Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20160222174831/@comment-24674051-20160223173430

Whether JMo knew in advance or not is irrelevant. based on the various spoilers revealed so far, it appears that Neal is just in the cold-open, and is giving a warning to Emma. Since it doesn't appear to involve any of the other characters there, this could be a vision that only Emma receives. Which makes sense since the whole "Operation Firebird" thing is really her quest to begin with.