but the show continues to structure itself so that rationally you must doubt periodically, and are then thrust into Neal's position -- do you invest and trust or do you walk away?

Personally, I think that's one of the things that's so neat about the show - the playing with trust. I haven't seen last night's episode though (it's on the DVR).

Husband is very excited about Covert Affairs, so I'll let you know if you turns into something interesting. I'm not too thrilled about what I've seen from the previews.