[***]
How you doing today, sir? Very well, thanks.
Thank you.
PETER: I hope you're not admiring your own work.
I wish I was. But I got a pretty good alibi.
I was working with you yesterday.
I'll be sure to back you up when we talk to the Lampson Gallery.
Curator is waiting for us upstairs.
I love a good art heist.
Solving a good art heist. That's what I said.
Let me see that.
Lewis Thayer's Untitled Number Two.
It's worth 4 million.
You'd think for that kind of money
he'd have bothered to come up with a title.
Well, it is one of his seminal pieces.
Is it a fad or talent that drives up the price?
Both. Neither.
Don't try to understand
the peculiarities of the pop art market.
Would you pay 4 million for that?
Pay?
Yeah. You're the wrong guy to ask.
PETER: Miss Jeffries.
Special Agent Burke. This is Neal Caffrey.
How you doing? Tell us what happened.
Well, as you can see, the Untitled Number Two
was simply cut out of its frame.
How does someone pull a down and dirty
slash and grab from a major gallery?
One of the few options left
if you wanna knock over a high-security--
I was talking to her. Mr. Caffrey's right.
We have sensors in the frame,
but nothing attached to the canvas.
Cutting it out of the frame circumvents the alarm.
Got it. Security cameras?
The theft occurred during our daily security tape swap.
So we're not dealing with complete amateurs.
No, actually, it sounds like a pretty good plan.
What are the odds you'll be able to recover the painting?
Well, it would've made my job a lot easier
if you had kept it from the press.
We did. Somebody didn't.
[***]
Anonymous tip.
You think our thieves called it in?
Good chance. Headlines attract black market buyers.
Which means they wanna move the painting quickly.
I can ask around.
Good, run your street contacts. Diana, you've got Europe.
Check with Interpol. Jones, you're on Asia.
Check with the Alat over there. JONES: Yup.
What? Do you mind?
I need to check my street contacts.
Calling Mozzie? He's good at this kind of thing.
You sure he didn't do it? Slash and grab.
Frame's too high.
Yeah.
[BEEPS]
MOZZIE: Hello.
Hey, Mozz, the Lampson is missing a Thayer.
I didn't steal it. I know.
Reward? Sizable.
All right. I'm on it.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[***]
What are you doing here? I said meet me in an hour.
You found a source in less than an hour.
That's pretty quick, Mozz.
I only deal with professionals.
And you asked about a reward, which you never ask about.
Starting to think you're talking to somebody and not telling me.
You're paranoid. Who's your fence, Mozz?
I am friends with many people of unsavory character.
Mm-hm.
How long have you been talking to her?
I know not of who you speak.
Sorry, meeting aborted.
My sources spook easily.
They have to think I'm a vault.
[UMBRELLA TAPS TWICE]
Meeting aborted.
[DISTANT UMBRELLA TAPS]
Sounds like the meeting's still on.
[UMBRELLA TAPS]
WOMAN: I can't believe I'm saying this.
I saw a mockingbird in the park.
What color was the mockingbird? The bird died, let's go.
What are you doing here, Alex?
I've never known you to go skulking around
after reward money.
Well, after the plane blew up,
a lot of people were asking questions.
I'm trying to stay off the radar.
Makes it hard to find work.
You came to Mozzie, not me? He's not tethered to the FBI.
Two taps meant abort, by the way.
Or you could've just yelled "abort."
I found the missing Thayer painting.
It was fenced in Dubai.
Thanks.
But you didn't come just to say that.
What are you really doing here?
I needed to talk to Mozzie. Alone.
What did I do? We'll talk.
We're not friends anymore?
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
What's up, Peter? PETER: News about the painting.
Meet me in the office. On my way.
[BEEP]
Gotta go back to the office. We'll talk later.
What are we talking about? I've got a big problem.
Yeah.
Great, great. Overnight it. I found the painting.
How'd you find it? I found it. Where?
It was fenced to a textile magnate in Dubai.
A hotel heiress in Budapest just turned hers in.
Good news. You found the painting overseas.
Scotland Yard has it.
It's also in Dubai and Budapest.
What? NEAL: They're forgeries.
All of them? How do you know?
Because custom clamps down when a theft occurs.
The risk of getting the original out are too high.
If you make forgeries ahead of time,
take them out of the country before the heist, you're clear.
