White Collar: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of White Collar Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Withdrawal
Jul 13, 2010
Peter and Neal try to stay a step ahead of a sophisticated bank robber. But once alarms are set off throughout the city, the guys realize they're dealing with a true professional.
Need to Know
Jul 20, 2010
Neal goes undercover as a political "fixer" in order to bring down a corrupt politician. Diana and Peter's lead brings them to an unidentified man who escapes their pursuit. It is
Copycat Caffrey
Jul 27, 2010
Peter sends Neal back to school after someone copycats one of his old schemes. Alex returns with some bad news. Diana discovers the music box is hiding something. Peter and Diana s
By the Book
Aug 3, 2010
When Mozzie believes someone he cares about has been kidnapped, he turns to Peter and Neal for help.
Unfinished Business
Aug 10, 2010
In order to save the life of an insurance investigator named Sara Ellis, Neal and Peter have to find out why a real-estate mogul put a price on her head.
In the Red
Aug 17, 2010
The arrest of a jewel thief leads Peter and Neal toward a much more heinous extortion case against adoptive parents.
Prisoner's Dilemma
Aug 24, 2010
An FBI Agent is accused of selling witness locations during criminal trials, and the U.S. Marshals ask Peter and Neal for help tracking down the suspect. But when Peter uncovers th
Company Man
Aug 31, 2010
Neal and Peter must go undercover into the world of corporate espionage after a tech company's head researcher is murdered.
Point Blank
Sep 7, 2010
Neal orchestrates an elaborate con to bring himself face to face with Kate's murderer.
Burke's Seven
Jan 18, 2011
Mozzie narrowly escapes death and Neal uses his contacts to help Peter find Mozzie's shooter Julian Larssen. However, Larssen manages to blame Peter instead and is released. Suspen
Forging Bonds
Jan 25, 2011
Peter goes back to the time he arrested Neal for the first time. In the meantime, Neal remembers meeting Kate and Mozzie.
What Happens in Burma
Feb 1, 2011
Peter and Neal work to free a diplomat's son, who has been taken into custody in Burma for a crime he didn't commit. The case requires the duo to use diplomatic laws to their advan
Countermeasures
Feb 8, 2011
Neal is suspicious when an old friend of June's husband is released from jail and shows up for a visit.
Payback
Feb 22, 2011
Matthew Keller, Neal's imprisoned rival, contacts Neal and Peter to make a deal. However, the two have to realize Keller set them up to kidnap Peter and to force Neal to bargain wi
Power Play
Mar 1, 2011
Peter and Neal assume each other's identities to uncover a collusion scheme.
Under the Radar
Mar 8, 2011
Neal gets closer to finding out the truth about Kate's death.