[ that curiosity seals the deal-- it means if he wants to stay off the radar, he should stop talking. but neal is at his happiest keeping six balls in the air, not two, and he's a consummate showman. sherlock's laser eyed attention plays right into that need to be someone's focus. he's the best at what he does-- but he needs someone to play his brilliance off, or everything feels a little duller. ]

And misused words generate misleading thoughts.

[ settling in himself, neal arranges his face in a look of the most sincere hurt. how could you suspect him like this, sherlock? his heart bleeds. ]

I didn't know con artists had a specific body type. Learn something new everyday, I guess. [ now he furrows his brow, sincere enough to fool anyone else watching but with enough labor put in sherlock should see through it in a second. ] The same way everyone else does. The usual thou shalt nots, following the law... I think you might have the wrong guy, sorry.

[ 'following the law'. LULZ. ]