Marie tearfully does so. Jesse's dealers are doing well selling their meth until Skinny Pete is robbed by one of his customers. When Jesse gives Walt his share, minus the stolen money, he explains that it is breakage—revenue loss from damaged, lost, or stolen goods—that must be expected as the cost of doing business. Walt, however, worries about what will happen when word gets out that they can be robbed with impunity. He later shows up at Jesse's apartment and gives him a gun, telling him to take care of the problem. He also confronts Skyler over her smoking, but she refuses to apologize for keeping secrets when he has been doing the same. That night, Hank is woken by what he thinks are gunshots and goes through the house with his pistol drawn. It turns out to be caps popping off beer bottles due to pressure. The next day, he drives down to the Rio Grande and throws his trophy of Tuco's grill into the river. Critical reception The episode was well received. Noel Murray, writing for The A.V. Club, gave the episode an A, praising the visual comparisons between different situations in the episode. In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Breakage" 44th out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes. References External links "Breakage" at the official Breaking Bad site 2009 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 2) episodes