In this episode we learn that Peter has been sent to "the cave". No not the Batcave. Peter has been sent to the evidence lockup as punishment and is forced to report to Agent Patterson. Agent Patterson is, to put it nicely, a real jackass. Patterson is played by Brett Cullen and he does an excellent job in making the audience hate him. Unfortunately, the evidence lockup doesn't house the machine from Person of Interest and is very boring. To sum it all up, this is not a very good episode for Peter.
Neal has lunch with Peter in the "prison yard/picnic area" as they call it. Peter pushes Neal to reveal more on his past and tell him some more about his Dad. Neal is fairly forthcoming about it and tells Peter just about everything he knows (You never really know with Neal, but I think he told the whole truth). Unfortunately, I'm not going to be that forthcoming. You'll have to watch the episode to find out more about his Dad!
Back at White Collar division, things are very boring without Peter. Neal reports to Diana and Jones and is seemingly bored with his cases. He discovers a case that Peter was never able to close. The case has no suspects and the criminal only appears every five years. We later find out that the name of the crook is David Cook. Hey the guy from American Idol! No, not that one. Miraculously, Neal finds a lead! The case is particularly bland and is a very procedural case in my opinion. The show is a procedural, but this case is predictable. It goes beyond ridiculousness when Neal teaches Peter subliminal messaging.
Two Hints About the Episode
1. We are going to see a beloved character return to the show.
2. Patterson isn't nice. (This isn't really a hint, more just a fact of life)
To me this was just an OK episode. Not bad, but I've seen a lot better from the White Collar team. The episode is about 95% procedural case and only 5% for anything else like Neal's Dad.
Rating : 7.5/10
White Collar airs on Tuesdays at 9/8c on USA Network. Be sure to come back here to let everyone know what you thought.
