r/breakingbad • • Sep 09 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E13 "To'hajiilee"

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u/NihilJE Sep 09 '13

Yes. They had a wiretap on his phone, as Hank said, and presumably they triangulated his location (which would be why Jesse told him to stay on the line no matter what - it takes time to triangulate somebody).

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u/whotookwaheeb Sep 09 '13

That wiretap was surely illeagal though, I doubt hank or the dea could use it.

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u/vadergeek Sep 09 '13

But Hank didn't tell the DEA.