| “ | Yeah, but, Mike, the DEA take all my money. I need it. I need my money. You understand. (...) I don't know. I don't know. We gotta talk. Not on the phone. Can you come to my house?
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| ― Chow to Mike Ehrmantraut as he is being held at gunpoint by Chris Mara. |
Duane Chow, always referred to as Chow, is the owner of Golden Moth Chemical, an industrial chemical manufacturing company that supplies chemicals to Gus Fring's drug manufacturing organization. He receives shipments of methamphetamine precursor, methylamine from Madrigal Electromotive.
History[]
Breaking Bad[]
Season 3[]
Chow helps Mike aim at an assassin's head from behind a wall by positioning his hands. ("Full Measure")
Mike Ehrmantraut finds out that Chow is at his warehouse. Mike uses a bunch of Mylar balloons to short out the power cables to the warehouse and kills the men holding Chow hostage. He questions Chow briefly and then shoots him in the hand as a consequence for hesitating to inform Gustavo Fring that he was being held hostage by the Cartel. ("Full Measure")
Season 5[]
Mike pointing his gun at Chris, with Chow's dead body on the couch. ("Madrigal")
Months later, he is interviewed by the DEA for his involvement with Gus' drug empire. When he and Chow meet in the lobby of the DEA's headquarters, Chow is visibly distressed and uneasy at seeing Mike. He's later captured by another of Gus' employees named Chris Mara and forced at gunpoint to call Mike. After he calls Mike, he is shot in the head. His death would be avenged by Mike shortly afterwards when he kills Chris by shooting him to death. ("Madrigal")
As Hank Schrader is going through old evidence documents, he briefly comes across pictures of Chow, including his corpse. ("Blood Money")
Deaths[]
Murders Connected to Duane Chow[]
- 4 Cartel assassins: Shot by Mike Ehrmantraut to save him/with his assistance.
Appearances[]
Breaking Bad[]
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Trivia[]
- "Duane" is also the name Lydia Rodarte-Quayle calls Mike to appear less inconspicuous in "Madrigal".
Production[]
- External shots of Chow's home were filmed at a private residence located at 306 Edith Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.