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White Collar: Season 4

16 episodes Premiered Jul 10, 2012 Updated Oct 1, 2026

Facing the uncertain future of his partnership with FBI Agent Peter Burke, charming con artist Neal Caffrey sheds his tracking anklet and disappears into thin air. However, the Feds are not finished with him, and Neal is hardly ready for retirement. Back in action, Neal ponders the future as Season Four delves deeper into the stunning secrets of his mysterious past, continuing the collaboration between Neal and Peter

Previously on White Collar

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
  • ⚡ Neal agrees to assist the FBI as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman in exchange for his freedom.
  • ⚡ The series is built upon the unlikely partnership between Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke to solve the hardest crimes by hiring the smartest criminal.
  • ⚡ The narrative involves the ongoing dynamics of the partnership between Neal and Peter and the background of Neal as a white-collar criminal.
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Season overview

Facing the uncertain future of his partnership with FBI Agent Peter Burke, charming con artist Neal Caffrey sheds his tracking anklet and disappears into thin air. However, the Feds are not finished with him, and Neal is hardly ready for retirement. Back in action, Neal ponders the future as Season Four delves deeper into the stunning secrets of his mysterious past, continuing the collaboration between Neal and Peter in which the expert art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman helps the straight-man FBI agent catch other elusive white-collar criminals.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S4·E1 Mytharc

Wanted

Jul 10, 2012 · 42 min

Peter tries to find Neal on a remote island before a bounty hunter locates him first.

S4·E2 Core

Most Wanted

Jul 17, 2012 · 43 min

Peter comes up with a strategy to return Neal to the U.S. before Collins catches him.

S4·E3 Core

Diminishing Returns

Jul 24, 2012 · 44 min

The guys track a brilliant thief who's eluded the FBI for years.

S4·E4 Core

Parting Shots

Jul 31, 2012 · 44 min

The team investigates a widow on the verge of an inheritance.

S4·E5 Core

Honor Among Thieves

Aug 14, 2012 · 44 min

A female art thief makes Neal an offer in exchange for important information.

S4·E6 Core

Identity Crisis

Aug 21, 2012 · 44 min

Mozzie, Neal and Peter follow clues left in a storage unit.

S4·E7 Core

Compromising Positions

Aug 28, 2012 · 44 min

A criminal with a vendetta against Peter hires a political fixer to sabotage the trial.

S4·E8 Core

Ancient History

Sep 4, 2012 · 43 min

The team investigates a series of museum heists that target rare artifacts.

S4·E9 Core

Gloves Off

Sep 11, 2012 · 44 min

Neal goes under cover as a stock trader on Wall Street.

S4·E10 Core

Vested Interest

Sep 18, 2012 · 43 min

Peter and Neal pursue one of the paintings on the treasure manifest.

S4·E11 Core

Family Business

Jan 22, 2013 · 44 min

Peter and Neal attempt to find the truth behind Neal's father's crime. In doing so, Neal must go undercover into the world of counterfeit whiskey to take down a high-level member o

S4·E12 Core

Brass Tacks

Jan 29, 2013 · 44 min

Peter and Neal look into Senator Pratt's ties to corrupt cops who framed Neal's father and tore his family apart. Their investigation leads them to a real-estate developer running

S4·E13 Core

Empire City

Feb 5, 2013 · 44 min

Peter and Neal work a forgery and money laundering case that leads them into two of the most iconic New York institutions, taxi cabs and jazz.

S4·E14 Core

Shoot the Moon

Feb 19, 2013 · 43 min

Peter and Neal work from different angles as they attempt to stop a thieving duo bent on going out in a hail of bullets rather than watch their whirlwind relationship fade away beh

S4·E15 Mytharc

The Original

Feb 26, 2013 · 44 min

Peter and Neal get closer to finding out the mystery behind Ellen's evidence box while simultaneously chiseling their way through the world of sculpture forgery.

S4·E16 Mytharc

In the Wind

Mar 5, 2013 · 43 min

Peter and Neal are one heist away from retrieving the evidence box hidden inside the Empire State Building. Meanwhile, Senator Pratt has enlisted a small army of FBI agents to find

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