White Collar Episode 1-7 Review Inside Pulse (blog)
09.12.09
The story is completely different but having a case involving a stolen pink diamond kinda reminds me of the Pink Panther movie. It does skip around a lot and felt longer than any of the previous episodes but there was nothing dragging about it. It was full of action from start to finish. And did the finish blow my mind. This series just jumped to the top of my list, I’m hooked!
Peter calls Neal about a jewelry heist, the item stolen is the world’s most exotic pink diamond. They meet with the boutique’s owner who believes that the gem she currently has is a fake. Her first guess came when she reviewed the security tapes from the night before and saw a masked man in the vault. That’s usually a big sign that somethings been stolen. Peter decides to shut the store down for now to investigate.
Neal inspects the diamond on display and confirms that it is a forgery. The ask the owner if she has any more video of the masked man. She says no and adds that the security alarm was not triggered either.
Back at FBI headquarters, OPR, their version of internal affairs, is there. Peter is called up to talk with Hughes. As he enters the room, the OPR guy, Garret Fowler, glances suspiciously at Neal. I don’t trust him already. Peter has a seat and notices his file is out on the table. He is told that only a few people knew that the diamond would be in that vault, the boutique employees and a few FBI agents. They believe that it was an inside job and Neal is their prime suspect. They point out that some of the data is missing from Neal’s anklet, which includes his whereabouts during the robbery.
Peter and Neal look through a list of suspects that would be capable of pulling off this type of heist. Neal’s prime suspect is a man named Adrian Tulane. Peter can’t help but inquire if Neal would be capable of pulling it off. Neal says maybe if he were able to go anywhere near the equipment needed.
They go to Tulane’s apartment to ask him a few questions. He already has an alibi prepared for the night of the heist, he was on a trip to Madrid. Neal goes over to Tulane and tells him that he is a big fan of his work before he leaves with Peter.
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