The day when Neal Caffrey is cleared of all charges and let off without even a slap on a wrist, he laughs and celebrates and then takes Kate to the park and finally proposes; the night after Peter comes home from the court, he is withdrawn, his eyes are dull, and Elizabeth is afraid, but she holds him when he quietly speaks about his job and duty, and when Peter finally falls asleep, she hates Neal Caffrey, hates him for abusing the system and getting off despite his crimes, hates him for taking three years of their lives, hates him for making Peter loose that much of his faith in the system, hates him for killing that spark that makes Peter Peter, even if it’s hopefully only for a few weeks or months, and she hates him for making Peter think about giving up his badge.