melvin5818 “that should not have happened, it was very unfortunate, he wasn’t in the game”. Just like the 167 passengers that got killed in the 737 plane crash. Oof I just explained the meaning behind BB season 2 lol
@@oliverhilton6086 haha, maybe that's an Aussie expression.. means police station. We used to have a series on TV in the 70s-80s called Cop Shop. It was pretty rough
It's dumb for anyone to get mad at Jimmy about this. The judge has the option to deny bail. The fact they turn up with it is entirely on the system and the judge. It's obviously meant to fuck over poor people and let the rich fuck around.
@@WorstSpielerhe was complimenting Jimmy for getting with Kim, but by saying that he’s basically telling him “I know what your wife looks like and I know you guys care about eachother, be careful or else”
@@shizutanako5553 Nah, in theory they most certainly do. ANY sort of large cash deal with government you have to prove where that income came from. Things have changed a lot in last 20-40 years. In this situation I'd bet they wouldn't have even accepted it without showing the income was clean. Then again, even back then it would have been done with a wire transfer.
I get the joke sopranos yea, but Lalo is not a mere athlete that guy is mothafucking Ninja based on feets he performed. We never saw him fight someone hand to hand but my guess is he knows some marital arts too and can fuck some shit up.
0:40 - I love the little moment here where we jump cut from the lady's "Am I really going to have to count all this now?" expression, to a suddenly full office of people running the money machines and while two officers observe the count.
In real life, they probably would have sealed off the whole lobby while counting that much money. They wouldn't let the public just stroll in and out until after the count was done.
The way most politicians spend money? Zero. I'm sure plenty of high end restaurants, car dealerships, jewelry stores, and other assorted businesses would be doing unexpectedly well, however.
As a photographer, I absolutely agree. Most shows overlight. Breaking Bad and especially Better Call Saul used exactly the amount of light needed... and in tones that you wouldn't expect.
@@thestuffedone I don't think so. Take as an example that every law is a byproduct of the constitution, federal or state law alike. If that was the case, the allegations against Julian Assange would have ended a long time ago, because his work had to do with journalism, nothing more, and it was by no means a treacherous endeavor. If as a foreigner you become a problem, the local laws don't fully apply to you.
This just shows how insanely stupid the whole American bail/bond system is. Innocent poor people who can't pay stay in jail while guilty rich people go free.
Uh no, skipping bail is illegal whether you are rich or not lol. Poor people usually finance with a bail bondsmen, and they can still skip bail as well. "Free" lmao
That just isn’t how bail works bro. Bail isn’t a get out of jail free card, you come back for your trial and they give you your money back. Skipping bail is very fucking illegal.
@@HaloDude557 ironically, the bail bondsman is even worse... They take like a 10% cut that you won't get back no matter what. If you pay bond in full and then show up, you get all of it back (minus a small admin fee, I bet).
@@ninjaguyYT so? They are taking a risk that you flee and they lose everything. Think of the 10% cut as insurance + a premium to stay profitable and pay employees.
Bob does so much incredible acting with facial expressions alone... his look of defeat after finding out Lalo knows Kim, stands out, even in a scene where he has already been defeated.
yeah i thought of that. Makes it that much more sharp how he is obviously agitated and nervous recounting the tale to Lalo. Shows how intimidating he is@@anthonym9977
Does this mean that they opened the door for him to pass the money through or did he have to tediously pass through bundles of cash through the hole at a time?
@@0ne323 but they are legally not allowed to open the door for security reasons. Unless there was security there then they probably did just take the duffle bags from him.
@@0ne323 Your probably right. I wish they just showed it for the fun of it. Imagine Saul getting frustrated passing millions of dollars through a tiny hole. Would have been a funny clip to show.
@@nikolaicyp1069 probably wouldnt have been in any mood after desert walking for a day and night lmao, probably scared of what Kim is going to say, but hey, 8k sure is worth it!!
The beauty of these scenes is the pure serenity. Crew did a fantastic job of letting each scene breath the New Mexico landscape and ambience all the while allowing and giving space to the characters fill out the rest. Vastly underrated element in the entire series.
