White Collar: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
At What Price
Oct 17, 2013
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
Out of the Frying Pan
Oct 24, 2013
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.
One Last Stakeout
Oct 31, 2013
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.
Controlling Interest
Nov 7, 2013
Peter sends Neal undercover with a psychiatrist who may be manipulating her patients into committing robberies.
Master Plan
Nov 14, 2013
Neal must go undercover as a butler to expose an imposter who aims to inherit a Manhattan family's fortune.
Ice Breaker
Nov 21, 2013
Peter and Neal must go undercover as ice skating pros to expose a counterfeit passport ring in Little Odessa.
Quantico Closure
Dec 5, 2013
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.
Digging Deeper
Dec 12, 2013
Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History: a stolen Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and its egg.
No Good Deed
Dec 19, 2013
Peter's thrown back into an unsolved larceny case that has Neal worried – because Neal's the one who committed the crime.
Live Feed
Jan 9, 2014
A life hangs in the balance after Hagen tasks Neal with his final assignment.
Shot Through the Heart
Jan 16, 2014
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.
Taking Stock
Jan 23, 2014
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.
Diamond Exchange
Jan 30, 2014
Neal and Peter race against a criminal mastermind to unearth an invaluable treasure hidden in New York.