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It's from the second episode of the first season of Breaking Bad.

And just so you know, my brother-in-law is a DEA agent...

...and I will not hesitate to call him. Not if I have to. Understood?

This is your one and only warning.

Does that mean that the person won't call the agent, but will call if she has to. I am confused.

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    Having said "I will not hesitate to call him" the bolded sentence can be expanded to "I will not hesitate to call him if I have to."
    – Weather Vane
    Jul 17, 2020 at 11:44
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    I will not hesitate to call him, if I have to [call him].
    – Michael Harvey
    Jul 17, 2020 at 11:46
  • Thanks, but that is not actually what I cannot get. I cannot get what "not" is there for. I can't get the phrase as a whole.
    – Dmytro O'Hope
    Jul 17, 2020 at 11:56
  • I read the "not" as a restatement of the "not hesitate" part of the first statement.
    – mike65535
    Jul 17, 2020 at 12:12
  • I will not hesitate to call him, not [hesitate, that is,] if I have to [call him].
    – Michael Harvey
    Jul 17, 2020 at 12:18

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...and I will not hesitate to call him. Not if I have to. Understood?

"Not if I have to" is a callback to the previous statement about calling his brother-in-law. It should be understood as "I will not hesitate if I have to call him".

It is a threat that he will only make the call if he feels compelled to by the other person's actions.

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