My favorite moment in this scene is Saul saying, "I'm fine," in response to the prosecutor's look, as if she really cared about his well being. And then him saying, "It's not for me to ask where my client gets his money," when she asked where all the cash came from.
In reality, they wouldn't have let Lalo out until the money was proven to be from a clean source.. and since the money was dirty, it would've been confiscated and Lalo would've caught an extra charge..
That would only have happend if he were the source of a major investigation, and had his assets frozen. Which he hasn't as Lalo is a first time offender(legally speaking), hence why she's reacting in that way to the 7 million.
In universe Walter, Saul, Mike, and Lalo were all on the top 10 wanted list at the same time. Walter was found dead and Jesse took his place on the list then Saul was apprehended. Mike and Lalo are still at large in the eyes of the law.
But Lalo wasn't wanted anymore since the judicial system thought he was dead in Mexico even though he was killed and buried under a meth lab but still dead
_The American judicial system is so weird to me. Lalo was legit charged 7 million dollars because of an accusation that wasn't even proven. Of course, Lalo was guilty. But nobody knew that for sure, nor could they prove it at the time. Their reasoning was "The accusation is too severe therefore he must still pay.". Billing people so much money in this scenario seems so off. And I assume this is accurate, considering Bob is a lawyer and knows this kind of stuff. And considering BCS is pretty accurate as far as this stuff goes._
Billing isn't quite accurate. If you show up to court then you get the money. Its to make sure you actually show up to trial instead of running for the hills.
Super late on this, but I figure this might clear it up if you're still not sure how bond works. (For the record, I don't say I agree with it by saying this though ;p) It's basically like a refundable deposit that's set based on the severity of your accused crimes, and how likely they think you are to skip town. You're not forced to pay it, but if you don't they hold you in jail which can take months to years depending on just how bogged down the courts are where you're located. If you do pay it though, they set you free under the stipulation that you have to return when it's time for trial. If you return, they pay it all back (as I said, like a refundable deposit) but if you don't, it's all gone and forfeited. It's supposed to be an incentive to show up to court because sometimes it can be quite a lot of money to lose. For normal people who aren't rich though, that's what bail bondsmen are for. They're like lenders who lend the bond money directly to the courts. If you don't show up, you owe them money, and they will send bounty hunters to collect you and take you back to court (and then almost certainly jail for skipping trial).
@@frankk1512 A TV show that attempts an accurate representation of the US legal system. If it fails at this, it becomes a worse show as it doesn't achieve one of it's intended portrayal. If the show is set grounded in reality, the occuring events have to be feasible and possible in a hypothetical manner. If Lalo could suddenly fly and shoot lasers at will while everything else is still realistic, Better Call Saul would be a bad show.
My Great Grandparents would be in trouble in today's world. They lived through the Great Depression and never trusted banks again. When they died (before my time) their children had to flip through all the books in the house where they would find random $100bills, or stacks of cash hidden in the weirdest places. They were furniture makers and some of the furniture they made for themselves had hidden panels, loaded with cash, jewelry, gold, etc. Today if the government ran across someone like that they'd take it all, throw your ass in jail, and proclaim you guilty until proven innocent.
@@justinisorange They made furniture and fabrics. They were not wealthy. They just saw too many people lose it all when a bank went under to ever trust them again. You and I did not live through the Great Depression, so have very little understanding of how they must have felt.
7 million what is that like 1 day of revenue or less for a cartel guy like Lao? Juarez cartel as a whole is damn big at least in real life or was, made billions a year. Its estimated that El Chapo was taking into his pocket 3 billion a year.
You should look up the "how much is x" worth in Breaking Bad. He actually goes through the net worth of every character from behind the scenes. pretty cool stuff :)
If Lalo was denied bail then he would just sit in jail still running the Salamancas with Nacho until his trial. At his trial, with the only witness tying him to the crime deemed unreliable, I doubt he gets charged with murder but he might still get charged with the hit and run. With Saul as his lawyer thats maybe minimal to no jail time. So he probably doesn't kill Howard but he still goes after the chicken man which would still, probably, get him killed.
