Chapter 3

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The next morning Peter called the prison, he was going to take Neal and Sam into his custody, temporarily at least. If they helped him catch the Dutchman he would make it permanent.

Neal and Sam were happy to hear that Peter had agreed to take them into his
custody. Neal and Sam couldn't be released until they had the trackers on so they waited until the police got the trackers. The police lead Sam and Neal to the prison doors. The doors opened and Neal and Sam walked out. Sure enough Peter was waiting by his car for them

"Let me see them" Peter said referring to the trackers

Neal and Sam hitched up there pant legs, revealing the tracker.

"You understand how this works?" Peter asked

"We're being released into the custody of the FBI, under your supervision, and this thing chaffs our legs. Anything I'm missing?" Neal said

"The part about what happens if we run" Sam told him

"Yeah, if you run, and I catch you two, which you know I will because I'm 2 and 0, you're not back here for four years, you're back here for good."

Neal and Sam nodded

"Neal you're going to be tempted to look for Kate, and Sam you're going to be tempted to help him. Don't."

"I told you: the bottle meant goodbye." Neal said

"Then leave it at that. This is a temporary situation. Help me catch the Dutchman, we can make it permanent."

"Where we headed?" Neal said voicing what both he and Sam were wondering

"Your new home."

They drove to a crappy looking building in the city. According to the dirty sign it was a hotel

"This is our new home?" Sam asked in disbelief

She was wishing she had stayed in prison, prison was better than the hotel by far. Sam and Neal followed Peter into the sorry excuse of a hotel.

This is Neal Caffrey, and Samantha Kingsman, my office called earlier." Peter said to the man working behind the desk

Peter was grinning well Neal and Sam were clearly uncomfortable as they stood in the really crappy hotel lobby.

The man working the hotel desk held out a key to Neal and said

"There you go, Snake Eyes"

"Thank you" Neal said to the man

The man held another key out to Sam and she took it. She smiled at him and said

"Thanks"

"Can we talk to you for a second?" Neal quietly asked Peter

Neal drew Peter away Sam following right behind them. Sam glanced at the man standing right there and said to the boys

"Pst, maybe a little farther down."

"Good idea" Neal told her quietly.

They went a little farther down the hallway so they could talk just the three of them

"Do we have to stay here?" Neal asked,still whispering

"Cowboy up. All right, it costs 700 a month each to house you two on the inside, so that's what it costs here. For the money, this is as good as it gets. You find something better- take it." Peter said not quite as quietly as Neal

"What about clothes? I'm wearing my entire wardrobe" Neal asked still whispering

"So am I" Sam said also whispering

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