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* BaitAndSwitch: Rebecca initially seems upset when Neal tells her that he lied about being an FBI agent, but in truth, she is turned on by it.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Rebecca initially seems upset when Neal tells her that he lied about being an FBI agent, but in agent and seems to be about to leave. In truth, she is turned on by it.doesn’t mind at all and initiates intimacy right after finding out.
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Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History.
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Neal and Peter take on must locate a stolen T-rex skeleton. Meanwhile, Neal's lies to Rebecca about being an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History.FBI agent can no longer be sustained.
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* HonestyAesop: Upon discovering that Neal lied to Rebecca about being an FBI agent, Peter and Elizabeth encourage him to be honest with her. They believe that, even knowing the truth, she might still love him.
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* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue is both about catching Forsythe and about Peter knowing the Neal hides something from him:
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* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue is both about catching Forsythe and about Peter knowing the that Neal hides something from him:
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* ConfessionTriggersConsummation: When Neal confesses to Rebecca that he lied to her, he also assures her that his feelings for him are real, and scene ends with them sleeping together.
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'''Peter:'''I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
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* StatueOfLimitation: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago. Still, he hid it from Peter because he did not want to draw attention to himself due to his other criminal activities.
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* StatueOfLimitation: StatuteOfLimitations: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago. Still, he hid it from Peter because he did not want to draw attention to himself due to his other criminal activities.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Hagen shows up at the end to continue blackmailing Neal, having talked to June, and coerces him into steal the window.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe has one in his lab, intending to use it to pay Holt.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe has one in his lab, intending to use it to pay Holt.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Hagen shows up returns at the end to continue blackmailing Neal, having talked to June, and coerces him into steal the window.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe hasone a briefcase full of cash in his lab, intending to use it to pay Holt.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe has
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: The episode's title. Until the end of the episode, Neal keeps lying to Rebecca and starts lying to Peter about why he pretended to be an FBI agent.
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convinces El to crash their dinner for a double date, surprising Neal.
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convinces El to crash their dinner for a double date, surprising Neal.
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: The One of the two meanings of the episode's title. Until the end of the episode, Neal keeps lying to Rebecca and starts lying to Peter about why he pretended to be an FBI agent.
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convincesEl Elizabeth to crash their dinner for a double date, surprising Neal.
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’sdialoguedialogue is both about catching Forsythe and about Peter knowing the Neal hides something from him:
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convinces
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s
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* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Peter calls out Neal for impersonating an officer in front of Rebecca.
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* DramaticIrony: When Peter inquires why Neal told Rebecca he's an FBI agent, Neal clarifies that he merely mentioned that he was working ''with'' the FBI, and Peter concludes that Neal let her assume the rest. Unbeknownst to Peter, he, too, is making assumptions, believing Neal lied out of fear that Rebecca wouldn't want to date a criminal. Neal chooses to let Peter continue with that assumption without correcting him.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Peter calls out Neal forimpersonating pretending to be an FBI officer in front of Rebecca.Rebecca and asks him why he would do that.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Peter calls out Neal for
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* KidsLoveDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex skeleton:
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
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* KidsLoveDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex T-rex skeleton:
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting at-rex.T-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a
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-->'''Neal:''' I was gonna give it to you after this, but if you don't think it's very good--\\
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'''Neal:''' I was gonna give it to you after this, but if you don't think it's very good--\\
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* ProperlyParanoid: Peter is suspicious of Neal dating Rebecca and keeping it from him, even though El tells him that it is probably nothing.
* Raptor Attack: Discussed. Peter notices that Forsythe has a velociraptor skull in his office and starts to talk about the misconceptions around them.
-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to ‘’Film/JurassicPark’’, everyone thinks they're an expert on them. Except the movie got everything wrong. Velociraptors were most likely feathered, based on the quill knobs found by paleontologists. And the film made them much larger, more like the size of a deinonychus.\\
Forsythe:''' That's true. Velociraptors were closer to the size of a chicken.
* Raptor Attack: Discussed. Peter notices that Forsythe has a velociraptor skull in his office and starts to talk about the misconceptions around them.
-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to ‘’Film/JurassicPark’’, everyone thinks they're an expert on them. Except the movie got everything wrong. Velociraptors were most likely feathered, based on the quill knobs found by paleontologists. And the film made them much larger, more like the size of a deinonychus.\\
Forsythe:''' That's true. Velociraptors were closer to the size of a chicken.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Peter is suspicious of Neal dating Rebecca and keeping it from him, even though El Elizabeth tells him that it is probably nothing.
