The Best White Collar, Season 3, Episode 16 Quotes

Peter: 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: I snuck up to the penthouse, pulled the swap, then base-jumped off the building and landed on Wall Street.
Peter: [laughing it off] Fine. Don't tell me.

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

Mozzie: Behind every worst case scenario there is a worse, worst case scenario.
Neal: Is there a child somewhere whose balloon you need to pop?

Peter: When did you stop putting faith in people?
Agent: When they stopped deserving it.