The penultimate episode of Better Call Saul Season 4 has viewers looking forward to the season finale. But it's a small moment at the beginning of "Wiedersehen" that may excite fans the most. Spoilers follow. Viewers finally learned that Hector rang the bell on Better Call Saul , and it turned out to be Lalo. No wonder Saul was so afraid of Lalo when he first met Walter White. But let's recap. In Breaking Bad , Hector Salamanca's only form of vocal communication is by tapping his golden bell with his right index finger. The sound became synonymous with the drug dealer and his death, as well as that of his nemesis Gus Fring. So if you had any doubts about Lalo's importance to the story, he proves with this gift that he's going to be important moving forward.
Accompanied by Nacho, Lalo walked into the assisted living facility where his uncle Hector now lives. (If you want to trace the Salamanca family tree, Lalo is likely a cousin of Tuco and "cousins" Lionel and Marco.) Lalo tells of Hector burning a "big university professor" The hotel experience. Who was rude to him. Hector slowly murders the owner of the Tulipan Hotel while his wife listens, and then burns everything in the hotel. But not everything was destroyed. Lalo said he returned to the hotel after the fire because "I was sentimental. I wanted a souvenir." He then presented his iconic bellboy to his uncle Hector.
Since Gus stopped treatment after his stroke, Hector's primary mobility is tapping with his right index finger. The Bells were the perfect choice – and have a devilishly fitting evil backstory. With this new way of communicating, Lalo sends Nacho away so that he and Hector can talk about Gus in private. After their conversation ends, Lalo happily tells Nacho, "It's the same, Hector. He just wants to kill everyone."
Hector's bell is iconic to Breaking Bad fans. It encapsulated the anger Don Hector felt at being trapped in his own body in Breaking Bad , and Better Call Saul established that Gus was partially responsible for this loss of mobility. The bell is also what kills Gus. In the Breaking Bad season 4 finale, Walt conspired with Hector to create an explosive that could be triggered by the sound of a bell. Hector frantically rings the bell in a final act of revenge, causing an explosion that kills himself, Gus, and Taylor. After the " Breaking Bad" finale aired, a fan purchased the clock at a prop auction for $26,750. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, only the engraved copy of "Leaves of Grass " that Gale gave to Walter sold more.
As for the rest of Lalo's actions in "Wiedersehen," he then takes Nacho to Los Polos Hermanos. Unlike Hector in Season 3, Lalo takes a more subtle approach when it comes to getting Gus' attention at the diner. He pretends to be interested in the franchise opportunity, and when they enter Gus' office alone, Lalo tries to get Gus to betray Don Eladio. But Gus was smart enough not to incriminate himself.
Both men got along well with Lalo and said they should work together. But this is obviously the beginning of another beautiful competition. Because while Hector can't explain to Lalo the details of how Gus paralyzed him, he can definitely convey the depth of his hatred. So when Lalo told Gus, "I'm going to be in town for a while," Gus knew he was in trouble again in Salamanca. Lalo then asks Nacho to take him to Gus' chicken farm, which is where the drugs are picked up. But Gus has the upper hand, as Lalo seems unaware that Nacho is actually working for Gus.
In addition to the added obstacle of Lalo keeping an eye on his drug stash, Gus also suffers a setback in his meth superlab. Chief Engineer Werner Ziegler deceived Mike and escaped from the safe house at the end of "Wiedersehen". (As any true "Sound of Music" fan knows, "Auf Wiedersehen" means "Goodbye.") While Werner's betrayal is a bigger blow to Mike, who trusted him, Gus is also Not going to be happy about it, and it should have a huge impact on the season finale (explosion pun totally intended).
There is also the fact that the Bar Association did not reinstate Jimmy. Kim and Jimmy got back together after Kim chose to go the "Slip on Kimmy" route, but Jimmy blamed her for the loss in their first major fight. However, by the end of the episode, it seems like they've come up with another plan to get Jimmy a lawyer again. So while Hector getting the bell isn't a major plot point in "Wiedersehen," it's an important reminder of the story Better Call Saul was doing so well leading up to its season four finale. Because Hector's Bells highlights how such small and inconspicuous items and events can have truly explosive consequences in this universe.