Steal the Thayer, leak the theft, then sell the forgeries.
And the original never leaves the country.
You've seen this scam before.
I know someone who-- Allegedly.
--allegedly pulled it off before.
We have a copycat on our hands. Who are they copycatting?
Me.
[***]
So you've confirmed these are all forgeries?
Yes, all of them.
[***]
Neal.
Don't think our forger went off a photograph.
I think they stood in front of the original.
How do you know that?
Thayer used the benday dots method to show shading.
He spread paint across a paper stencil
and pushed it against the canvas with a brush.
The shadowing in these paintings is more deliberate.
It's minute, but these dots grow starker at the bottom.
Forger probably started in afternoon light
when the color was slightly more red.
He also didn't realize they caught the painting
when the light was directly down on it
causing a contrast at the bottom.
There's no lighting overhead.
Was this painting ever hanging below that skylight?
Yes, in late April. We had a pop art show.
We wanted to display the Thayer prominently.
Then we should check the registration log for April.
Looking for a student.
Talented, but still experimenting with technique.
Someone like Justin Magary from Eastside University.
He stopped by on the 21st of April at 1:45.
That would be afternoon light.
[***]
What's that on your face?
I haven't seen you this happy in a while.
You know, it's a beautiful day.
PETER: You're excited someone's copycatting you.
Imitation, flattery, you know what they say.
Mm-hm.
You ever been on a campus? Not as a student.
And yet you have three MBAs and two doctorates.
Clearly something wrong with the system.
PETER: Too bad you faked it.
They could've made copies of you and filled up a frat house.
Oh, are we bitter we weren't invited to the party?
Oh, it's just with my father's construction salary
I had to stick to the grindstone.
Four years of advanced math on scholarship
and then two years of accounting.
I still can't imagine you hunched over a desk
with a little visor doing my taxes.
You're lucky the FBI hires mathletes.
I was not a mathlete.
I was an athlete who was good at math.
Yeah.
We fraternity guys call you "nerds."
So why'd you forego school and go to New York?
Sorry, we're here to interrogate someone else.
PETER: See what you missed out on?
I'm reconsidering my position on college.
Focus. All right.
[***]
Peter.
Ahem. Justin Magary? Yes?
We need to talk to you. Why?
What do you know about Lewis Thayer's Untitled Number Two?
Uh, nothing.
I mean-- I mean, I know it of course.
You ever painted one?
That's a good question.
I probably shouldn't say anything.
We've got you on a camera
sketching it at the Lampson Gallery in April.
That's legal, right?
Not when three of your copies are fenced as the real thing.
That turns them into forgeries. Which is illegal.
I can vouch for that.
It's looking pretty bad for you, kid.
If you talk to me, I can help you.
A while ago, I answered an ad
in the school's list server for reproductions.
I get an e-mail back commissioning seven copies
of Untitled Number Two. Seven?
Did you wonder why somebody would want seven copies?
You know how hard it is to make money as an art student?
PETER: Who hired you? I didn't meet them.
They dropped the materials off in my mailbox.
And once I finished, they said to leave the paintings
in the rec center and the money
would be left in my box again.
I thought it was weird they didn't want to meet--
So you stayed and watched the pickup?
Yeah. I wanted to make sure it was legit.
And she seemed normal, so I let it go.
All right, if you sat with a sketch artist,
do you think you could remember what she looked like?
May I? PETER: Yeah.
This is her.
My fault? It's your fault. This would've never happened
if you kept a lower profile. This is why I work in code.
Anything I can do? I don't need your help.
She needs your help. Alex.
Someone's looking for her. NEAL: Who?
Thinks it has something to do with the music box.
Why? Well, she thinks--
Let her talk.
I don't know who, but they've got a powerful reach
and they've turned over a lot of stones.
All right, what can I do?
Krugerrands? I needed the money to disappear.
I hooked her up with somebody who deals in Krugerrands.
I've been fencing some in increments.
Who's the guy?
Russell Smith. Old friend from Detroit.
Some friend. Russell found out someone's looking for me
and now he's gonna sell me out.
I need you to shut him up.
Short of killing him, I'm open to ideas.
Ugh! All right.
Give me some time. I'll figure something out.
You know I won't let anything happen to you.
[SIGHS]
Thanks.
She comes to you and not to me?
Well, far be it for me to act as therapist, but...
maybe Alex doesn't wanna see you heartbroken over Kate.
