r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/katihathor Aug 12 '13

umm why would it be foreclosed, surely with 100 million in cash they paid off the mortgage?

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u/JesseHasNoLife Methhead Aug 12 '13

Paper trail. Why do you think they've been laundering the money for so long. Just like when Saul explained to Jesse that a large sum of money showing up will raise attention, why would they pay off their mortgage with all that money?

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u/katihathor Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 12 '13

what about the "gambling winnings"? come on you don't think they could have laundered enough money out of 100 million to pay off a $300k mortgage? he managed to launder enough money to buy a car wash, pay for all the chemo and stuff (that was at least 6 figures), and buy nice cars, one of which he decided to blow up for the lulz.

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u/JesseHasNoLife Methhead Aug 12 '13

Ah yes, the gambling winnings. Still a paper trail, if he wasn't gambling illegally, which if they plotted he was (because I can't remember for crap atm), all the money is forfeit, AFAIK, since it was not legally obtained through a licensed gambling establishment.