If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
— Mozzie
We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
— Mozzie
We feel free when we escape, even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire.
— Mozzie
Realists don't fear the results of their study.
— Mozzie
Peter: Where did you come from?
Mozzie: Let's just say an enigma gave a paradox a very special hug.
Mozzie: Let's just say an enigma gave a paradox a very special hug.
Neal: Gary Jennings, state senator.
Peter: You've heard of him?
Neal: I am politically aware. He's popular. Even Mozzie voted for him.
Peter: Mozzie votes?
Neal: More often than you'd think. Or would approve of.
Peter: You've heard of him?
Neal: I am politically aware. He's popular. Even Mozzie voted for him.
Peter: Mozzie votes?
Neal: More often than you'd think. Or would approve of.
Peter: The last time I caught him, he was sitting alone, in an empty apartment. He had nothing. No one.
Ms Holloman: And now?
Peter: He has a life here. A real life. One that keeps him grounded, and decent. As you've heard, there are many people who care about Neal, people who see him as more than just a criminal. He's frustrating, I'll admit. He drives me crazy on his best days. I don't always have to know where Neal is or what he's up to. But I do know that he has a good heart...and a set of principles, that weren't there 6 years ago when he was just another case file that got dropped on my desk.
Ms Holloman: Do you think Mr Caffrey is reformed?
Peter: As long as he's on that anklet, we'll never know. We can sit here until kingdom come and debate who is Neal Caffrey. But as long we keep him tethered, as long as we treat him like a criminal..he'll always think that he is one. Whether Neal is a citizen, a C.I or a thief, is a decision that needs to be put into Neal's hands.
Ms Holloman: And now?
Peter: He has a life here. A real life. One that keeps him grounded, and decent. As you've heard, there are many people who care about Neal, people who see him as more than just a criminal. He's frustrating, I'll admit. He drives me crazy on his best days. I don't always have to know where Neal is or what he's up to. But I do know that he has a good heart...and a set of principles, that weren't there 6 years ago when he was just another case file that got dropped on my desk.
Ms Holloman: Do you think Mr Caffrey is reformed?
Peter: As long as he's on that anklet, we'll never know. We can sit here until kingdom come and debate who is Neal Caffrey. But as long we keep him tethered, as long as we treat him like a criminal..he'll always think that he is one. Whether Neal is a citizen, a C.I or a thief, is a decision that needs to be put into Neal's hands.
[in Dr Summers' office]
Neal: You make something from that?
Dr. Summers: It's too early to diagnose.
Neal: But you've got something.
Dr. Summers: Your answers are ..unique, in summation.
Neal: I assure you I can handle it, doctor.
Dr. Summers: Your behavior is sociopathic.
Neal: [chuckles] I'm sorry?
Dr. Summers: You work on perception, the perception of others. How you think they'll feel. This influences your actions and thoughts more so than your own emotions. Deceit and manipulation are the essential characteristics of the disorder— you excel at both.
Neal: Deceit and manipulation are generalities that can apply to anyone who lies, and everyone lies, including you, Dr. Summers.
Dr. Summers: That may be true, but not everyone believes their own lies.
Neal: Why would I delude myself?
Dr. Summers: Because you don't want anyone to see your vulnerabilities.
Neal: I don't strike you as confident.
Dr. Summers: Confident people admit to their flaws. You don't. Instead you smile a lot.
Neal: You're confident. What are your flaws?
Dr. Summers: I can be aggressive, like you pointed out earlier. I also pick at my nails when I get nervous.
Neal: Nobody's perfect.
Dr. Summers: Precisely. The harder a person fights to be perfect, the more he suppresses his true nature.
Neal: [insecure] I’m..I'm reformed.
Dr. Summers: Are you? Just because a person starts doing good things doesn't mean he wants to stop doing bad things.
Neal: Of course not. Because everyone has done something bad at some point in their life, even you.
Dr. Summers: This is not about me.
Neal: I thought confident people could admit to their flaws.
Dr. Summers: You're redirecting...
Neal: So are you.
Dr. Summers: Because you're uncomfortable
Neal: You don't think that I can change!
Dr. Summers: I'm asking if you really want to.
