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[Breaking Bad] What would have happen if Hank didn’t notice the book?

In season 5, Hank figures out that Walt was Heisenburg after finding the book Gayle gave him

If Hank didn’t go into the washroom that day (or maybe if Walt didn’t put the book in an easy spot to find), what would happen to Walt?
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Two possible answers:

1. He gets out of the game and continues to launder money through the car wash and/or other means. Heisenburg was only valuable because he knew the formula to cook the meth. By the time he was trying to get out he had around $80 million in cash in the storage locker which, as Skyler points out, is more than they could ever use. He either sells or gives away the formula (eg. posting it on the dark web) to make his own knowledge of it worthless to prevent kidnapping, etc.

2. He tries answer one but the lure of being Heisenburg becomes too great and he continues to try to be a drug kingpin which either ends in his death or arrest. Walt was given more than one chance to give up the drug game and couldn't do it because of his pride.