If you are going to start your directorial career with an episode of TV drama, you could certainly do worse than Hit and Run by Saul star Rhea Seehorn.
Howard is spending time on his therapist's couch while he is proceeding along. Business is up, but Howard and his wife are not well. As Howard tells his therapist about a dream he had, the camera pans to a blurry shot of his head. That is not the beginning of a dream sequence, and that is not Howard's head. Jimmy, dressed in full H.H. cosplay, snuck around outside the therapist's office, where Howard's car was parked. Jimmy looked up and over his shoulder to see that Howard was free to move forward with his plan.
This is the back of Kim's head and her famous ponytail. She moved her chair around and looked over her shoulder to set her place at the table. She hides her cellphone on a shelf underneath the table and begins a nervous toe tap when he arrives. As they are catching up and beginning a discussion that Kim hopes will convince Cliff to partner with her on a project that will allow her to do more pro bono work, she secretly texts Jimmy. She and Cliff are startled by a car. A woman is pushed out of the passenger door of the car when the driver stops a short distance away. He sped away, as a shocked Kim asked, "Aren't that Howard?"
It isn't. It's fake Howard, from which Wendy will be pushed in the future. The planting of cocaine in Howard's golf club locker was the beginning of the ruse that would add more doubt to the stability of his case partner.
The stunt is a success, but after Kim drops Wendy off, she picks up a tail. She and Jimmy are giddily describing their multiple wins with the ploy, in addition to the Howard element, and Cliff seemed ready to go full speed ahead with the pro-bono project Kim pitched to him. Jimmy told her that the wicked flee when no man chases them. Does that mean he thinks they are evil? He tries to assure her that she was followed because she was questioning her feelings about the scam.
Kim's instincts turn out to be more reliable than Jimmy's, even if that is true or not. She confronted a pair of guys sitting in a car across from the El Camino diner, which has become her defacto office for pro bono clients. When she returns to the El Camino, a guest awaits her at the counter: Mike! It is their first official meeting and all the cars that have been following her are courtesy of him. He said that Lalo is alive despite what she said. Mike says these cars will continue to be a presence because he may be planning to approach her and Jimmy. She wants to know why Mike tells her something and not Jimmy.
Kim was kicked out of the salon and Jimmy was excited to show her the office space he wanted to rent. She was hesitant to confirm that he got all these new clients because of the Cartel connection. The place is dirty, smelly, and there is a toilet in the middle of the office. Kim stops being buzzkill when she doesn't share Mike's chat with Jimmy. Jimmy should go for it because the office is close to the bail bond offices, the jail, and the courthouse. The giant inflatable Statue of Liberty needs to be secured.
Kim is looking over her shoulder as she and Jimmy head off. She is not the only one who has Lalo on the brain.
The episode opens with a couple riding their bikes in their neighborhood. After a break to drag a nearby home whose owners have painted it tomato red, the couple arrives home, a dark place that contrasts with the sunny day they were just enjoying.
The sun illuminates his entrance and then fades to darkness once he is inside. As the camera follows him, we get our first glimpse at his full residence. The tour shows his bulletproof vest and gun. His home is multileveled, with moving bookcases and secret hidden doors, a downstairs passageway, and people milling around, not greeting or acknowledging him, even as he passes right by them. After making his way through the labyrinth and up a flight of stairs, he arrives in the living room where the bike riders entered earlier. They study that same set of monitors when Mike is there. Mike has men on the job in town for 18 hours a day.
Lalo has a compound. He has two suburban houses connected by an underground passageway. Kim is scared of a visit from Lalo Salamanca. Jimmy is ignorant of the menace that may be heading his way. They are looking at the monster behind them.
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