History Recap / WhiteCollarS05E10LiveFeed

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Downplayed, as “evil” is not the right word. One of Rachel’s last words to Neal echo what Dr. Summers told him, to manipulate him: that he can’t and doesn’t want to stop being a criminal. The episode ends with Neal making plans with Mozzie of stealing the Hope Diamnond.

* ConflictBall: Wanting to go back to Hagen as soon as possible to save Rebecca, Neal deliberately picks a fight with Peter, reminding him that he does not regret stealing the coins to clear Peter’s name, which works as Peter angrily sends him home.

* ConflictBall: Wanting to go back to Hagen as soon as possible to save Rebecca, Neal deliberately picks a fight with Peter, reminding him that he does not regret what he did, which works as Peter angrily sends him home.

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

-->'''Hagen:''' Tell me something useful.\\

* FakedKidnapping: In Rebecca’s apartment, Neal finds a camera pointed at the wallpaper that was visible in the video showing her bound and gagged, making him realize that she faked everything.

* HeroicBSOD: When Neal discovers at the end that Rebecca is not who she pretend to be and has lied to him about everything, he is in shock and doesn’t react when Peter says his name several times.

* 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 unusually snappy, and Neal pretends that it is because of their argument.

* TheTell: 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 unusually snappy, and Neal pretends that it is because of their argument.

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

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hagen tells Mozzie that Neal has “served his purpose” when this last mission over, which sounds like this threat.

* TargetedToHurtTheHero: When Neal is horrified that Hagen seemingly kidnapped Rebecca and exclaims that she had nothing to do with their business:

* DisappointedInYou: A variant, as Peter doesn’t know that Neal hears him. As 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.

* WhamEpisode: Rebecca is not who she is. She has lied to Neal, has composed a magnitude of files on everyone in Neal and Peter’s department, has framed Hagen, was likely the one who shot him, and Siegel, and framed her own kidnapping.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hagen tells Mozzie that Neal has “served his purpose” when this last mission over, which sound like this threat.

* DissensionRemorse: Both Peter and Neal are clearly about their argument. Peter keeps thinking about it even when running, trying to distract himself, and Neal is hesitant to involve Peter after having freed Rebecca because he is worried about his reaction.
* FakedKidnapping: In Rebecca’s apartment, Neal finds a camera pointed at the wallpaper that was visible in the video showing a kidnapped Rebecca, making him realize that she faked everything.

** In Rebecca’s apartment, Neal and Peter find attempts to forge Hagen’s signature, showing that she framed him.

* HostageForMacGuffin: Hagen threatens Rebecca in exchange for the window and Neal and Mozzie deciphering the meaning of the 13th chapter
* HostageVideo: When Neal tries to renegotiate with Hagen, gives Neal a phone that shows Rebecca bound and gagged. Later, he has a screen at the hideout showing the same picture while he has Neal and Mozzie deciphering the pages.

* InventedIndividual: Rebcca has multiple different pictures on her mirror, showing that she is an expert in pretending to be someone else.

* LaserHallway: Downplayed. Rebecca has one laser trip wire on the door of her apartment, that alerts her in case someone enters it.
* NoMoreLies: After Hagne is shot, Peter demands Nal to tell him everything he knows. Neal then revealed that Hagen threatened Rebecca to make Neal solve a puzzle for him that leads to a valuable diamond.
* PhotographicMemory: Mozzie memorizes the patterns on the pages, which allows Neal to burn them in front of Hagen without losing what they discovered.

* TheReveal: Rebecca is not who she claims to be, has faked her own kidnapping, and clearly has experiences in espionage.

* SilentTreatment: Following the revelation in the previous episode, Peter is effectively ignoring Neal, can’t stand to hear his name, and does not want to take him on the case that Jones brings him, until he talks to Elizabeth.
* StealthInsult: When Hagen asks why Neal why Peter called him in, Neal has this to say about the painting that Hagen seemingly forged:

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

** Jones somewhat takes this role, when he notices that Peter gets frustrated when he even hears Neal’s name and confronts him with it, wanting to know what is going on.
** Elizabeth later talks to Peter about this, implicitly telling him to try to stop being angry with Neal:

* ThreatBackfire: Neal tries to renegotiate with Hagen by trading the evidence video from the coin heist for the glass, but this fails when Hagen shows Neal the video feed seemingly showing that he has kidnapped Rebecca.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Jones tells Peter that Neal has been holing him back, and cautions Peter to stop taking responsibility for him, instead letting Neal take responsibility for himself.
* TreasureMap: The coded pages lead to the Hope Diamond, that used to be one of the eyes from a figure of “the Idol of Sita.” Neal and Mozzie do not yet manage to decipher exact code.

* WhamEpisode: Rebecca is not who she is. She has composed a magnitude of files on everyone in Neal and Peter’s department. She has framed Hagen, was likely the one who shot him, and Siegel, and framed her own kidnapping.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hagen tells Mozzie that Neal has “served his purpose” when this all is over, which sound like this threat.

* ImplausibleDeniability: From the FBI’s POV, Hagen’s claim that he did not forge the painting seems ridiculous, since his initials hidden on it, which is his MO.

* DecoyDamsel: Rachel has faked being kidnapped and in distress, knowing that Neal would do anything to save her.

* DisappointedInYou: A variant, as Peter doesn’t know that Neal hears him. As Neal eavesdroppes on the conversation between Peter and Jones, Peter states that he needs to keep a distance to Neal, that it was a mistake that he took him on to the 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.

'''Peter: That’s right.'''\\
'''Elizabeth:''' Have you actually made your peace with him?

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mozzie gives a brief but appropriate one to Hagen:
-->'''Mozzie:''' […Y]ou’re a stock thug. You can't even do your own dirty work. Your obvious weakness is your hubris. You speak with such authority. I've dealt with guys like you before.

-->'''Neal:''' It's a forgery investigation. Second-rate hack trying to sell a Vermeer knock-off to the Met. Amateur hour.

* PhotographicMemory: Mozzie memorizes the patterns on the pages, which allows Neal to burn them in front of Hagen without losing what they discovered.

* IfAnythingHappensToHer: Neal says this to Hagen, as he seemingly has kidnapped Rebecca and threatens to harm Mozzie if Neal does something while he is away:
'''Neal:''' If anything happens to her or him, you'll see what I'm capable of.
* IGotYourWife: Hagen seemingly kidnaps Rebecca to force Neal to help him decipher Mosconi’s 13th chapter.

-->'''Hagen:''' Funny, isn't it? Don't need a gun. Don't even need blackmail anymore. Just one striking image.

* DisappointedInYou: A variant, as Peter doesn’t know that Neal hears him. As Neal eavesdroppes on the conversation between Peter and Jones, Peter states that he needs to keep distance to Neal, that it was a mistake that he took him to the 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.

'''Mozzie:''' Okay. Um, there's a certain tiger fish that's been known to eat crocodiles.
Hagen: You are an odd little creature.