Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-23906605-20131017110136/@comment-4839682-20131029030618

Unless that's not what needed to happen to get her to where she needed to be. August most likely knew more than we give him credit for.

Still, Neal did what he thought was right. "I can't be with her for this, she's a savior, I'd just drag her down" kind of vibe. Doing what you believe is right is not cowardly.