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The plane exploded.
It burned down to a shell of twisted metal and Peter was left holding a shell of Neal Caffrey.
Sitting on the tarmac Peter didn’t feel even a little bit glad to have Kate’s influence out of their lives. He was broken for Neal, because he understood better than anyone else exactly what Neal had lost.
Peter gathered Neal up an bundled him into the car to take him home.
Kate’s arrival in Neal’s life had taken him from a shy mountain-boy to an uncatchable thief. Peter was terrified to find out what her exit would do.