That was tense

I get a sense that Howards patience with Chuck is beginning to wain. Maybe he'll just stand beside him to save face but help to force him out and permanently retire. Chuck is becoming an expensive and embarrassing liability to the firm.

Yes

Yes Howard heard the tape and cautioned Chuck about its admissibility

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Exactly!

But Chuck also states/asks explicitly "are you just saying this to make me feel better?" to which Jimmy replied "of course I am" - Jimmy's out?? Maybe he'll tell the bar that he just said it to keep Chuck from losing his mind over a mistake that Chuck made that he couldn't accept having made.

To show how Chuck lives?? Thereby showing his mental capacity??

Then Mike helped Jimmy with the Chuck (door) issue.. they're even.

Yeah Mike told Jimmy they were squared and even.

It's jealousy that he has for Gus and a remorse for not shooting Gus in the head too

He was originally Vito Andolini from Corleone Sicily..but could not understand or speak English when he came to America as a child so the personnel at Ellis Island just gave him his hometown as a surname… I don't know when or who pronounced him title of 'don'

Wasn't at that time Gus telling the Don about he and his partner opening their first chicken place in America? I can't remember it was so long ago

Gus was probably wishing that he put a bullet in Gus's head too.

Obvious plan, but Mike will need to be reeled back in. He told Jimmy that they were squared and even.

Well she knows that hasn't been playing by the book so far but is still playing.. she knew about the Mese Verde incident and even helped Jimmy cover his tracks by reminding him of Chucks resourceful mind thereby sending Jimmy to Kinko..but when all is said and done… she will say it's been fun Vicktor but now it's…

They all have motive in their own best interest. Even Howard had had enough of Chucks need for a round the clock PI

Oh definitely

She'll just set up the stage and let Jimmy do the hanging… and when he's done she'll walk away.. they're squared and it was all about the fallacy of sunk costs.

I think we all know Chucks condition is all in his head. That was established in season 1. It's a PC world we all live in so everyone just assuages and appeases Chuck about it. THEY all know!