It's The Real Deal: Rebooted 3

Chapter 10: Darker Lights

(A/N: Most of this is going to have an actual White Collar episode.)

Lily's P.O.V.

Neal has look. I don't like that look. "Neal, I know that look. What are you thinking?" I ask. I've never liked that look. "I think that we should make sure that the FBI doesn't get the treasure into evidence." Neal states. What? Remember what happened last time? "Neal, no. We're not doing this again. Last time we tried to pull something over the FBI Mozzie almost died." I remind. Or did it? You never know when timelines get messed up. "Neal, you said you were done. Be done." I state. "I never said that." Neal states. "What? You did about a year ago." I state, confused. "I don't remember that." Neal states. He would remember. Maybe because of the time-line it didn't happen?

"So, the treasure...Care to hear the plan?" Neal asks. I don't think this'll be good. "No, Neal this isn't right and I have a lot on my plate." I state. He knows that. I haven't seen Brian in a while and it'll be a bit hard seeing him again after the break-up. "Come on, just hear me out." Neal pleads. I sigh. "I probably won't agree to it but go ahead and tell me." I prompt. This isn't good. "We forge everything. The paintings, the jewry, everything. They'll think that they have the real paintings but..." Neal trails off. "...They'll only have the fakes. Neal, no. Alliteration! Sorry. Back to the point...We're going to be busy with training, I'm busy with the Pink Panther case, and I'm still trying to figure out who's after us." I argue.

I seriously advise that we don't do this. "Come on, Lily. We do this and I'm finally clean." Neal states. You sure about that? "Neal, we'd get..." I start up. I hate it when people interrupt me like this. "Butternut Squash." Neal states. No! Now I have to do it. "Dang it. Fine. But I won't like this. Using my own rules against me. Well played." I compliment. "Thanks." Neal responds. I can't believe we have to do something like this again. I'm so disappointed in Neal. Something doesn't add up and I just can't figure it out. "We have to go." I state. Why do we have to have so many secrets?

At the office: Lily's P.O.V.

"Lily, the person you're training is here." Peter states. ? "Elise? I'm sorry, Lily. I can't believe we're working together again." He greets. Exactly. "Same here." I state. I'm so nervous. "So what's our first case?" He asks. Uh...I don't know. "Peter? Neal?" I ask. "We are going to authenticate a will." Neal states. What? "I thought we already did this in season...You know what, never mind." I state. They look at me confused. "Okay...Nathaniel Roland's inheritance is worth $40 million." Peter explains. I know, right? "You really think one of his sons forged his will?" Peter asks.

I don't. "People do some crazy things for money." Brian states. Yeah, I know. I don't think they'd do something like this though. "You think they'd be that stupid and insensitive?" I ask. "That's what we're gonna find out. Well, what I'm gonna find out." Neal states. "Are you saying Lily and I are irrelevant to this case?" Peter asks. Nope. "The Bureau requested that I authenticate the will. I don't remember you being mentioned." Neal states. That's a bit offensive. "Not me?" Peter asks. "Not you." Neal responds.

At Josh's house: Lily's P.O.V.

"Right this way. Hi. Josh Roland. You're here to authenticate my will?" Josh asks us. Yep. We go into his house. "Agent Peter Burke. My associate Neal will take a look at it. This is my other associate Lily Caffery and Brian Plink, an FBI trainee." Peter states. I still can't believe I'm a trainer. It's so cool. "Lily Caffery?" Brian asks. Right, I haven't told him yet. "Neal's dad adopted me a few years ago so now I'm Lily Caffery. Something happened to my family so..." I explain, trailing off. He can't know that they lost their memory of me, he'd think I'm crazy. "Oh, I'm so sorry." He condolences. "It's fine, you didn't know. Thank you though." I state.