Of course Jimmy is the symbolic equivalent, and Chuck is ready to toss him down the hole. Mesa Verde is the equivalent of the 20 pieces of silver.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone is out there comparing penmanship to something Gus wrote in BB and the note on Mikes car.

I think Gus is watching Mike watch Hector.

Given Chuck's mental condition and being secretly taped under the circumstances, he's got the equivalent of a howitzer with only blanks.

At first blush it's intimidating, but upon closer inspection, can't do much more than a flesh wound.

Ernie coming clean would be him actually getting any live ammo.

The doctor is certainly not going to help chuck's case- she's already recommended him being committed.

If Chuck goes public with this, he will do far greater damage to HHM, and even his fitness to keep his license to practice could be in jeopardy.

A hidden recording really only paints Jimmy as trying to do whatever to make his brother feel better, not to mention I don’t know New Mexico's wiretapping laws or possible legality issues with his little stunt.

Yeah. In Kansas, you have to disclose you are taping and I think you have to have authorization. Not sure, but I know you have to disclose it.

She DOESN'T want to benefit from them, but she understands the bell has been rung, and there's no going back. Even if she gave up Mesa Verde they'd never return to HHM, so whats the point?

Kansas and New Mexico are one party states, so only one party needs to know it's being recorded.

Look at who's wrong

<---This ****ing guy.

I could have swore you needed to disclose it here.

Yeah, I don't get any criticism for Kim. I think she is looking out for Jimmy more than anything. But this is Gilligan so it's only a matter of time before she finds gray area.

Typically the more "liberal" states require more than one party be made aware. Not a hard and fast rule, but generality.

Don't forget about Gus's "partner".

He doesn't get taken out for a while if I remember correctly.

Gus will learn a lesson about half-measures, too. If he stopped Mike from taking out the uncle, the uncle ends up killing his partner by the pool.

12 states are "all party" states: CA, CT, FL, IL, MD, MA, MI, MT, NV, PA, WA

Sounds right. Thanks for the info. Looks like the number of states has gone down? It used to be around 20, I thought.

If there was a "Breaking Bad" moment, this could be it.

The whole thing that Chuck did sounds like entrapment, especially if he's the only party that knows it's being recorded.

Entrapment is when a law enforcement officer induces you to commit a crime. Chuck isn't law enforcement and he just tricked Jimmy into incriminating himself, not into committing the crime in the first place.