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Novara

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10. His realization that deep down inside he is really Slippin' Jimmy....

Reply to valerief (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 11:32 AM

Apr 2015

....will lead him to becoming Saul. He didn't take the fabulous job because he knows deep down inside, and as much as he'd love to have his brother's respect and admiration, he will always be Slippin' Jimmy and his brother will never respect him. This awakening - and the acknowledgment that he will never again let money slip through his fingers by doing the right thing - is how he becomes Saul. As Saul he will understand how to use the law to skirt the law, but he hasn't got there just yet. This is the first giant leap towards that.

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