Why did Saul run in breaking bad?
Subsequently, one may also ask, why did Saul go into hiding Breaking Bad?
Saul decides to go into hiding in episode Granite State, right after Heisenberg's identity is revealed in the previous episode and Walt goes on the run. If they are, it would allow them to aquire evidence against Saul that would put him in jail for a long time, regardless how good lawyer he is.
Similarly, you may ask, what happened to Saul on Breaking Bad?
Post-Breaking Bad The season premieres of Better Call Saul open with black-and-white flash forwards that take place after Breaking Bad, showing that after leaving Albuquerque, Saul relocates to Omaha, Nebraska under the alias Gene Takavic, keeping a low profile as a manager of a Cinnabon store.
Better Call Saul begins with a present-day shot of Saul working in an Omaha Cinnabon, where he has ended up after fleeing Albuquerque and changing his identity in the penultimate episode of Breaking Bad. You opened with the bleak, depressing Cinnabon scene.