Better Call Saul, Season 5

[Nacho takes Jimmy to Lalo Salamanca after Krazy-8 is arrested by the DEA. Jimmy watches uncomfortably as Lalo whistles while fixing a car engine and washing his hands.]

Jimmy:
Can I talk? I–I'll talk. I have a feeling I know what this is about. Just to get the ball rolling, please keep in mind whatever happened between Mr. Varga and myself... I'm hoping that's just water under the bridge. [to Nacho] 'Cause after all was said and done, you did walk out a free man. I mean, you weren't even in custody for a full day. And I admit, it was a tad bumpy getting there, but the path to justice is rarely smooth. So, I'm hoping that in the end, you know, the final result speaks for itself.

Lalo:
You had business with my cousin, Tuco.

Jimmy:
Tuco? [pause] Oh, sure, sure! Yeah, I see the family resemblance. Your cousin makes quite an impression. He has a huge heart, and... a serious passion for justice.

Lalo:
He's got a temper, huh?

Jimmy:
I hadn't noticed. Uh... How is your lovely abuelita?

Lalo:
[pause] You know, Tuco told me about you. You're the guy with a mouth.

Jimmy:
Yeah.

Lalo:
[to Nacho] Those guys at the house... what'd they call her?

Nacho:
Biznatch.

Lalo:
Biznatch. Yeah, right. [grabs a chair and sits down] You know, the Tuco I know... He would've skinned them alive and let the buzzards eat their eyeballs. But there you were. You go, "Blah-blah-blah," and they walk out of there! [to Nacho] I mean, it's amazing! Really!

Jimmy:
They wheeled out actually.

Lalo:
So, Ignacio and I... We got something you can do for us.

Jimmy:
Really?

Lalo:
Yeah, we got a legal problem.

Jimmy:
Oh! [chuckles] A–A legal problem? Fantastic! I'm sorry, it's just for a minute there, I thought I was gonna be... swallowing condoms filled with heroin.

Lalo:
[laughs] No. But, maybe later.

Nacho:
We have a guy sitting in MDC, picked up two days ago.

Jimmy:
Picked up for what?

Lalo:
Yeah, we'll get to that. We need our friend to tell the cops things. Some important things.

Jimmy:
Important things, gotcha.

Lalo:
We want him to say exactly what we tell him. No more, no less. But the cops can't know it's coming from us. So, we send you in there... you tell him how to do it, and they can't listen.

Nacho:
Attorney-client confidentiality.

Lalo:
Yeah. That.

Jimmy:
[pause] Uh... that's flattering. Uh... can I offer... [takes out disposable cellphone] this? I guarantee there are five of these in MDC right now. You know, drop phones in, say, someone's "prison wallet", if you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, you talk directly to your guy. Cut out the middle man.

Nacho:
It works better if you're in there with him.

Lalo:
[gets up from chair] You're the guy for this.

Jimmy:
That's just... That's... terrific, that's the only word for it. By good conscience, I think I have to warn you that my rates have gone up. So going this way could be expensive.

Lalo:
How expensive?

Jimmy:
Expensive. I–I mean...

Lalo:
Yeah?

Jimmy:
Yeah, um... Well, it's a full day of my time, and prep work, transportation, rush fees. Uh... do the math, it's like seven thousand... eight–nine–hundred, and twenty-five dollars? Yeah.

Lalo:
Seven thousand, nine hundred and twenty-five?

Jimmy:
It's the going rate, so...

Lalo:
Sure. [takes out cash from back pocket] For your trouble, let's make it eight.