Peter and Neal collaborate with the Pink Panthers in executing the heist, with the goal of catching them red-handed. Meanwhile, Neal and Mozzie quietly scheme to grab 30 million.
Tropes:
- Ambiguous Ending: Although
Word of God has given their insight on this, the ending in the actual series leaves it open whether Neal has truly gone straight or continues to be a con man. - Batman Gambit: In order for Neal to successfully fake his own death, Keller has to try to betray him.
- Betrayal Insurance: Neal has activated his anklet so that the FBI can find him and Keller. Subverted, when it is revealed that Neal not only anticipated Keller’s betrayal but actually counted on it.
- Bittersweet Ending: Neal finally achieves the freedom he’s always desired by faking his death, and in doing so also keeps his loved ones safe from the Pink Panthers. Peter, now a happy father with Elizabeth and their adorable son, is overjoyed when he finds out, one year later at least, that Neal is actually alive. However, the bitter reality is that Neal can never reconnect with his loved ones again, lest everything was for nothing.
- Book Safe: Neal keeps the cards from his first meeting with Mozzie in a hollowed out book.
- Boom, Headshot!: Peter shoots Keller in the head when Keller threatens a pedestrian, and then points the gun at Peter.
- Breaking the Fellowship: Diana goes to DC one year after Neal’s “death.”
- Call-Back:
- Mozzie tells a story to baby Neal, referencing the time Neal and Peter had to deactivate a bomb on a submarine in "Under the Radar":Mozzie: And then using the magical box with the map inside, the white knight teamed up with the dark knight to find the treasure in the submarine. But the evil warlord got there first and forced the knights into the submarine, which was booby-trapped with TNT. […] So the knights find the treasure, but then the warlord tricks them and uses dark magic to make it disappear.
- Peter receiving a bottle of Bordeaux (either from Neal or Mozzie) is a reference to the bottle of Bordeaux that Kate left behind for Neal in the Pilot.
- Mozzie tells a story to baby Neal, referencing the time Neal and Peter had to deactivate a bomb on a submarine in "Under the Radar":
- The Caper: Stealing the Federal Reserve is a very well planned out crime: The Panthers smuggle the equipment into to the warehouse in coffins and hearses, have a limited amount of time to carry out the crime and flee just in time when the police arrives.
- Cathartic Crying: Peter doesn't shed a tear when he sees Neal being wheeled into the ambulance, when Neal essentially says his goodbyes, or even when he and Mozzie see Neal's body at the morgue. However, it's when he's alone in the hospital hallway, and he receives back Neal's anklet, that he finally breaks down and starts sobbing.
- Chekhov's Gun: Neal's tracking anklet serves as this in the series finale. He spent most of Season 6 being entirely off-anklet due to being undercover in a semi-long-term, high-stakes operation. However, once they've caught the Pink Panthers and Neal slips away with Keller, Neal — who knows that Keller plans to betray him — secretly puts his anklet back on to help Peter find him and Keller in time to stop the latter.
- Coffin Contraband: The Pink Panthers have hidden their supplies in coffins so that they can smuggle them into the warehouse.
- Cradle of Loneliness: Peter holds Neal’s anklet in his hand while he cries after thinking that Neal has died.
- Creator Cameo: Jeff Eastin, the series creator, appears as a homeless man watching Mozzie climb down a manhole.
- Dead Guy Junior: Thinking that Neal has died, Peter has named his son “Neal” to honor his friend.
- Dead Partner: Peter thinks that he has lost Neal, who was basically his buddy cop partner.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: After six seasons, Neal finally gets his freedom when he fakes his death.
- Eiffel Tower Effect: The Eiffel Tower appears in the ending to show that Neal is in Paris after faking his death.
- The End: The screen displays "Fin" (French for "end") at the conclusion.
- "Eureka!" Moment: Peter realizes that something is going on when he and Elizabeth receive an anonymous bottle of Bordeaux, and remembers a key given to him by a hospital worker after Neal's death. He then realizes that it may be the key to one of the containers where Neal was spotted talking to a woman, goes investigating and finds the clues left behind by Neal to tell him that he still is alive.
- Evil Gloating:
- Keller taunts Neal with Kate's death when he tries to betray Neal.
- When Keller briefly holds a pedestrian hostage, he taunts Peter with the fact that he has done something to Neal that will kill him.
- Faking the Dead: Neal has faked his death by counting on Keller shooting him. He has payed off a woman driving the ambulance and has taken a substance that would make him seem dead when Peter and Mozzie look at his body at the morgue. His motivation behind this is to be free, and also to protect his loved ones from repercussions after he helps bring down the Pink Panthers.
- Family of Choice: Neal tells this to Elizabeth:Neal: Peter, you, your son... you're my family.
