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White Collar: Season 5

13 episodes Premiered Oct 17, 2013 Updated Oct 1, 2026

During season five of White Collar, 1.8 million dollars in gold coins is missing, an elusive precious diamond is about to be found, and Neal Caffrey has a new handler and a new love interest. However, all is fair in love and crime, and the closer Neal gets to the mysterious Rebecca Lowe, the greater the danger becomes for everyone in his life.

Previously on White Collar

Season 5 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ Charming con artist and art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman Neal Caffrey agrees to help the FBI in exchange for his freedom.
  • ⚡ Neal provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch other elusive white-collar criminals.
  • ⚡ The unlikely partnership between Caffrey and Burke proves that to solve the hardest crimes, you must hire the smartest criminal.
  • ⚡ The series focuses on the ongoing efforts of the duo to catch elusive white-collar criminals using Neal's unique criminal background.
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Season overview

During season five of White Collar, 1.8 million dollars in gold coins is missing, an elusive precious diamond is about to be found, and Neal Caffrey has a new handler and a new love interest. However, all is fair in love and crime, and the closer Neal gets to the mysterious Rebecca Lowe, the greater the danger becomes for everyone in his life.

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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S5·E1 Mytharc

At What Price

Oct 17, 2013 · 44 min

With Peter in prison facing murder charges and every shred of evidence pointing to him for Senator Pratt's untimely death, Neal must strike a deal with the devil to help try and cl

S5·E2 Core

Out of the Frying Pan

Oct 24, 2013 · 43 min

Peter assigns Neal a new handler to investigate an online black market, but Neal's loyalties will be tested when he discovers the trail might lead to Mozzie.

S5·E3 Core

One Last Stakeout

Oct 31, 2013 · 43 min

As Peter settles into a promoted position at the FBI, Neal has to pull off a brazen museum heist right underneath the FBI's nose.

S5·E4 Core

Controlling Interest

Nov 7, 2013 · 44 min

Peter sends Neal undercover with a psychiatrist who may be manipulating her patients into committing robberies.

S5·E5 Core

Master Plan

Nov 14, 2013 · 42 min

Neal must go undercover as a butler to expose an imposter who aims to inherit a Manhattan family's fortune.

S5·E6 Core

Ice Breaker

Nov 21, 2013 · 43 min

Peter and Neal must go undercover as ice skating pros to expose a counterfeit passport ring in Little Odessa.

S5·E7 Core

Quantico Closure

Dec 5, 2013 · 44 min

While Neal delves further into the mystery of the Codex, Peter takes on a classified espionage case with a fellow FBI agent: his ex-girlfriend.

S5·E8 Core

Digging Deeper

Dec 12, 2013 · 44 min

Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History: a stolen Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and its egg.

S5·E9 Core

No Good Deed

Dec 19, 2013 · 44 min

Peter's thrown back into an unsolved larceny case that has Neal worried – because Neal's the one who committed the crime.

S5·E10 Core

Live Feed

Jan 9, 2014 · 44 min

A life hangs in the balance after Hagen tasks Neal with his final assignment.

S5·E11 Core

Shot Through the Heart

Jan 16, 2014 · 43 min

When Neal and Peter go after an assassin, the stakes are raised even higher when they realize this may be the same person who has been pulling Neal's strings.

S5·E12 Mytharc

Taking Stock

Jan 23, 2014 · 44 min

When a corporate espionage case has personal ties to Neal, Peter recruits Diana from maternity leave for an undercover sting on a rogue stock trader.

S5·E13 Mytharc

Diamond Exchange

Jan 30, 2014 · 43 min

Neal and Peter race against a criminal mastermind to unearth an invaluable treasure hidden in New York.

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