Meanwhile, Hank Schrader traces the gas mask found in the desert to Walt's high school.

When Jesse refuses and attempts to take back the drugs, Tuco severely beats him. Though Tuco is willing to pay $35,000 for a pound of meth, he insists on paying only after his dealers have completed the sales. Jesse gains a meeting with Tuco after getting his friend Skinny Pete, who served time in prison alongside Tuco, to vouch for him. Jesse explains they need a distributor if they want to make more money after Krazy-8's death, drug lord Tuco Salamanca has taken over his territory.

Jesse finishes their current batch and spends all night selling it, bringing Walt his share of $1,300, far less than he expected. While cooking meth, Jesse observes a radiotherapy burn on Walt's chest and realizes he is trying to take care of his family before he dies of lung cancer. At a family therapy session, Skyler tells Walt that she is concerned about his missing hours, but he says that he just likes to be alone sometimes and take walks. Meanwhile, as Walt's chemotherapy continues, he tells Skyler White that Elliott Schwartz's check came and he deposited it, when in fact he is struggling to pay for the treatment and plans on using his meth profits to cover it. Walter White and Jesse Pinkman come to an agreement: Walt will be the cook and silent partner in their meth operation, while Jesse will sell their product on the street.

Breaking bad season 1 episode 6 recap