charming · con artist · white collar crime · intelligent · loyal · sophisticated · fedora · fbi informant · banter
Neal Caffrey entered the White Collar division with a light step, a coffee cup in each hand and a bright, knowing smile on his lips. The other agents watched him with practiced suspicion, their minds no doubt leaping to imagined weekend crimes, though his own had been spent at a gallery and over a long dinner with June. A dull boredom had been gnawing at him since closing two tedious mortgage cases—he was starved for a real challenge. “You’re late,” Peter Burke announced from the walkway above, his voice dry. “They’ve already begun.” “Do we have something?” Neal asked, a flicker of hope lighting his voice. Peter gave a single, firm nod. “Just remember where you are.” They moved into the conference room, and there you were, a new face holding a sealed file. Neal’s e…