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"Madrigal" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series ''Breaking Bad'', and the 48th overall episode of the series. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 22, 2012. ==Plot== In Hanover, Germany, Peter Schuler, an executive for Madrigal Electromotive GmbH the parent company of Los Pollos Hermanos &bnsp; kills himself with a portable defibrillator after local police arrive to question him about his longstanding relationship with Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). Back in Albuquerque, Jesse (Aaron Paul) panics over the missing ricin cigarette, worried that someone will find it and poison themselves. Walt (Bryan Cranston) hides the vial of ricin behind an electrical outlet cover in his house and creates a fake one, planting it in Jesse's Roomba when he helps search Jesse's house for it. Jesse finds the fake ricin cigarette in his Roomba. Jesse tearfully laments what he believes is his own stupidity and apologizes to Walt for suspecting him of poisoning Brock. Walt and Jesse later meet with Mike (Jonathan Banks), and Walt offers him an equal, three-way partnership in a new meth operation. Mike coldly refuses, explaining that Walt is a dangerous "time bomb." Saul (Bob Odenkirk) points out the obvious to Walt: that Gus' elimination gave him freedom to safely and cleanly quit the drug trade. However, Walt justifies rebooting the meth business by claiming that it is a golden opportunity that he cannot afford to leave behind, since he's actually $40,000 in debt (Skyler (Anna Gunn) gave over $600,000 to Ted Beneke (Christopher Cousins), and paid for Hank's (Dean Norris) home-based physical therapy). But the main obstacle to Walt and Jesse's comeback plan is the need for a new source of methylamine, the precursor to their premium-grade version of meth. Meanwhile, Hank takes part in a meeting between the DEA and Madrigal's German CEO, who claims Schuler was a lone criminal within the company and promises full cooperation with the law. Hank's boss George Merkert (Michael Shamus Wiles) reveals that he is being forced out of his job, as symbolic punishment by his superiors for failing to heed Hank's warnings about Gus. Merkert reflects on his friendship with Gus and wonders aloud who else might be leading a double life, which eventually seems to suddenly strike a chord with Hank. An American Madrigal executive named Lydia (Laura Fraser) meets with Mike and asks him to kill eleven men from Gus' operation in order to tie up loose ends. Mike refuses, as Gus paid them enough to keep quiet. However, when he is called in to meet with Hank and Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada), Mike learns the authorities have discovered -- and, seized -- all of the offshore accounts Gus had set up for key underlings in his local meth operation. Mike is affected, as well, since his offshore account (set up in his 10-year-old granddaughter's name) was worth $2 million. On Mike's way into his interview at the DEA offices, he runs into a visibly-scared Duane Chow (James Ning) -- Gus' methylamine supplier -- who was just leaving his DEA interview. Later, Chow calls Mike, inviting him to his home to discuss their shared problem with the police. Mike correctly suspects that it is a set-up and gets the jump on Chris, one of his former men, who has already killed Chow. Chris explains that Lydia had contracted him to kill everyone after Mike refused, as he needs the money. Mike kills Chris and later breaks into Lydia's house in Houston, Texas. As he is about to execute her, Lydia's panicked pleas about her daughter affect him. He decides to spare Lydia in exchange for her becoming Walter's new methylamine supplier. Mike calls Walter and accepts a partnership in Walter's new meth operation. Skyler has become paralyzed by feelings of overwhelming fear and helplessness at the type of person Walt has become. Walt joins Skyler in bed for the night, gently explaining why it's for the best that she accept the new phase their lives have entered, and again hints at remorse for what happened to Ted Beneke. Even though her back is still facing him, Walt continues to reassure Skyler on how things are much better than she thinks they are—while escalating sexual foreplay on her. Looking anxious, lost, and perhaps on the verge of some kind of outcry, Skyler remains completely quiet as the scene suddenly cuts to black. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madrigal (Breaking Bad)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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