History Recap / WhiteCollarS05E10LiveFeed

* DisappointedInYou: A variant, as Peter doesn’t know that Neal hears him. When Neal eavesdroppes on the conversation between Peter and Jones, Peter states, matter of fact, that he needs to keep a distance to Neal, that it was a mistake to take him on to the forgery case, and causations Jones not to volunteer to be Neal’s handler, telling him he would regret it. Upon hearing this, Neal looks sticken, and the conversation may have informed his later actions.

* GreaterNeedThanMine: Neal considers involving the FBI after Rebecca is kidnapped, even though this would get him into massive trouble.

* ConflictBall: Wanting to return to Hagen as soon as possible to save Rebecca, Neal deliberately picks a senseless fight with Peter, even though he had just offered Neal an olive branch. Reminding him that he does not regret stealing the coins to clear Peter’s name, Neal successfully provokes Peter into snapping, and he angrily sends Neal home.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Jones tells Peter that Neal has been holding him back, and cautions Peter to stop taking responsibility for him, advising him to start to let Neal take responsibility for himself instead.
* TreasureMap: The coded pages lead to the Hope Diamond that used to be one of the eyes of a figure of “the Idol of Sita.” Neal and Mozzie do not yet manage to decipher exact code that would lead them to it.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Jones tells Peter that Neal has been holing him back, and cautions Peter to stop taking responsibility for him, advising him to start to let Neal take responsibility for himself instead.

* DisappointedInYou: A variant, as Peter doesn’t know that Neal hears him. When Neal eavesdroppes on the conversation between Peter and Jones, Peter states, matter of fact, that he needs to keep a distance to Neal, that it was a mistake to take him on to the forgery case, and causations Jones not to volunteer to be Neal’s handler, telling him he would regret it. Upon hearing this, Neal looks sticken, and the conversation may have informed his actions later in the episode.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Jones tells Peter that Neal has been holing him back, and cautions Peter to stop taking responsibility for him, instead starting to let Neal take responsibility for himself.

-->'''Hagen:''' Tell me something useful. (about Mosconi’s 13th chapter)\\

A life hangs in the balance as Hagen tasks Neal with his final assignment.

* AesopAmnesia: Despite all the detrimental and perilous things his criminal life led to, and despite Peter’s hopes that he has finally started to learn from it, Neal starts planning with Mozzie to steal the Hope Diamond, seemingly just for the thrill of it.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Downplayed, as “evil” is not the right word. In one of her last words to Neal, Rachel echoes Dr. Summers‘s manipulative words to Neal, telling him that he can’t and doesn’t want to stop being a criminal. The episode ends with Neal plotting to steal the Hope Diamnond together with Mozzie.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Downplayed, as “evil” is not the right word. In one of her last words to Neal, Rachel echoes Dr. Summers‘s manipulative words to Neal told him, telling him that he can’t and doesn’t want to stop being a criminal. The episode ends with Neal plotting to steal the Hope Diamnond together with Mozzie.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Peter calls Neal in on a case in the middle of Rebecca’s kidnapping, Neal has to pretend that everything is fine in order to not alert Peter. Peter nevertheless realizes that Neal is on edge because he is uncharacteristically snappy, and Neal pretends that it is because of their argument.