A silence. "I knew, when I got taken, that he hadn't made up his mind about what he'd say at the commutation. I knew that. He hadn't even decided whether or not to close the file on the Keller case, even though Keller tied things off in a neat little bow for him."
Neal lets go of Malcolm's hand to rub his face. "I guess I just... hoped. He wasn't wrong though--he wasn't." Neal holds up a hand when he emphasizes that last part, trying to preempt Malcolm's argument. "Until I'm released, I am a criminal. Maybe it's not... who I am. But it is what I am. Peter... Justice is important to him. If he thinks I haven't earned my way out, then."
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A silence. "I knew, when I got taken, that he hadn't made up his mind about what he'd say at the commutation. I knew that. He hadn't even decided whether or not to close the file on the Keller case, even though Keller tied things off in a neat little bow for him."
Neal lets go of Malcolm's hand to rub his face. "I guess I just... hoped. He wasn't wrong though--he wasn't." Neal holds up a hand when he emphasizes that last part, trying to preempt Malcolm's argument. "Until I'm released, I am a criminal. Maybe it's not... who I am. But it is what I am. Peter... Justice is important to him. If he thinks I haven't earned my way out, then."
Neal lifts his shoulders in a long shrug.