- Fauxshadow: For savvy viewers, it seems obvious that Neal will end up either dead or severely injured, since he not only says goodbye to all his loved ones but also seemingly makes a deal with Keller, who is not to be trusted. Except, Neal has hatched a plan to fake his death and wears a bulletproof vest to ensure he remains unharmed when Keller inevitably tries to shoot him.
- Five Stages of Grief: One year after Neal’s “death”, Mozzie and Peter discuss what stage of grief they are at:Peter: I keep telling myself, if I'd just got there a minute sooner...
Mozzie: Ah, Stage Three... bargaining. Myself, Stage Four.
Peter: Depression? I would've figured you for denial.
Mozzie: No more conspiracy theories. […] He gave me this card just before the job, and for the longest time, I thought he knew. He knew he was gonna die, so he gave me this to say good-bye. And if he knew that, well, it must have been a con. Neal Caffrey's greatest con. But it wasn't. Thus, I move from denial to depression. - Flashback-Montage Realization: When Peter finds the containers with all the proof that Neal left behind to tell him that the faked his death, Peter realizes that one of the paramedics tending to Neal was the same woman who Neal met in secret, as shown on a photo Luc had taken in private.
- Foreign Language Title: The episode’s title is French for “goodbye.”
- Foreshadowing: Neal shoots at a mannequin inside a container earlier in the episode.
- Friendship Moment: When Neal appears to be dying, he tells Peter that he's his best friend and the only one who saw good in him.
- Gun Struggle: Neal induces one with Keller, intending for Keller to shoot him so that he can fake his death.
- Half Empty Two Shot: When Peter imagines Neal’s reflection in the window one year after his death, Neal’s reflection takes up the left half of the frame.
- He's Just Hiding: In-universe, Mozzie is in denial after seeing Neal’s body, believing that he has faked his death, and talks about JFK’s alleged faked death as a comparison until he breaks down sobbing when he starts to accept that Neal actually is dead.
- I Die Free: Looking at Neal’s tracking anklet at the hospital after Neal’s “death,” Peter says, "You're free. You're free."
- Internal Reveal: When Peter meets Mozzie one year later, Mozzie admits that his real name is Teddy Winters. Peter does not look surprised at all.
- Iris Out: The screen closes in a circle on the word “fin” at the end.
- It Has Been an Honor: Neal says a variant of this when he appears to be dying:Neal: You're the only one who saw good in me. […] You're my best friend.
- Killer Finale: Subverted. Neal is carted off to the hospital in pretty bad shape and seems to die, with a Time Skip seeming to seal the deal. However, on year later, Peter figures out he just faked his death. The show ends on Neal living in Paris, having just pulled off the greatest trick he'll ever commit.
- Mole Men: Two homeless men discuss this trope when they see Mozzie climbing down a manhole:Homeless Man: Are you one of them mole people?
- "Not So Different" Remark: Keller, again, claims that he and Neal are the same:Keller: Face it, pal... you and me, we're the same, always have been. Two bad guys who destroy all the good around us.
- "Pan Up to the Sky" Ending: At the end, the camera pans up to the sky to reveal the Eiffel Tower.
- Playing Possum: Neal has taken a chemical to slow down his heartbeat and make his skin appear pallid so that he appears dead when Peter and Mozzie look at his body.
- Please, Don't Leave Me: Peter, when Neal tells him that he doesn’t think he will survive after seemingly being shot:Peter: Don’t say that!
Neal: You were the only one who saw good in me.
Peter: Stop it, Neal! - Pre-Sacrifice Final Goodbye:
- Mozzie thinks that Neal said goodbye to him by giving him the the dame card, that dates back to when Neal and Mozzie met for the first time, because he knew that he would not survive.
- Neal also seemingly says goodbye to June by wearing her husband Byron’s favorite suit, thanking her for everything, and telling her he loves her.
- Prized Possession Giveaway: Mozzie gives baby Neal his teddy bear Mozart from his childhood, the only thing he had left from his own birth parents, showing how meaningful that gift is.
- Safecracking: Neal, Peter, and the Pink Panthers pick the safe at the airport where the money from the Federal Reserve is being stored.
- Sherlock Scan: Neal pretends to already have deduced that Peter and Elizabeth’s baby is a boy when they make the revelation and gives them a blue bib, but in truth, he had bibs ready in both blue and pink:Neal: I read Peter's body language when you told me you guys had an announcement. His voice got deeper, his shoulders straightened, he took a masculine stance.
- Starting a New Life: After faking his death, Neal has started a new life in Paris.
- Time Skip: The ending skips to one year after Neal’s “death.”
- Trust Password: Neal pretends that Peter is a renowned criminal, and Woodford asks Peter a question to confirm if it's true:Woodford: What was it you drove for the getaway?
Peter: A Bentley Continental Flying Spur. But that's a trick question. I wasn't driving. We had a chauffeur. - Vehicle Vanish: A variant. Peter “sees” Neal sitting in his old chair in the office, but when a person walks by, the chair is empty again, showing that this is just part of Peter’s imagination.
