"We feel free when we escape—even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire." [Cuts Neal's anklet] No sirens.
Into the fire then.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
You said good-bye to everyone but me. Why?
I don't know.
Yeah, you do. Tell me.
I don't know, Peter.
Why?
You know why!
Tell me!
'Cause you're the only one who could change my mind!
[A beat passes. Tears are tracking down Neal's face. Peter's eyes are bright with them as well.]
Did I?
[After a moment glancing between Kate, who is waiting on the plane, and Peter, a visibly distraught Neal turns & walks away. After a few steps, he takes a hard breath and turns back to face Peter.]
Peter...
[The plane behind Neal explodes.]
Hell hath no fury like a fed scorned.
Neal was a felon. He was convicted of bond forgery. And as you can see in those files, he was suspected of doing a hell of a lot of other things. Yeah, Neal was a pain in the ass. So did somebody from that past want him dead? Maybe. But he also helped me clear a 93% conviction rate. And that makes enemies, too.
[having been handed a file by Diana] Peter, how could you keep this from me?
[serious, to Peter] I'm sorry, boss. He needed to know.
[thinking that it's the music box file] Neal..
I was expecting more Magnum PI. [Peter frowns, confused] And less Super Mario! [he grins]
[He turns file to reveal picture of mustachioed Peter]
I burned all those, where did you...
[holding picture in front of his face as he walks up the stairs; Italian falsetto] I'm-a Mario!
Yeah, you look good in orange!
[watching a news clip] Gary Jennings, state senator.
You've heard of him?
I am politically aware. He's popular; even Mozzie voted for him.
[surprised] Mozzie votes?
More often than you'd think--or would approve of.
Now all we need is a bad cop.
I can do bad cop.
I've seen you do mildly irritated cop-- [Peter glares at him] Wow...
[after calling Diana into his office] You gonna tell her?
I'm not telling her, you tell her.
You're the one who made her a hooker!
You're the one who's sleeping with her.
You got a point.
[stepping into the office] Yeah?
Neal told Jennings you're a hooker, you and I are having an affair, you're gonna go meet with an escort service.
[perfectly calm and unsurprised] Okay. Anything else?
No. [Diana walks out of room]
[pause] It's good to have her back.
[Diana is sitting on his lap to fake being an escort] Is this doing anything for you?
[leans forward slightly] Not a damn thing.
[about Diana pretending to be an escort and being 'auditioned'] What were you gonna do if I hadn't come in?
[puts a strawberry in Neal's mouth while sitting on his lap] I would put this strawberry in that guy's mouth, take him up to my room, put a gun between his ribs, and tell him to sit tight, or I'd arrest him for solicitation.
[pause] That is really sexy.
Yeah.
I love a good art heist.
Solving a good art heist.
That's what I said.
Mmm. Ever been on a campus?
Not as a student.
And yet you have three MBAs and two doctorates.
Clearly something's wrong with the system.
[holding his cell phone] Do you mind? I have to call Mozzie.
Are you sure Mozzie didn't do it?
[confidently] Yeah.
Why?
Slash and grab. [Peter is still confused] The frame's too high?
Oh.
[regarding the Criminology class] If you like that, you're gonna love this. This is the syllabus for the class.
[takes one look at the syllabus; sounds weak] Oh. [looks back up at Diana] He's gonna be impossible after that. [standing up and walking out of office] Where's Neal?!
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