Peter Burke quotes from White Collar

Peter

She's taking advantage of the system.

Neal

I hate when people take advantage of the system. Now... that I work for the system, of course.

Elizabeth

Honey?

Peter

Yeah?

Elizabeth

What is this?

Peter

I was going to talk to you about that... That is part of an undercover job I was working. And part of the cover was that I had to talk to another woman.

Elizabeth

Must have been quite the conversationalist.

Peter

I had to flirt with her so Neal could get closer to the target.

Elizabeth

Isn't it usually the other way around?

Peter

She chose me.

Elizabeth

You had to seduce another woman?

Peter

No! No! I just had drinks with her. Nothing happened El, I swear! Are you laughing? You're laughing.

Elizabeth

You had to flirt? You hate flirting!

Neal

Out of all the people in my life—Mozzie, even Kate, you know—you're the only one.

Peter

"The only one" what?

Neal

The only person in my life I trust.

Neal

[drugged and loopy] You stole that for me?

Peter

Yeah. It's a regular Kodak moment.

Peter

Is this because I ran prints on Alex?

Neal

It's for so many reasons.

Neal

Peter, mi casa is su casa.

Peter

Su casa is not even *su* casa.

Peter

Manuel Campos just died in ICU. His wife's a mess. Says she didn't see the driver. NYPD's out of leads. Tell me who's responsible for this.

Neal

His name's Matthew Keller. He's the blue-collar version of me.

Peter

Look at this, all the usual suspects in the same place; makes my job much easier. What are you kids up to?

We were just leaving.

Peter

I'm sure you were.

Peter

You met with Fowler and now Alex and your little buddy are here: you've got your whole crew together to steal the box. Tell me I'm wrong.

Neal

[shrugs] You're wrong?

Peter

I don't understand you. I gave you something good here and you're about to blow it. I gave you a shot at a better life.

Neal

It's not the life I want.

Peter

We all have our weaknesses. Kate's yours.

Peter

You said good-bye to everyone but me. Why?

Neal

I don't know.

Peter

Yeah, you do. Tell me.

Neal

I don't know, Peter.

Peter

Why?

Neal

You know why!

Peter

Tell me!

Neal

'Cause you're the only one who could change my mind!

Peter

Did I?

Neal

Peter...

Neal

[having been handed a file by Diana] Peter, how could you keep this from me?

Diana

[serious, to Peter] I'm sorry, boss. He needed to know.

Peter

[thinking that it's the music box file] Neal..

Neal

I was expecting more Magnum PI. [Peter frowns, confused] And less Super Mario! [he grins]

Peter

I burned all those, where did you...

Neal

[holding picture in front of his face as he walks up the stairs; Italian falsetto] I'm-a Mario!

Peter

Yeah, you look good in orange!

Neal

[watching a news clip] Gary Jennings, state senator.

Peter

You've heard of him?

Neal

I am politically aware. He's popular; even Mozzie voted for him.

Peter

[surprised] Mozzie votes?

Neal

More often than you'd think--or would approve of.

Neal

Now all we need is a bad cop.

Peter

I can do bad cop.

Neal

I've seen you do mildly irritated cop-- [Peter glares at him] Wow...

Peter

[after calling Diana into his office] You gonna tell her?

Neal

I'm not telling her, you tell her.

Peter

You're the one who made her a hooker!

Neal

You're the one who's sleeping with her.

Peter

You got a point.

Diana

[stepping into the office] Yeah?

Peter

Neal told Jennings you're a hooker, you and I are having an affair, you're gonna go meet with an escort service.

Diana

[perfectly calm and unsurprised] Okay. Anything else?

Peter

No. [Diana walks out of room]

Neal

[pause] It's good to have her back.

Neal

I love a good art heist.

Peter

Solving a good art heist.

Neal

That's what I said.