Or maybe it's the tracking anklet.
Sure, the anklet.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Found our girl.
Justin's got talent.
If ever we're short a sketch artist, I know who to call.
Who is she? Veronica Naylon.
Did she send the e-mail? Can't be sure.
The account's defunct and the address was generic.
The ad and e-mail were created at the school computer lab,
so anyone could've done it.
Here's her workup.
Junior. Majoring in Archaeology.
Mediocre grades. No priors.
How does an average 21-year-old student
from the Upper East side pull this off?
You think she has accomplices.
Maybe this is where she met them.
She's an Archeology major,
but she's currently acing a criminology class.
The one class she's pulling an A.
How appropriate.
Oh, if you like that, you'll love this.
Syllabus for the class.
Oh.
He's gonna be impossible after this.
Where's Neal?
Oh, look at you.
You think being copycatted was like winning the crime Oscar.
I'm not allowed to revel?
All right, take me through your version of this scam.
How many players are involved?
Well, you need a forger, a thief, and a couple fences.
Not the kind of thing you'd pull off by yourself.
Not unless you can be in multiple places at once.
I mean, it's a sophisticated job.
I doubt Justin or our mystery girl thought of it themselves.
No, but they might have figured it out by studying you.
Our mystery girl, Veronica, she's acing a criminology class.
Here's the syllabus.
They spent a week on me? Apparently,
you're one of the interesting criminals of the 21st century.
"A new breed of forger, technological virtuoso." Wow.
"With a classical artistic foundation." They got it.
Yeah, yeah. I read it.
Oh. They covered the Antioch manuscripts. Did you see that?
I know, relax. They only covered you for a week.
By the end of the year, they won't remember your name.
Well, obviously a few of them will.
You think she formed a crew in this class?
People have been known to fall for a pretty face.
If Veronica had help,
I don't wanna scare them away by my talking to her just yet.
Well, I could talk to her. Now you're reading my mind.
Anklet? I'll pull it for this one.
You ready to go back to school? I think I can handle that.
Because I'm a technological virtuoso.
Okay.
With a classical artistic foundation.
Yes, okay. Okay, read it to yourself. Quiet now.
Did you guys see this syllabus? PETER: We don't need to share.
NEAL: I'm in it. Yup. Go, team.
[***]
The Koechert Diamond Pearl
was stolen by Gerald Blanchard in 1998.
It took them a full two weeks
to realize that the jewel was missing,
because Blanchard replaced it
with a pretty darn good costume replica.
He circumvented the alarms at the Viennese castle
by parachuting onto the roof, if you can believe it or not.
Some people have called this the perfect crime.
NEAL: I wouldn't say he was perfect.
And Blanchard overshot his landing.
He, uh, slipped on the tiles,
but saved himself by grabbing a railing on the castle's roof.
So I'd say he loses marks for style.
Excuse me.
I believe we have a celebrity in our midst.
WOMAN: Who? This is Mr. Neal Caffrey.
To what do we owe the honor, sir?
I understand you study the best criminals.
And I share that interest.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
OSWALD: Wow. You.
You seem like a very capable teacher.
Oh, please.
You know, you would be a far better t-- Hey, why don't you--?
Could you come up here and answer some ques--?
NEAL: No. Class, wouldn't you love
to have Neal Caffrey up here teaching?
NEAL: Really? Really?
OSWALD: Come on.
We would love to have some of your expertise.
Pleasure to have you. Pleasure to be here.
OSWALD: Please.
All right. Well, we'll stick to the hypotheticals.
Anything covered by the statute of limitations.
[CROWD LAUGHS] Who's first?
Oh! Wow.
All right. [CHATTERING]
[***]
How about you?
No, in theory, the carrier pigeons
only delivered the vault combination.
They didn't carry the manuscripts.
Next question.
When executing a heist, Mr. Caffrey,
do you prefer boxers or briefs?
[STUDENTS LAUGHING]
I think some things are better left to the imagination.
There's not much written about your arrest.
How'd you get caught?
Momentary lapse in concentration.
So the FBI had nothing to do with it?
Oh, they'd like to take credit for it.
But essentially, I turned myself in.
Recently, you were suspected in the La Joyau diamond heist.
Suspected and then cleared.
I served my four years, decided I didn't wanna go back.