*Raptor Attack: RaptorAttack: Discussed. Peter notices that Forsythe has a velociraptor skull in his office and starts to talk about the misconceptions around them.
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-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to‘’Film/JurassicPark’’, ''Film/JurassicPark'', everyone thinks they're an expert on them. Except the movie got everything wrong. Velociraptors were most likely feathered, based on the quill knobs found by paleontologists. And the film made them much larger, more like the size of a deinonychus.\\
Forsythe:''' '''Forsythe:''' That's true. Velociraptors were closer to the size of a chicken.
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-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Hagen, after talking to June when Neal shows up at the house:
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Hagen, after talking to June when Neal shows up at the June's house:
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* StatueOfLimitation: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him and El, then admits it's an order, so they can talk about Rebecca and advise him to tell her the truth.
* TitleDrop: Mozzie worries that Peter will dig deeper into Neal’s lies to Rebecca and find out the truth.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him and El, then admits it's an order, so they can talk about Rebecca and advise him to tell her the truth.
* TitleDrop: Mozzie worries that Peter will dig deeper into Neal’s lies to Rebecca and find out the truth.
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* StatueOfLimitation: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago.
ago. Still, he hid it from Peter because he did not want to draw attention to himself due to his other criminal activities.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him andEl, Elizabeth, then admits it's an order, so they can talk about Rebecca and advise him to tell her the truth.
* TitleDrop: Mozzie worries that Peter will dig deeper into Neal’s lies to Rebecca and find out thetruth.truth about everything.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him and
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* WrongAssumption: Peter jumps to the conclusion that Neal fakes being an officer because he likes Rebecca and is worried she would not date a criminal, and Neal plays along.
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* WrongAssumption: Peter jumps to the conclusion that Neal fakes faked being an officer FBI agent because he likes Rebecca and is worried she would not date a criminal, and Neal plays along.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex skeleton.
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
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* KidsLoveDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex skeleton:
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
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'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
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Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Rebecca initially seems upset when Neal tells her that he lied about being an FBI agent, but in truth, she is turned on by it.
* {{Blackmail}}: Hagen shows up at the end to continue blackmailing Neal, having talked to June, and coerces him into steal the window.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe has one in his lab, intending to use it to pay Holt.
* BrigBallBouncing: A variant; Neal throws a tennis ball and catches it several times while waiting at his desk for Peter.
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: The episode's title. Until the end of the episode, Neal keeps lying to Rebecca and starts lying to Peter about why he pretended to be an FBI agent.
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convinces El to crash their dinner for a double date, surprising Neal.
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue
-->'''Neal:''' You think I'm hiding illicit goods under my bed?\\
'''Peter:''' I think you're hiding something. But I don't have enough for a warrant to search Forsythe's office.\\
'''Neal:''' You should stake it out, see what happens. Especially around 6:00 PM.\\
'''Peter:'''I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex skeleton.
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Peter calls out Neal for impersonating an officer in front of Rebecca.
* InternalReveal: Neal tells Rebecca that he has lied about being an FBI agent and actually is a CI.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Mozzie makes a joke referencing this trope because both Neal and the dinosaur egg he forged have trackers on them.
* NotBad: Peter’s reaction when Neal shows him the fake dinosaur egg:
-->'''Neal:''' I was gonna give it to you after this, but if you don't think it's very good--\\
'''Peter:''' "Not bad" doesn't mean "Not good."\\
'''Neal:''' It doesn't mean "Good."
* ProperlyParanoid: Peter is suspicious of Neal dating Rebecca and keeping it from him, even though El tells him that it is probably nothing.
* Raptor Attack: Discussed. Peter notices that Forsythe has a velociraptor skull in his office and starts to talk about the misconceptions around them.
-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to ‘’Film/JurassicPark’’, everyone thinks they're an expert on them. Except the movie got everything wrong. Velociraptors were most likely feathered, based on the quill knobs found by paleontologists. And the film made them much larger, more like the size of a deinonychus.\\
Forsythe:''' That's true. Velociraptors were closer to the size of a chicken.
* ReplacedWithReplica: Neal creates a replica of the T-rex egg with a tracker inside so that Forsythe leads the FBI to the location of the T-rex skeleton.
* SafeBehindTheCorner: When Forsythe returns while Neal snoops around his lab, Neal hides behind the door that Forsythe opens.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Hagen, after talking to June when Neal shows up at the house:
-->'''Hagen:''' Quite the life you've built. Hate to see things fall apart over one little window.
