"I need to be able to live with myself"

I'll make a proper and illustrated squee later, but I wanted to talk a little about Peter here, because, as they say on tumblr, Peter needs more love.
Yes, it hurts to see the boys at odds, and it's a complicated situation but I don't want to put the blame on anybody. Yes, Neal did the only things he could to save Peter, and it's legitimate for him to feel like he did the right thing. But Peter is Peter, and from his point of view, this cannot be the right thing.
( Yet another ramble on why I will always love Peter and my favorite show. )

ETA: make sure to also read veleda_k's anlysis HERE, who adds a very important point: from what Peter knows now, it's Neal who stole the gold to bribe the judge on his own.

If you think Burke is a jerk, please refrain from commenting. I don't think he deserves any hate or any less love than Neal.
If you're willing to courteously add your own observations, please feel free to join the conversation.