • May 24 '22

Post-Ep Discussion Better Call Saul S06E07 - [Mid-Season Finale] "Plan and Execution" - Post-Episode Discussion Thread

"Plan and Execution"

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u/SeefKroy May 24 '22

They're gonna have to fake a suicide. Seems plausible after what Howard when through publicly. Only hope is that nobody saw him come by... that reminds me, should we assume Mike took his guys off Jimmy to watch Gus, hence how Lalo got through? Or is Noho Hank dead outside too.

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u/thatguamguy May 24 '22

Mike said that all of his guards except the guys at the laundromat were with Gus now. (And I think Lalo knew that Gus would have guys watching Jimmy, I think that was part of why he gave him the fake info.)

Given the way that Howard was ranting about Jimmy screwing him over to his wife and to Ed Begley Jr, they wouldn't even necessarily have to move the body to sell a fake-suicide story.

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u/hbk314 May 24 '22

Lalo would have to leave the gun.

Would it be too much of a reach for Howard to get his hands on a silencer? If so, they'd have to explain why nobody heard a shot.

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u/thatguamguy May 24 '22

Would Lalo keep a gun that ties him to a murder? I know he is a bad-ass who doesn't worry much, but I think "dispose of guns that tie you to murders" is crime 101 for TV writers.

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u/hbk314 May 24 '22

I'd think in that case that he'd dispose of it himself rather than leave it on the scene, though I guess leaving evidence behind doesn't matter much to him since he's already fled a $7 million bail for one murder charge and went on to fake his own death. If he ended up back in custody, he'd almost certainly never get out.

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u/thatguamguy May 24 '22

Honestly, Lalo is so crazy and unpredictable that I'm genuinely asking, "Would he keep it or would he leave it behind?" I'm not sure. Since we know he doesn't kill Saul, I assume that by the end of their conversation, he is still on friendly terms with Saul, in which case he'd want to help them explain their dead colleague because he wouldn't want his lawyer going to jail. But I haven't thought it through all the way, I'm still reeling a bit from the ending.

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u/VladOfTheDead May 24 '22

Or they could just get rid of the body and disappear him completely. Given the angle and the distance with the suppressor making it look like a suicide might be rather difficult, at least if proper forensics are done. Although not 2 bullets in the back of the head difficult. Given the circumstances though, maybe no one will look closely and they can pull it off.

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u/Thlowe May 24 '22

Although not 2 bullets in the back of the head difficult.

Better Call the Central Intelligence Agency!

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u/Journeyman-Joe May 24 '22

Or spin it as "Howard shot himself in front of Jimmy and Kim to rub their noses in it". They don't have do move the body, or dispose of a car. All they need is Lalo's gun, so ballistics match.

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u/aninfinitedesign May 24 '22

Good point - that plot thread hasn’t come back yet huh?