Been living like all you ever since then.
Or trying to.
Okay. Let's thank Mr. Neal Caffrey.
[APPLAUDING]
OSWALD: Thank you, class.
Remember, everybody,
read chapters 12 through 15 of Lavelle for next week.
WOMAN: Yeah, I am. WOMAN 2: Yeah, I wanna go.
Thank you so much, Mr. Caffrey. Oh, no.
Fascinating. It's the least I could do.
You know, I thought I should participate
in my own copyright infringement.
Excuse me?
It's a little green to rip off
someone's con unless you improve it.
You and your kids could use a little tutoring.
I'm sorry, I--
I don't know what you're talking about.
The Thayer theft?
Hey, don't get me wrong, man. I'm flattered.
But, uh,
I'd like to be cut in, you know? I did lay the groundwork.
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you,
but I'm a professor who teaches crime.
I don't go out there and commit them.
Okay.
Mr. Caffrey?
Um. I get together with a group of students after class.
You got some bright kids here. Yeah. There's a few of them.
We go to a bar called The Globe around the corner.
Be thrilled if you would join us.
The Globe? Yeah.
I'll think about that.
I think you might find it interesting.
Have a great day. Thank you.
And thanks again.
Thank you.
STUDENT: So the FBI had nothing to do with it?
NEAL: Oh, they'd like to take credit for it.
But essentially, I turned myself in.
I think we've heard enough.
Suddenly, I don't feel bad about telling you this.
You're not the only person they've been copying.
What? Seems those who can, also teach.
We cross-checked all of the crimes
in Professor Oswald's syllabi
since he started teaching 10 years ago.
We suspect he counterfeited a bank note last year,
forged an Emerson letter, and smuggled Egyptian artifacts.
He copied Tokley-Perry?
Well, felony by proxy, you gotta give him credit.
[CHUCKLES]
We also think that he might've stolen
Matisse's View of Saint Tropez.
Matisse? That's a serious payday.
PETER: Unfortunately, this is all speculation.
Oswald is taking advantage of his students.
And Justin is going to go down for this
unless we can prove it wasn't him.
Well, we have one card left. We know about the Thayer.
Oswald's hiding it somewhere.
He's not gonna give it up soon.
Interpol found the fences who sold the forgeries abroad.
They know they're being watched. They're out of play.
So he'll need a local fence.
You have something in mind? Maybe.
What's the FBI policy for drinking on the job?
[***]
[VERONICA LAUGHING]
Good. Okay, show us something else.
Bet you another 20
I can drink this shot without touching that hat.
You're on.
[SUCKS AIR]
Done. You didn't drink it.
Done.
MAN: That's not fair.
NEAL: Oh, I didn't say it was fair.
I said I could drink it without touching the hat.
I'm only mildly impressed.
This is all small-time.
Oh!
You guys, uh, want something bigger?
Manny, I think I saw a 50 in your wallet. Can I have it?
Why?
You're paying with hundreds, Manny.
I don't think you'll miss it. Just give him the 50.
Hey, where's my wall--?
How did you do that?
Always make your lifts with two fingers.
That way your thumb doesn't bump up against the mark.
Tell me something I don't know.
And never, never think you're the smartest guy in the room.
Unless you're the smartest guy in the room.
Oh. Uh, you wanna keep your place in that deck,
keep the tip of your finger in the brief.
I think I know what I'm doing.
You wanna put some money on that?
Hey. Sure, who's the mark?
That's my 50.
[***]
How about her?
Hi, I'm Eric.
Alex. Nice to meet you.
Alex, pick a card.
[CROWD CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
This looks like fun. Heh.
Just put it back on top and cut it for me, would you?
Okay.
Okay. Now.
The card I stop at is gonna be yours.
He doesn't think it will be.
He's wrong.
Two hundred bucks says he's right.
No, no. Ha-ha. I can't take your money.
Why not? You can't make bets with girls?
[CHUCKLES]
And that's your card.
And no, it's not.
Well, that was supposed to be your card.
Now I guess he was right.
Sorry.
I believe this is her card, Eric.
She and Caffrey played you.
She's his, uh, inside man if you will.
Nice catch.
Look, we weren't gonna take your money.
Yeah, right. Check your pocket.
[OSWALD LAUGHING]
I guess the lesson here is "Never con a con man."
I think we all know the lesson for today, don't we, Eric?
