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*applauds* You've done it again you genius you! Wow, what a show. I loved it. I loved seeing how Neal is not, in fact, this ubercriminal type who, like, has superhuman stealth and never makes a mistake. The opening was fabulous--Peter's outrage at how young and un-hardened Neal is. So perfect. So Peter! Someone who has a very clear picture of what is, what isn't, and what ought to be--well, that kind of person WOULD be totally enraged at discovering that the mastermind behind all those crimes is this pretty young thing. But! As much as I gleed at the start and as much as I adored the whole damn story, my FAVORITE part was this:

Instead, like a middle school girl with a fucking crush, he'd said "You know my name." He'd realized his mistake a second too late, but before he could start stammering an excuse, Neal raised both eyebrows and offered him a slow, enthralled smile. He looked like himself for the first time since Peter had arrested him.

"I have the whole time," he'd said, and he'd continued to smile at Peter until the bailiff had grunted and yanked him away.

Oh, man. Here is where the crowd went wild. Neal's enthralled smile! And Peter's honesty. Good lord. You wrote that instant of recognition like it was so easy and dang! I can just see it happening in my mind and weirdly it feels like one of my favorite moments from the show...if you get what I mean...anyway, thanks for writing!!!