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Author's note: Dialog in italics are quotes from the episode 2.06 - In the Red
In the Red
"Hey, it's me. Peter Burke is here."
Repeat.
"Hey, it's me. Peter Burke is here."
Repeat.
"Hey, it's me. Peter Burke is here."
Repeat.
Sara Ellis chews on her lip as she stares at the computer screen.
Of course she knows Burke played her. And she knows he knows she knows he played her. What choice did she have, after all, after he had brought up the kid but to let Caffrey get away with breaking into her home – again? As a conman Neal's weapon is his smile. With Peter being Peter his weapon are facts and his stunning believe in right and wrong that is like a mirror held in front of you. And both men wield their blades masterfully, she has to admit to that.
Still, she has never liked being manipulated and while she might have given in to Peter request and did not press charges she normally would have found other ways to make Caffrey's life a living hell. So with revenge in mind she has plugged the voice recording in her computer … and now she doesn't seem able to get away from it. There is something there, in those few last words of Kate Moreau, the unexpectedness of the end, that holds her. Tethers her. Does something strange in the pit of her stomach. She has no real words for what it is (and doesn't want to) only knows it makes her play those short, critical seconds over and over again.
"… does this change the plan? …"
Repeat.
"… does this change the plan? …"
Repeat.
"… does this change the plan? …"
Repeat...