Yeah, I guess I'm not the smartest guy in the room.
[SIGHS]
OSWALD: Hey, congratulations.
You humbled him. That's not easy to do.
I'm, uh, Professor George Oswald.
Alex Hunter. Hi.
What do you do besides card tricks?
She's in the moving business.
Ah.
Well, nice to meet you.
If you wanna join us for a drink,
the next round is on Eric.
Nice to meet you. Be right there.
[***]
Hey, hey, hey.
Thank you for backing me up in there.
Mozzie tells me to come to the bar because you have a plan.
And now I'm out 200 bucks and you're dropping my name.
Do you trust me? No.
Okay, I assume we're doing more
than baiting frat boys with bar tricks.
What's with the Dead Poets Society in there?
You know, it's my current case.
And the solution to your problem.
Russell wants to meet on Sunday
to fence the rest of the Krugerrands, but it's a setup.
He's gonna sell me out
to whoever put the price on my head,
and your plan is to bring the Feds into it?
I tell the FBI that Oswald and his kids
are gonna steal the Krugerrands.
They'll pull Russell in to talk. It'll kill his reputation.
No one will be buying information off him
if they think he's in bed with the Bureau.
You're crazy. It'll work.
You're crazy. Are you in or are you out?
I'm in.
[***]
NEAL: The kids do the legwork.
Oswald fences the goods
and kicks them back a share of the profit.
If the kids get caught-- Oswald can sell them out.
Yeah, he'll say he was teaching a class
and they took it too far.
He's more slippery than you are. Thank you.
Think you can get him to reveal the painting?
I don't know. They spent the night
talking about the next best heist.
Which way are they leaning?
Everything from diamond heists,
to stealing boats.
But I think we can choose for them.
How so?
I happen to know a petty crook
who's moving Krugerrands on Sunday.
Gold Krugerrands? Of course you do.
His name is Russell Smith.
[TYPING]
Bingo. Racketeering, extortion, robbery.
And I don't like him.
We intercept Russell with the Krugerrands.
Send Jones down the street with the coins
and I get the kids to steal them from him instead.
We can watch them, follow the case back to Oswald.
Tell me more about this guy. How do you know him?
He's a friend of a friend. Mozzie.
You can convince Oswald and the kids to go after him?
I can still be slippery.
I'll get them to convince me.
OSWALD: If jewels are the target,
what are the challenges of extraction and export?
How do we buy enough time to get the jewels out of the country?
It'd be cool to pull a Blanchard.
Buy a replica the day before and replace it with the real thing.
We could tunnel. [LAUGHS]
I'm not really big on shovels, Manny.
NEAL: Could you excuse me?
[***]
Everything is all set, okay? You can't back out now.
Okay, look, keep your voice down, okay?
He saw me. It's over.
You can't walk away. I already have a buyer.
Then get someone else to make the grab
or tell your buyer to back off.
I'm out a ton of money because you made a stupid mistake
and got spotted? Yes.
ALEX: You know, thanks for nothing.
What's she talking about? Is she talking about money?
That's great, now walk away. Can I slap you?
[GRUNTS]
That hurt.
NEAL: Sorry about that.
That's a little awkward.
Lover's quarrel?
Oh, yeah, we have a history. You know, we just--
We don't work well together.
Sounded like a certain job went awry.
I'm reformed, remember?
Yes, of course. All right, listen, um...
I have a class to teach,
so why don't you keep brainstorming.
And, um, remember,
in this theoretical discussion,
there is no better teacher than this man here.
All right? See you all later.
You know, you can tell us. What's your history?
Former girlfriend? Something like that.
ERIC: Sounds like she has a job for you,
but you went and got spotted by the target?
Oh, you heard all that from over here?
Oh, she can be a little loud.
No, look, guys. It's just a melon drop, okay?
I'd tell you, but you'd say it was small time.
Well, what's the take? Krugerrands.
Gold.
[***]
Sure the kids will be there? Yeah, they'll be there.
They think this is gonna be the easiest score ever.
Oswald better show.
He will. The kids get me the Krugerrands.
I drop them in the locker.
And Oswald delivers them to his fence.
Just like that? Just like that.
Russell is headed your way. Our courier has arrived.
Russell Smith. FBI.
Feds? I--I didn't do anything.
I need you to come with me.
PETER: Krugerrands. Where'd you get these?
