Head Scratching Screen Cap from S2.14

[elrhiarhodan]

I had just started capping Payback, when I got to a closeup shot of Matthew Keller's case file.

So, okay - either the White Collar prop peeps are (1) incredibly lazy or (2) they know we examine every scene with a scanning-tunneling electron microscope and are fucking with our heads. Or the third possibility is that someone's in cahoots with someone else.

Look at the background text really, really closely.




Here's a close-up:



And in case you still can't read it:
 

Incident Report
Action
Priority
Completed
Washington Field Office

Investigation:
Approve Incident "Special Agent C [Name blocked by photo of Keller]
Advised that on 5-19-10 @2124 hr [rest blocked by photo of Keller]
been rigged with explosives and [rest blocked by photo of Keller]
aircraft detonated.

2010-5-24
05/20
2010-5-24
--------------------------------
--------------------------------

None
Completed
Washington Field Office
G. Brandigo

Comments

[asimaiyat.livejournal.com]

[head tilt]

Say what now?

[elrhiarhodan]

Hey stranger!

And yeah, that was kind of my reaction.

[ladygray99]

I vote for they needed a case file with a photo in it but no one told them it would get a close up.

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah - and I bet if I go back and look at a still from the beginning of Withdrawal, I'll see the same file.

[ryokoyuy.livejournal.com]

I thought I was reading it wrong or just completely mental, but I guess not! That is definitely a WTF moment - and hopefully will get resolved since White Collar isn't one of those shows that likes to leave gaping plotholes all the time.

[sonia6349.livejournal.com]

Elr, I am here to say only this. The icon you used in your original post is FTW! First laugh of the day and, boy, did I need it.

Gonna watch Payback tonight. Any moments to look for? I kid, I kid. I've heard the entire thing is FANGIRLICIOUS!

[elrhiarhodan]

Fangirlicious - yes. That is the absolutely perfect way to describe this episode.

Peter was so freaking hot... OMFG...it wouldn't have been any better even if he did the entire ep nekkid.

Seriously - it was THAT GOOD.

[elrhiarhodan]

I have to think that the props people reused Fowler's file.

Because otherwise...

My head spins with crazy possibilities.

[sonia6349.livejournal.com]

I saw up to the part where he is captured. It was 1:30 in the morning and I was squeeing, "Run Neal run, SAVE HIM". My husband hit me on the shoulder and said "Neal can save him tomorrow. Sleep. Now."

[nefreed.livejournal.com]

I have to say white collar people being lazy. It's similar to when Peter was checking his email and he was supposed to get something from the FBI and we could see it was from ebay or some such crap. Even that little tutorial on Neal in that ep where they teach abt him in college, was full of spelling mistakes and nonsense.

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

I think there was something about Krugerrands and an airstrip and such that was mentioned in Bottlenecked. Maybe it's from that incident?

[elrhiarhodan]

No - don't think so. This looks like the repurposed Fowler's paperwork.

[elrhiarhodan]

Probably. The props people have even spelled Caffrey wrong.

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but he left fake explosives at the airstrip. I just checked the transcript for Bottlenecked.

He stole Krugerrands from the airstrip in Stockholm. Drove up to the plane, left fake explosives, and took the gold.

They would have detonated the 'bombs' for security reasons.

It's just a thought. :-D Props don't always get things right. ;)

[elrhiarhodan]

Interesting...had completely forgotten about that.

Getting old. Memory failing. Time for a reboot.

ETA - Except that the dates are wrong. 5-12-10. The theft of the Krugerrands took place well before that.

Sigh...a mystery.

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

I know, but Kate's death happened in the winter. They could try to tell me it happened in May but I'd call them liars. lol!

AND YOU ARE NOT OLD. -glomps you-

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Heee :) I'm mad impressed you saw that! (I couldn't tell what it said until you had the typed part >_>)

Go you!! <3

[c8h7n3o2]

WHUT?! O_O

[damietta.livejournal.com]

It took them forever to agree that it was "Neal" and not Neil. Can't wait to see if you hear back from Jeff.

[shelley6441.livejournal.com]

A couple things are wrong here: the date and time of the incident (obviously) and the field office. I guess that's why it's called a prop.