@@ego6342 nobody could drag 154 pounds through the desert. Not saul. Not a power lifter. Once the temperature rises and the electrolytes diminish, you're done.
@@ego6342 he would be lucky to walk one mile every 3 hours. His best chance at survival is to hide in the shade near the roads and wait for mike to bring a search party
From my experience, they don't take large sums of money unless you show pay stubs or bank statements. My uncle got a 2 million dollar bail and my dad had to show that it came from my uncle's real estate company. Nowadays that quantity is only accepted via wire transfer
@@MrRushhour4 But cash only refers to anything "cash" like. Wire transfer or money order etc. It just means no check or credit card and most importantly, no collateral, I believe. Just in full, $7 million.
The only thing that bothers me about this is it says they're only open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. That doesn't look like no 4:00 p.m. to me. That looks like it's night time.
My friend's parent bought a house with cash. Few days later get arrested and released. Not sure what really happened but i just learned it is wrong to pay large amount money with cash.
banks always question the origin of the cash when you deposit it, the criminals who don't launder their money will keep it in cash because they can't deposit it without being caught, your friend's dad was arrested on the suspicion that he made the money he paid for the house with illegally, then he was released because he made it legally
@@zinussan50 deposits of 10,000$ or more are reported to the federal government and you'll be investigated, if your money is legal and you have proof of it, then no problem, if it isn't, you're screwed, most organised criminals present false receipts from businesses they own to make their money appear legitimate
This thing they always do to heighten tension, where one character hides something that doesn't need hidden, is a VERY tired trope. Reminds me of stuff like ET where the kids are like "Let's keep this situation a secret from the only people who can help us (parents) and handle it ourselves", because a 9 year old and a 5 year old are fully qualified for first contact negotiations with advanced alien species.
I've actually seen more than a million in a suitcase. It's a long story. A standard briefcase can hold 2 mill if it's all in 100's. 200 stacks of 10,000 dollars. Other than that, no. You need a suitcase or some kind of bag for amounts larger than that.
Walter’s 80 mils is like a cash bed, divide that by around 11 you will get 7 mils. Which seems to be the right amount to fit into those two duffle bags.
I think it was an episode of Utopia, where someone made a ransom for several million. They're asked if they want pound sterling or euro, and choose the former. Their target says they'd need a truck for the cash, as GBP only goes up to £50 notes. Whereas Euros go up to €500 and they could've walked away with it all in a briefcase.
@@WillyTung Because if Lalo knew that Saul was involved in a shootout and survived he would find out that Gus was involved which would put Saul in a bad spot.
1:10 In France, as lawyer, we have the legal duty to make the due diligence of our clients ... So if he gives to us 7M dollars, we have the duty to verify the origin and if it's suspicious, we have to alert the authority
So let me try to understand this, in France... people's lawyers are obligated to RAT THEIR CLIENTS OUT TO THE COPS? LOL. I guess it doesn't matter in France where you get less than 10 years for murder, but here in the US, where they will literally fry you to death and give you 80 years for selling some drugs, our lawyers are sort of obligated to like...not rat on us, even if they KNOW we are guilty of a crime. They pretend like we're innocent and go from there. And we legally have complete confidentially with a lawyer, meaning they don't have to tell the cops ANYTHING about us or what we tell them or anything.
Serious question: can the ability to post a $7m cash bond be used against you in court? It seems kind of shitty that posting bail could be used as circumstantial evidence to implicate people in crimes. (Even if in this case, it's totally warranted 🤣)
I doubt it would be relevant to his current charges. But it could open up someone to being pursued by the IRS if they hadn't paid taxes on income that would warrant them having that amount of money.
Yes and no, if you attempt to pay bail in cash you need to show proof that it was withdrawn from a bank or else it won't be accepted This was done to prevent situations like organized criminal groups from simply paying bail and then running away Because you bet that 7mil is chump change to massive cartels But that's a recent change to bail, I'm not sure if in 2004 when this story takes place this was being enforced