They fell off a truck.
I wanna talk to my lawyer.
Of course, what honest man doesn't?
PETER: You ready for this?
Born ready.
[***]
Ah! Dude, watch where you're going.
I'm sorry about that. Let me help. Hold on.
Get your hands off my stuff. What's going on?
You know how much I paid for those?
Here comes Manny.
Guy runs into me, now he's trying to pocket my stuff.
I'm not trying to steal anything.
I'm just trying to help you here.
Just hit and run me then. Calm down.
Just listen to the lady and handle it yourself, okay?
How about that? Walk along.
PETER: Yeah, Jones deserves an Oscar.
DIANA: Manny's approaching the drop.
Smooth.
Glad he's on our side.
Caffrey's headed toward the lockers.
How's it going? So far, so good.
You're a convincing mark.
Wait till they find out what I do for a living.
Should we take the kids in? Not yet.
I don't wanna spook Oswald.
We wait.
[HANDCUFFS SNAPPING]
You guys should invest
in some of those little, uh, Christmas tree air fresheners.
You don't like the van. Noted.
[CLATTERING] JONES: Peter.
Peter, can I talk to you?
We took Russell back to the Bureau.
He didn't call his lawyer. Who'd he call?
Play it.
Neal. Neal.
What, I didn't do anything. Explain this.
Play it.
RUSSELL: I'm not working with the FBI. They got me with the case.
What was I supposed to do?
Tell them we can still get them Alex Hunter,
but they gotta post bail.
Why is Russell talking about Alex Hunter?
You know who he was talking to?
It went to a burner phone. Answer my question.
Alex is in trouble.
[SIGHS]
Alex is back. Damn it, Neal.
I can't let my guard down for one day, can I?
You used us to take Russell out of play.
If you jeopardize this case-- I didn't, Peter.
Diana? It's 8:00.
I don't think Oswald's gonna show.
Yeah, I guess he conned all of us.
Check the locker. Why?
Check it.
[***]
The case isn't here. Damn it.
Did we ever lose visual on the locker?
No. Then how'd he get the bag?
[***]
He was here the entire time.
[EXHALES]
So help me if this was part of your plan--
It wasn't.
Oswald improved my con.
Then you better figure out how to catch him.
[***]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hey.
Oh. Why is he here? I asked for Alex.
Understandably, my client does not trust the FBI.
She has asked her lawyer to preside in her absence.
You got a nice practice going. I do all right.
Helps when you're friends with criminals.
Thanks to you two, I got a pound of shrapnel in my ass
from today's misfire.
Tell me why you really put us on to Russell.
And it better be good.
Someone's looking for Alex.
NEAL: Russell said he could deliver her,
and we took him out of play before he could.
Who's looking for her?
Probably the same people who killed Kate.
If Oswald has the coins, he'll try and fence them eventually.
That's what I'm counting on. You're gonna help that happen.
We're gonna make Oswald reveal
the Krugerrands and the painting.
Well, how?
Those coins belong to someone
who probably wants them back, right?
Tell me who.
Russell may or may not be
an old connection from Detroit...
[***]
...of the Don Corleone persuasion.
The Detroit mob? Yeah.
All right, I'm gonna have to convince Oswald
I'm in with them.
What if he recognizes you? He won't.
Unlike you, the Bureau makes sure my picture
doesn't get in the paper. He knows you. You, I don't trust.
So...
Impossible, he studies crime for a living.
You need an expert on the Detroit mob to pull that off--
I just found my expert.
Hello?
Can I help you?
You took something of mine.
OSWALD: Is that so?
Tell him you're the peacemaker.
That's an old Detroit player. Do it.
I'm the peacemaker.
Well, I don't recall starting any wars.
I'm sure, uh, this is a misunderstanding.
You stole my Krugerrands and I want them back.
Kru-- Kru--
Listen, I don't have time for jokes.
Okay. [GUN CLICKS]
When it's a matter of our missing money, I never joke.
I never joke.
This picture tells a story, professor.
OSWALD: I don't see myself in that story.
No, but you see the case.
And now you've got it.
Tell him you'll cut off his hands if he doesn't pay up.
What?
It's the Detroit mob, not the Girl Scouts.
I wouldn't want anything to happen to your hands, professor.
I said, cut off his hands. Quiet, Mozz.
