White Collar (TV Series)

Judgment Day (2012)

Tim DeKay: Peter Burke

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• Peter Burke : You once told me you never lied to me and you never will. So I need to know something. The first time Kramer and I went after you for the Degas, how did you switch the paintings?

  Neal Caffrey : I snuck up to the penthouse, pulled the swap, then base-jumped off the building and landed on Wall Street.

  Peter Burke : [laughing it off]  Fine. Don't tell me.

• Peter Burke : When did you stop putting faith in people?

  Agent Kramer : When they stopped deserving it.

• Ms. Holloman : State your name and relationship to Neal Caffrey for the record, please.

  Peter Burke : Special Agent Peter Burke. I've been Neal Caffrey's handler at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, since his release into our custody.

  Ms. Holloman : You caught him?

  Peter Burke : Twice. And you should know, the last time I caught him, he was sitting alone in an empty apartment. He had nothing. No one.

  Ms. Holloman : And now?

  Peter Burke : He has a life. A real life here. 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 six 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 Burke : As long as he's on that anklet, we'll never know. We can sit here until kingdom come and debate over 'who is Neal Caffrey'. But as long as 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 his hands.