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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.

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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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