All right, listen, listen, if you're the peacemaker,
I'm sure we can find some common ground.
The Krugerrands were worth 2 million.
I want three for my trouble.
Well, well, that's simply not possible.
Make it possible.
PETER: Deliver it tomorrow.
Or I'll start with your thumbs.
[***]
I can get you 200,000.
Two hundred? Ten percent.
No, no, no, no. Thirty percent is the going rate.
Six hundred thousand, fine.
Okay. I need that wired today.
Okay? No problem.
How much can I get for this?
Original Thayer, nice.
I'll give you half a mil.
[LAUGHS]
Where does it say "dumb schmuck" on my face?
The painting's been sliced. Take it or leave it.
Listen. It's cut at the frame line.
Re-stretched, you're not gonna lose even an inch of canvas.
You won't have any trouble finding an enthusiastic buyer
in Macao or Singapore. [CHUCKLES]
And I think you know that.
Oh. The professor's done his homework.
Yes.
Okay, 2 million. Wired today.
Got it.
I'll need your account and routing number.
Testing me, were you? Mm.
There you go.
It's a pleasure doing business, George.
I wish I could say that it-- FBI!
Don't move, hands on the table. Hands on the table.
George Oswald, you're under arrest.
OSWALD: No.
Good to see you again, professor.
Careful with his hands.
OSWALD: I wanna see my lawyer.
JONES: Come on, get moving.
Thank you, Miss Hunter.
And I believe you've been looking for this.
Per Neal's suggestion, we booked you on a secure flight to Italy.
And we made sure we publicly thanked Russell,
for his thoughtful and continued cooperation with the FBI.
Neal said you were the best.
[***]
Hello, everyone.
Your professor, George Oswald, will not be joining you today.
Instead, I'm here as a recruiter for the FBI.
Hi, I'm Special Agent Peter Burke.
And these are some of my colleagues.
They studied criminology just like you,
and now they get to catch bad guys for a living.
FBI, you're under arrest. You're under arrest.
Guys, stay calm.
Professor Oswald, he made us do it.
Good job, way to stay calm. Veronica, let me handle this.
Listen to me, no, no, no. You don't understand.
If you think it's fun reading about this guys,
wait until you experience the feeling of catching them.
MANNY: He was gonna grade us badly. We didn't know what to do.
For the record, I still maintain
that I basically turned myself in.
The full weight of the FBI was bearing down on you.
I wear a badge.
He wears a tracking anklet.
PETER: Applications are on the table.
[STUDENTS CHATTERING]
MANNY: You think we don't know how this works?
ERIC: Shut your mouth. I got this.
There's a lot of information that we have for you.
Manny, shut up. PETER: DA's dream.
Tripping over themselves to cut a deal.
They're young. We'll probably give it to them.
Look at us.
Saving America's youth from a life of crime.
Yeah. We're a regular after-school special.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
POLICEMAN: All right.
One second.
PETER: Diana. DIANA: Boss, you have some time?
I have something to show you.
[***]
At first, I thought one of the cherubs had broken off.
But take a look.
PETER: Narrow tunnel with a slight ridge.
There's something there.
[MUSIC BOX STARTS PLAYING]
Ah. Leaving so soon?
Venice is calling.
Hm. Oh, you-- You know what?
I'm gonna actually keep that up here with me.
Yeah.
You know, it's interesting.
We searched Oswald's house
and found several of the things he was suspected of stealing.
Jewelry, Egyptian artifacts.
But there was a Matisse.
Matisse? Hm. Mm-hm.
It was rumored Oswald had it, but it wasn't at his house.
That's a shame. Be worth a fortune.
Yes, it would. It's about the size of your box there.
I'll keep an eye out. I could use the reward money.
I'm sure you could.
Good-bye, Neal.
Alex.
Be careful.
You too.
If someone's looking for me-- They're coming after me too.
That's the last piece of the music box.
I'm giving up my obsession.
You're suggesting I give up mine?
Kate's gone.
The rest of us are still here.
Bye, Alex.
[SIGHS]
Whatever this thing's hiding, it's not the music.
I think it's a keyhole. A key to what?
Could we get it into X-ray? Not without alerting somebody.
I don't wanna take a hammer to it just yet.
Hm. It could self-destruct.
Wouldn't surprise me.
Let's see if we can find that missing piece.
Maybe our friend knows where it is.
[***]