Justice and Compassion
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“...Burke just looked at him searchingly for a moment longer. His eyes softened as he met Neal’s and Neal had the uncomfortable feeling that Burke saw through him like glass, past the mask of cool con man to the terrified kid that the mask protected. Nobody had ever looked at him that way before. Nobody had ever cared much about what was behind the mask.”
Neal is familiar with the good cop tactic, but Agent Peter Burke is confusingly kind—Or “Neal gets arrested by the FBI and learns about the idea of compassion.”
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- Part 1 of Justice and Compassion
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“Peter let out a long breath, and looked up at her, ‘El, the day I caught Neal Caffrey was supposed to be one of the greatest days of my career.’
‘And it isn’t?’ Her expression was sympathetic and a bit confused. He shook his head.
‘There was nothing great, El, about arresting an intelligent, friendly, stupid kid whose been showing off to the world in the most idiotic way and watch him struggle damn hard not to fall apart from the consequences.’”
Peter Burke comes home from one of the most triumphant days of his career saddened and confused and learns a few things about Neal Caffrey from his wife.
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- Part 2 of Justice and Compassion
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“ “Why do you care?”
The question seemed to come out of nowhere and Peter just stared in horrified confusion.
“That you don’t get beaten up or assaulted?”
“No,” Caffrey’s voice was quiet, “just about me—in general.”
The question, asked with such confused sincerity, broke Peter’s heart.””
Both agent and criminal are stunned by the unexpectedly harsh sentence, but Peter’s concern for Neal brings important questions—and even more important answers—to light.
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- Part 3 of Justice and Compassion