@avclub-840edcd4676e0e1b3cf7c7f21adb448a:disqus Ah, ok.  That's what I get for not keeping up on 4th amendment law after I initially learned about it.  
Walt's lawyer could definitely argue that the book was inadmissible.  Hell, in his position I would.  But the book has so little weight that it's probably irrelevant…

@avclub-07f2d8dbef3b2aeca9cb258091bc3dba:disqus I'd guess that they don't know, but it's possible they do.  In any event, I could believe them leaving Hank alone with Jesse even if they did know.  They seemed douchy and were more interested in a lead than in protecting Jesse.

So you're saying next season's about hydras?

@marinoeccher:disqus Umm, where might we find these Jessica hookers?

The book would constitute stolen evidence, but not evidence seized in violation of the 4th amendment, because he was an invited guest in the house.  Keep that in mind if you ever invite a cop into your house.  The GPS tracker info would be admissible if it only reported data that could have been collected if someone…

Spouses absolutely can be compelled to testify against each other.  The problem here isn't spousal privilege, which is so limited so as to barely exist in real life, but Skylar's 5th amendment privilege because she's a co-conspirator with Walt.  Almost all of the same charges that could be brought against Walt could…

@avclub-dd953ec3b549c2902d19bbbe88fa295a:disqus I think @avclub-ca8e4b363f85fdb30c00a0ad943cf6f4:disqus 's talking about when they were still in the hospital waiting room after Hank was shot.  At that point it was improvised by Skylar.

School.  It's a weekday.

@nowlo:disqus  All great points.  The only thing I kept thinking is that they both should have appealed to her interest in protecting the kids.  Hank, should've taken a breath and asked her if she really felt safe, and if she was really, really sure the kids were safe.  Same with Marie.

I'm not sure what it is in New Mexico, but in most states they could absolutely find a way to compel her to testify against Walt.  Grant her immunity so that she's not speaking against her own interest, so no 5th amendment right not to testify, and there's no spousal privilege for criminal activities in most states…

Why ask a question if you're not going to give us a chance to answer!  Dammit!

#roundbutt

OH MY GOD

What's an AV club?

The spousal privilege is held by the witness-spouse, meaning that if she wanted to testify, she could have.  Further, there is absolutely no privilege for communications prior to the marriage.  The marriage couldn't be dissolved (as far as I know, I don't know much about family law), but Mike's response should've been…

This show used to be at least somewhat good about actual machinations of the law.  But last week, in an episode titled "Conflict of Interest" no less, there was an irreconcilable conflict that would have forced the firm to dump either Ava Hesstington or her corporation as a client (likely her, 'cause she'd want her…

The book's absolutely admissible.  It's just completely useless as evidence.  Hank was a guest in the house, there's no problem with him taking what's there once he's been invited, or perusing what's in plain sight.  The problem lies not in admission of the book, but in actually connecting it to Walter.  Hank took it…

So you're saying we should "tread lightly" in how much we use "tread lightly?"

@disqus_5iPX2cyzfR:disqus Really?  I feel like this would have been the perfect moment for a "Stay out of my territory… literally"

@eric827:disqus I thought Gus was always going to be a major character, but that they had to bring him in sooner than originally intended b/c the guy who played Tuco couldn't commit to as much of the series as they wanted?