* StatueOfLimitation: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him and El, then admits it's an order, so they can talk about Rebecca and advise him to tell her the truth.
* TitleDrop: Mozzie worries that Peter will dig deeper into Neal’s lies to Rebecca and find out the truth.
* ThisIsThePartWhere: Neal says "this is the part where you pay me" to Forsythe after Forsythe says he believes the egg is authentic. Unfortunately, he wants to make a CAT scan to be sure.
* TheUnpronounceable: Peter has trouble pronouncing “macuahuitl.”
* WrongAssumption: Peter jumps to the conclusion that Neal fakes being an officer because he likes Rebecca and is worried she would not date a criminal, and Neal plays along.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Rebecca initially seems upset when Neal tells her that he lied about being an FBI agent, but in truth, she is turned on by it.
* {{Blackmail}}: Hagen shows up at the end to continue blackmailing Neal, having talked to June, and coerces him into steal the window.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Neal discovers that Forsythe has one in his lab, intending to use it to pay Holt.
* BrigBallBouncing: A variant; Neal throws a tennis ball and catches it several times while waiting at his desk for Peter.
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: The episode's title. Until the end of the episode, Neal keeps lying to Rebecca and starts lying to Peter about why he pretended to be an FBI agent.
* DoubleDate: Peter is suspicious when he finds out that Neal has been meeting with Rebecca and convinces El to crash their dinner for a double date, surprising Neal.
* DoubleMeaning: Peter and Neal’s dialogue
-->'''Neal:''' You think I'm hiding illicit goods under my bed?\\
'''Peter:''' I think you're hiding something. But I don't have enough for a warrant to search Forsythe's office.\\
'''Neal:''' You should stake it out, see what happens. Especially around 6:00 PM.\\
'''Peter:'''I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Peter is very excited that his new case involves a dinosaur egg and hunting down a t-rex skeleton.
-->'''Peter:''' Hunting a t-rex. Seven-year-old me would be going crazy.\\
'''Neal:''' Adult you isn't exactly serene.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Peter calls out Neal for impersonating an officer in front of Rebecca.
* InternalReveal: Neal tells Rebecca that he has lied about being an FBI agent and actually is a CI.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Mozzie makes a joke referencing this trope because both Neal and the dinosaur egg he forged have trackers on them.
* NotBad: Peter’s reaction when Neal shows him the fake dinosaur egg:
-->'''Neal:''' I was gonna give it to you after this, but if you don't think it's very good--\\
'''Peter:''' "Not bad" doesn't mean "Not good."\\
'''Neal:''' It doesn't mean "Good."
* ProperlyParanoid: Peter is suspicious of Neal dating Rebecca and keeping it from him, even though El tells him that it is probably nothing.
* Raptor Attack: Discussed. Peter notices that Forsythe has a velociraptor skull in his office and starts to talk about the misconceptions around them.
-->'''Peter:''' Thanks to ‘’Film/JurassicPark’’, everyone thinks they're an expert on them. Except the movie got everything wrong. Velociraptors were most likely feathered, based on the quill knobs found by paleontologists. And the film made them much larger, more like the size of a deinonychus.\\
Forsythe:''' That's true. Velociraptors were closer to the size of a chicken.
* ReplacedWithReplica: Neal creates a replica of the T-rex egg with a tracker inside so that Forsythe leads the FBI to the location of the T-rex skeleton.
* SafeBehindTheCorner: When Forsythe returns while Neal snoops around his lab, Neal hides behind the door that Forsythe opens.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Hagen, after talking to June when Neal shows up at the house:
-->'''Hagen:''' Quite the life you've built. Hate to see things fall apart over one little window.
* StatueOfLimitation: The FBI can't charge Forsythe for stealing the macuahuitl because it was stolen eight years ago.
* ThatsAnOrder: Peter invites Neal to have dinner with him and El, then admits it's an order, so they can talk about Rebecca and advise him to tell her the truth.
* TitleDrop: Mozzie worries that Peter will dig deeper into Neal’s lies to Rebecca and find out the truth.
* ThisIsThePartWhere: Neal says "this is the part where you pay me" to Forsythe after Forsythe says he believes the egg is authentic. Unfortunately, he wants to make a CAT scan to be sure.
* TheUnpronounceable: Peter has trouble pronouncing “macuahuitl.”
* WrongAssumption: Peter jumps to the conclusion that Neal fakes being an officer because he likes Rebecca and is worried she would not date a criminal, and Neal plays along.
