Grilled
Tuco's desert hideout, Hector's bell and Tuco's death.
"Grilled" is the second episode of the second season of Breaking Bad and the ninth episode overall, written by George Mastras, directed by Charles Haid and aired on AMC on March 15, 2009. Kidnapped by Tuco Salamanca, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are held at a desert hideout where Tuco cares for his paralysed, mute uncle Hector, who communicates with a desk bell on his wheelchair. Hector sees Walt poison Tuco's food with ricin; Jesse overpowers Tuco, and Hank Schrader, who has tracked Jesse's car, shoots Tuco dead in self-defence as Walt and Jesse escape. The episode marks Mark Margolis's first appearance as Hector and Raymond Cruz's last as Tuco.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Breaking Bad
- Season
- 2
- Director
- Charles Haid
- Writer
- George Mastras
- Photographer
- Michael Slovis
- Editor
- Skip Macdonald
- Air date
- 15 March 2009
- Length
- 48 minutes
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