Once free of him, Walt and Jesse face a new pair of problems. Impetuous Jesse devises a half-baked plan of attack, but cooler-headed Walt has a more surefire way to get rid of Tuco. Having watched drug dealer Tuco (Raymond Cruz) 'beat a dude to death.for nothing,' Walt and Jesse decide they need to cut ties with the psychotic pusher. Things go from breaking bad to breaking worse for Walter White (Bryan Cranston), the cancer-stricken chemistry teacher, and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), his former student and partner-in-crime, in Season 2 of the drama about two methamphetamine cookers.