Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Slovis, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 15, 2012.
The episode starts with a flashforward to a disheveled Walter White celebrating his 52nd birthday alone in an Albuquerque Denny's, using a false name and posing as a New Hampshirite.
The following day, Mike Ehrmantraut, who is still recovering from injuries sustained in the shootout,[b] learns of Gus's death and drives back to New Mexico.
Together, Jesse and Walt concoct a plan to use an industrial electromagnet (acquired from Joe at the junk-yard) to destroy the laptop from outside the police building.
Meanwhile, Saul Goodman approaches Skyler at the car wash and tells her that Ted Beneke survived the injury from his encounter with Kuby and Huell.
[1] In early August 2011, negotiations began over a deal regarding the fifth and possible final season between the network AMC and Sony Pictures Television, the series' production company.
[6][7] Brent Koepp of Paste rated the episode a 9.4/10 stating that, "It's suspenseful and humorous, but there is a lingering sense of doom hanging over it.