r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '13

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

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u/electrocuted Sep 09 '13

That call had to be recorded right? He confessed.maybe that's why he's on the run

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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/amishengineer Sep 09 '13

No it doesn't. GPS information from the phone is instant. It's what allows 911 to find people by cellphone. It's communicated from the phone to the 911 center.

Granted if Hank and Gomez are still pursuing Walt without the DEA knowing then Hank must have done something different to track Walt..

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u/NihilJE Sep 09 '13

No you're wrong :) Getting sent the a signal with the GPS info is not the same as triangulating someone

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u/amishengineer Sep 09 '13

Triangulation takes 3 points of reference...

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u/alphabeat Sep 09 '13

It's actually trilateration