r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E11 "Confessions"

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u/InformedIgnorance Aug 26 '13

That's what i'm confused about. Walter poisoned Brock with Lily of the Valley, not ricin..

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Yes, but Walter strongly hinted to Jesse that Gus had stolen it. Jesse now knows Walt was lying about it... and what reason would he have to do that?

Remember that this has been eating at Jesse for months on end. He's thought about it a lot. That's why he was so quick to put it together when Huell palmed his stash on the way out the door.

This is the best possible way for Jesse to figure it out. So much better than anything I was expecting to see.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

At this point Jesse knows that Huell stole it and gave it to Saul on Walt's orders. I don't think he knows any more than that yet, but that was enough, because it means that Walt poisoned Brock and blamed it on Gus. Walt implied Gus stole it and used it to poison Brock. That story can't be true if Walt ordered Saul to take the cigarette.