In Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a brilliant but overqualified high school chemistry teacher living a life of quiet desperation. To support his pregnant wife, Skyler, and their son, Walter Jr. (who has cerebral palsy), he moonlights at a soul-crushing car wash. His world shatters on his 50th birthday when he is diagnosed with inoperable Stage III lung cancer.
in the ninth episode of the first season. However, the writers' strike forced a hiatus, during which Gilligan realized the chemistry between Cranston and Paul was too vital to lose. The Strike Impact: Breaking Bad Season 1 Complete