Jimmy & Kim’s Howard Scam Secretly Began In Season 5
Better Call Saul reveals that Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler unknowingly began their grand Howard Hamlin scam back in season 5. In the final episode of Better Call Saul season 5, Rhea Seehorn's Kim suggested bringing professional ruin to Howard Hamlin, believing a big enough stain upon his reputation would force a settlement of the lucrative Sandpiper case, and everyone (Jimmy included) would get paid much sooner. That plan has officially begun in Better Call Saul season 6. For stage 1, Jimmy planted fake drugs on Howard and ensured they were spotted by fellow legal bigwig Clifford Main. Next, Jimmy manipulated the Kettlemans into reporting Howard for practicing while impaired by an illegal substance, solidifying his fictional drug habit.
The third stage of Jimmy and Kim's wild scheme commences in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 4. Dressed as a crude caricature of Howard (complete with a fake tan), Jimmy steals his target's precious Jaguar using the key he got from Huell in episode 3. He then races over to pick up Wendy, the sex worker from Breaking Bad. Kim, meanwhile, has arranged a lunch with Clifford Main and chosen an outside table with a perfect view of the road. Given the go-ahead by Kim, Jimmy swerves Howard's car violently into the restaurant's view, making sure the personalized «Namaste» license plate is clear for all to see. He then kicks Wendy onto the street (don't worry, she's in on the deception) and speeds off, leaving Cliff Main stunned.
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The intention here is to further convince Cliff that Howard is genuinely on a downward spiral — that not only has he developed a drug habit, but he's cheating on his wife and acting abusively toward
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