White Collar

Please tell me this isn't gonna be another mortgage-fraud case.

What's wrong with mortgage-fraud cases?

They're boring.

You stare at paperwork all day.

You could stare at prison bars all day.

- Oh,you still playing that card? - Makes me smile.

- *** - Get out of the way.

- Why all the craziness? - I don't know.This can't be good.

Peter,uh,hughes wants to see you right away.

All right.

So,is this what it looked like when i escaped?

I don't know.I was working important cases.

What's going on?

The bureau's missing an agent.

That isn't good.

Yeah,he's an undercover from the d.C. Office.We lost contact with him 12 hours ago.

What do you think happened?

I don't know.Could be in trouble,could be laying low.We're not sure.

Listen.Listen to me.We need somebody who understands money.

Excuse me.I have an important case to deal with.

This is agent mark costa.

He was posing as a drug trafficker looking to clean some dirty cash through this guy --

lao shen,money launderer out of china.

Costa was working him until last night.

According to his last contact,lao was making a pit stop in new york for 72 hours and after that,

he boards a flight to the homeland and we lose him.

So,why are you telling me this?

- Nicholas halden. - Who?

Cut the crap,neal.

We know he's one of your aliases.

You created him to launder cash through that canary island scam you ran in '04.

multimillionaire with a penchant for gambling -- ringing any bells?

I may have heard of him.

Are you willing to offer him full immunity?

Done.I don't give a damn what you did five years ago.

I want to find my agent.

Then what can nick do to help?

We want you to make contact with lao using this identity.

What do you know about pai gow?

I know it sounds delicious.

It's a chinese version of poker played with dominoes.

Not really my game.

Make it your game.

Lao likes to contact new clients using certain hands or bets.

He'll be playing an underground table in chinatown tomorrow night.

I'm not gonna lie to you -- this is a dangerous one,caffrey.

High stakes.

I'm in.

white collar Season01 Episode06

I asked you to teach me the game.This movie is terrible.

Wait.

Let's take this to the next level.

You took it to the next level when you killed my family.

Your wager,then.

100 grand?

How did he know about nick halden?

- Can't believe they knew about him.- Let's be honest -- nick was not your best work.

He's no steve tabernackle.

Steve was a good man.

Steve is a good man.

Besides,you should be more concerned with what the guy with the ring wants.

I don't know.

I've stolen a lot of stuff in my lifetime.

Maybe poe's "tamerlane" book?

No,no. Sold that a while back.

The tamayo painting.

Not worth all this.

Washington's love letters.

Seriously,i don't even know why you stole that in the first place.

Martha -- oh,oh!

It's my favorite part.

Too rich for your blood,lee-kang?

I believe it is your blood that will make me rich... Farmer boy.

Okay,what are they doing right now?

Oh,they're drawing from the wood pile.

With these tiles,they make two hands.

Uh -- oh,wait! Wait!

He just played the death tile.

Death tile?

W-well,the movie takes a few liberties.

Then why are we watching it?

It's a cult classic!

Okay,fine.What do you have to do?

Fold above the bank.

If i get a better hand than the dealer and then throw it away,lao knows i'm a prospect.

Okay.

Well... I-ideally,you want something like this.

This is some of the best tiles you can get.

You trash a hand like this,and you're in.

It's like folding pocket aces.

All right.Then let's practice.

All you have to do is lose.

You want to practice losing?

No,i have to win first,then lose.

I thought perhaps you gentlemen might like something to eat.

- Oh,thank you,june. - Thanks,june.

Whatcha watching?

"tiles of fire." ohhh!

Part 1?

Part 2's up next.

Don't start without me.

- There's a sequel? - Five.

Good news -- we've put word out nicholas halden's in town and looking to do business.

Lao's people took the bait.

We're sending you in as an investor to his money-laundering scheme.

Lao's game takes place just off of mott street,which means we'll be setting up around the corner.

At meishi lin restaurant?

Been there.Good dumplings.

And an even better h.Q. For our purposes.

Family that owns the place are trusted c.I.S for the bureau.

They've had dealings with lao in the past.

We'll monitor the game from the second floor.

Look...there's an agent missing in all this.

So everyone stay sharp.

The fbi is truly grateful for your help,mr.Tuan.

I just want lao out of the neighborhood.

He's been taking from my business for years.

And with my own debt piling up,i can hardly afford to be in his.

I understand.

Look... I,too,am grateful for your help.Come on.

Those standard fbi issue?

They were a gift from elizabeth.

One that keeps on giving.

We tried to make room.

It's perfect.

Apologies.

My daughter,bai.

Uh...hi,there.

I'm gonna need that back,okay?

There.Thank you.

Who are you?

- What do you mean?The kid just grabbed the -- do you have a business card?

Do you have a business -- hey,hey.

Ready? One...two...three!

Where'd it go? Where'd it go? Where'd it go?

Is it right here?Is it right there?

How silly. Here you go.

Xie xie.

You know,every time i see you do that,i check for my wallet.

All right.

Let's get you suited up.

Game starts in 10.

you reviewed the building layout?

Camera surveillance,electronic passcode -- it's standard stuff.

- Any questions? - Just one.

Where did elizabeth buy those socks?'Cause christmas is coming up soon.

Enough.

There is one small problem.

What?

That's a really nice fake.

It's more concerned with telling us where you are than telling time.

We deactivated your anklet 30 seconds ago.

Lauren,if you'll do the honors.

Be gentle.

Yeah,never really been the gentle type.

All right.There's a gsm transmitter inside.

It's one-way,but we'll be able to hear everything that happens.

Everything?

Lao is dangerous,neal.

We are pulling you the first sign of trouble.

I'll be fine.As long as i don't draw the death tile.

There's a death tile?

Halden.

Nick halden.

Halden's golden.

He got through.

What happened here?

Lao.

He was in your home?

No -- his men.They came in one night to make sure i would pay.

With a gun.

They fired a bullet 2 inches from my baby's crib while bai was still sleeping in it.

How you doing?

Don't get 'em wet,don't feed 'em after midnight,right?

Never mind.

Yung sing.

It's a toast -- drink and win.

Yung sing.

One down... One to go.

8 and 7.nice hand.

I'm out.

You could have won.

I have more important things than winning.

You folded on a good hand,mr...?

You know who i am.

And you know why i'm here.

For a man of your reputation,mr.Halden,it took some time for you to find the hand you needed.

Pai gow isn't my game.

What is your game?

Perhaps we should discuss that in private.

We have time for that.

Another hand?

Don't rush him,neal.

- I'm always in for one more game. - Good. Good.

Peter,we got a problem.

Nypd got a tip-off.They're about to raid the game.

- Who the hell tipped them off? - I have no clue.

They're gonna get neal killed.

You get me captain shattuck of nypd before they crash this whole thing.

Cops!