The alarm tore through the silence with an obnoxious roar. It seemed it was set at least an hour to early, but a groggy glimpse across the room confirmed the worst, 4:00 AM. Time to get up, commute amongst the hustle and bustle of the average folks.
It had been nearly 10 years since his father's infamous scandal. The high school chemistry teacher, loving father, and chemical genius turned meth cook and murderer. The spotlight never seemed to fade though Walter Jr. had managed to put most of his troubles behind him. Unfortunately the White family had inherited enough bad blood and karma to consume four lifetimes… One of those lives has paid its dues, but the other three still owed a massive debt.
It seemed Walt senior always had a solution. His last attempt to help his family involved giving his remaining fortune to Gretchen and Elliot Schwartz to then 'donate' back to his family. A ploy that seemed bulletproof, though large amounts of money often causes more trouble than good. The 'donation' triggered national recognition as well as federal consideration. An investigation launched by the IRS on the company Gray Matter begun an abrupt downward spiral towards the ground for the remaining three lives, which still owed a toll. Skyler tried to intervene with the audit, using her accounting and money laundering history, but this only provoked the fat cats in Washington. Dozens of higher-ups from the United States justice system began an examination of Skyler White under a microscope, trying to understand how she had fallen through the cracks regarding her previous crimes and ties. She would not fare so well this time. Officials could not let her walk free as an accomplice to crimes that tore a small New Mexican town to pieces, crimes responsible for the death of women, children, and even her DEA Agent brother-in-law. She had to be made an example of.
Since Skyler went to prison, Walt Jr., or Flynn as he now preferred was responsible for his sister Holly, but with his legal guardian, Marie Schrader, in an endless depression and hatred for the Whites' he was used to taking care of himself and Holly. The only difference from today and 10 years ago was that now he could almost understand why his old man did it. He wanted to provide for his family. And with these long days working three jobs that never seem to end, some quick cash seemed like a great way to attain a normal life, which was ever so quickly escaping his grasp. He had spread himself too thin and feared he was doomed to an agonizing existence of working life away.
Walter was cold and calculated. He always seemed to have a backup plan. Flynn did not realize this until the donation came in from Gray Matter. After the downfall of Gray Matter and his mother he had been receiving puzzling messages. Even that crook Saul Goodman had reached out to him on several occasions. What could these people want from him? He didn't possess the deep understanding of chemistry as his father did, so what else could these people want from him? These thoughts began to eat away at Flynn and eventually he decided to find out. If not for the curiosity, then just to change the agony of the daily grind.
