"Cat's in the Bag..." is the second episode of the American television drama series Breaking Bad. Written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Adam Bernstein, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on January 27, 2008.
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Plot
Walt and Jesse return the RV to Jesse's house, which was previously owned by Jesse's late aunt. When they open the RV to remove the two bodies inside, they notice that one of them is still moving. Emilio is dead, but Krazy-8 is still breathing. The unconscious Krazy-8 is taken into the basement of the house and secured to a pole with a bike lock around his neck. Walt suggests that they should use hydrofluoric acid to dissolve Emilio's corpse, so that it leaves no evidence behind. Walt and Jesse must dispose of Emilio's corpse and kill Krazy-8, and toss a coin to see who will do which task. Jesse wins and chooses to dispose of the corpse, leaving Walt to kill Krazy-8.
Walt instructs Jesse to buy a bin made from polyethylene in which the corpse can be properly dissolved, but Jesse cannot find a bin big enough to accommodate it. Walt is thinking about suffocating Krazy-8, but ends up giving him water, a sandwich and bathroom supplies instead. Jesse returns home and asks how the murder went, and Walt promises to take care of Krazy-8 the next day. Meanwhile, the pregnant Skyler (Anna Gunn) begins to suspect that Walt is doing something in secret. She finds Jesse's address online and questions Walt as to who he is. Walt makes up a lie saying that Jesse sells him marijuana. Skyler confronts Jesse while he is trying to dispose of Emilio's corpse, warning him that her brother-in-law is a DEA agent. Skyler doesn't notice the corpse.
Jesse does not find the specific plastic bin Walt instructed him to use, so he decides to dissolve the corpse in his bathtub. However, the ceramic and metal bathtub gets dissolved by the hydrofluoric acid along with the body and causes the ceiling beneath it to collapse, followed by Emilio's liquified remains. Walter tells Jesse that hydrofluoric acid will dissolve anything except plastic. Meanwhile, two Native American children play out in the desert and find Walter's gas mask.
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Production
The episode was written by Vince Gilligan, and directed by Adam Bernstein; it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on January 27, 2008.
Critical reception
The episode was critically acclaimed. Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a rating of 9.6 out of 10 commenting: "It's strange, but there's a great chemistry between these three characters, like they're puzzle pieces and their jagged edges aren't even close to matching, but they fit somehow." Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "A-", saying: "At the end of the powerhouse premiere last week, I thought: Well, it's all downhill from here... I found it hard to imagine that such an episode could maintain the premiere's edge-of-psychosis tone."
Title meaning
The episode title is a part of a line from the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success, in which a character reports that he resolved an issue. It means that Walt and Jesse capture Krazy-8 and lock him in the basement.
J.J. Hunsecker: That means you've got a plan. Can you deliver?
Sidney Falco: Tonight, before you go to bed. The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river.
References
External links
- "Cat's in the Bag..." at the official Breaking Bad site
- "Cat's in the Bag..." on IMDb
- "Cat's in the Bag..." at TV.com
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