'Better Call Saul' Season 1, Episode 5 - 'Alpine Shepherd Boy' Recap

Chuck has gotten himself in a bit of trouble, thanks in part to Jimmy: he technically stole his neighbor's newspaper in order to find out about Jimmy's little con, and now the cops are here. Seriously, who calls the cops over someone stealing your newspaper and leaving a $5 bill?

Meanwhile, Jimmy has a new client: Ricky Cipes. He's a gun-lovin', freedom-worshippin' 'Murican type, and he might just be the origin of Saul Goodman's "self made man" persona...or maybe not. See, Ricky wants to secede from the United States.

Jimmy is thrilled at first, as Ricky offers $1 million in cash. But it turns out that Ricky is only offering his own currency. Dead end there.

Then there's Roland Cox, who wants to hire Jimmy for a patent law case. Roland has himself a new invention, a "toilet buddy" that offers positive reinforcement. Unfortunately the reinforcement is a little too positive. The Sex Toilet guy is strike two.

Client #3 is a lovely old lady with a large collection of lovely wooden figurines and needs a will taken care of. She seems to work out fine, for a payday of $140. It's not $1 mil cold cash, but it's a start.

His streak is interrupted by Chuck, who is now in the hospital after his run-in with the police. Jimmy tries to convince the doctor that Chuck's electricity allergy is real, but she maintains that Chuck needs psychiatric help, and she demonstrates by turning on his electric bed with no reaction from Chuck.

Howard even shows up to voice his concern...though mostly over the idea that Jimmy would have Chuck committed. If that happens, Jimmy would become Chuck's legal guardian and could cash him out at the firm.

But Jimmy stands firm; he's not letting Chuck end up in a padded room. He does tell Howard that he's going to commit Chuck, though, just to "make him sweat," as he tells Kim.

He reassures Chuck that he's not settling back into "Slippin' Jimmy," then sets about his new specialty: elder law. That involves a new suit, single breasted and light blue to reflect the look of Matlock, and clever advertising campaign with messages at the bottom of Jell-O containers.

We end the episode on Mike, though, who swings by a home and sees a woman we don't yet know...but it seems as though she knows Mike. Is this his daughter? Whoever she is, she doesn't seem to want much to do with Mike, and that's probably because of his shady business dealings. In fact, the episode ends with the cops showing up to Mike's house.

Intrigue!