White Collar

Hey, who went for coffee? Nice.

Oh, you took forever getting back, so you miss out.

Whose is that? Hughes'.

Well, you'll be glad I took my time,

Because I solved our embezzlement scam.

It's a lapping scheme.

A lapping scheme?

It's a way to siphon money.

I'll show you. Let's say I want a sip of hughes' latte.

Oh, I -- just a sip.

Mmm. Wow, that's delicious.

But now I have a problem.

Hughes is gonna toss your butt back into prison

For drinking his coffee.

Right, so...

Take a little bit of yours, pour a little bit into here,

But now you're gonna kick my butt. Mm.

Hey. Oh. It's a lapping scheme.

Mm-hmm. I keep going as long as I can.

In the end, I got a full cup of coffee,

And no one's the wiser. Until I catch you.

Ahh. That's good work, though -- very good work. Thank you.

mm.

Hey, June's throwing a champagne brunch. I totally forgot.

Do you mind if I cut out early?

What kind of monster would I be

To keep neal caffrey from a champagne brunch?

See you, guys.

Got your message.

I was wondering when you were gonna call.

Hop in. We'll chat.

Forgot my suit.

That's never stopped you before.

Relax, I know you're wearing the anklet.

What I don't know is if you're wired.

Get in.

Where's the music box, alex?

No small talk?

Come on. Your note said it's in manhattan.

I want to make sure you're not gonna go and get it without me.

I told you. We'll get it together.

It's in the italian consulate.

I traced it to the consul general.

He tucked the box into his private safe

In the consulate last year.

He's flying in next month to pick it up.

A consulate's a hard target.

They're having a party next week.

It's our chance to get inside.

I'm always up for a party.

What happens when he notices it's gone?

Well, the nazis stole the box from the russians.

He wasn't supposed to have it in the first place,

So he won't talk when we steal it from him.

I got a question.

I know why I'm naked.

Why are you?

A consulate? Yeah.

Oh, great, an international incident.

Look, I don't want to end my days in some underground prison,

Adopting cockroaches as pets.

We're not talking about north korea.

It's the italians, moz.

They do prison just fine. Ask galileo.

Can we do it without alex?

No. She won't tell me which safe it's in.

she was always a smart girl.

Yeah.

All of this is moot, anyhow.

The suit isn't gonna let you out of your anklet anytime soon.

Not peter.

Then who? Fowler.

If he wants me to get him the music box,

He has to cut my anklet.

He's manipulated it before.

Okay. Let's say he goes for it.

Let's say you get him the box.

Then what? What do you mean?

You give fowler the music box,

And kate comes running into your arms.

You settle down, buy a fixer-upper,

And then join the pta?

Yeah.

Neal, happily ever after isn't for guys like us.

It is this time. It is.

Agent fowler, extension 221.

One moment.

Agent fowler's office.

Tell him I've got information on the music box he requested.

Who is this? He knows.

He can meet me at midnight, tomorrow.

Where?

He'll know that, too.

Too cryptic?

Where you gonna meet him?

I'll find a place.

Hey, you got a stakeout?

Yep. Deviled ham.

Well, you're either gonna torture neal with it

Or you're going alone.

We'll see.

What's going on?

Look.

Neal's tracking data. What's he up to now?

Nothing, yet.

He spent 45 minutes

On the corner of kenmare and lafayette last night.

Well, honey, he can walk freely

For a two-mile radius, right?

Yeah, but it's the way he was walking. Look.

He stands at every corner around this parking garage

For exactly two minutes.

He walks each street leading away from this point

And then back again.

What do you think he was doing?

I think he was casing the area --

How many people are around, where there were cameras,

Looking for an escape route in case he needs one.

What is he planning?

I think he's gonna steal the music box.

On a street corner?

Working theory.

Well, have fun on your stakeout.

I love you.

I love you.

Fowler.

Oh, you brought a friend.

I'm not wired.

U'll forgive me if I don't take your word for it.

He's clean.

This better be good.

I'm close to the music box.

That supposed to mean something to me?

Well, you flew in from d. C., so I think it does.

My window to get the box closes in the next week.

I need my tracking anklet off now to make it happen.

You're not suggesting something illegal, are you, caffrey?

Of course not,

Especially to an upstanding federal agent such as yourself.

You're pushing it.

I'm gonna push it some more.

I give you the box, kate and I never hear from you again.

That's my price.

You know, I don't give a damn what you do, caffrey.

Just don't make it my problem.

Neal, what the hell are you doing?

This is the Italian consulate. It's not a bank or a museum.

It's a little piece of a foreign country.

If we had a tank, maybe, or an air force.

We don't have an air force, but the party will get us past

The first wall of security and into the main ballroom.

There's only one way into the inner sanctum.

It's through this security door.

This door is our biggest obstacle.

Uh, yeah - there's no keypads,

No biometrics, no lock.

The only way is to get buzzed through by a guard

Stationed in the security room.

Let me worry about that. Grand.

Once I'm through, there's a long stretch of hallway

Monitored by a closed-circuit camera.

When I make it down the hallway, I can get into the vault room.

Which safe is it, exactly?

I'll let you know.

And when I find the safe, all I have to do is crack it.

It's high-security and torch-resistant.

Uh, you'll need heavy metal

To get through the fire-resistant plate.

Details. One thing at a time, moz.

Let's start with party invites.

I'm looking for a man

Without a plus-one.

I'm leaning towards this gentleman, ignatius barden.

Why him? He's a duke.

Wouldn't someone a little less conspicuous do?

I always wanted to dance with a duke.

All right. You submit your résumé yet?

The catering company received it this morning.

As the proprietor of the greatest cake bakery,

I fully expect a glowing reference.

Of course. What's your in?

I'm planning to make a very generous donation

To the people of Italy.

Neal, uh, company is on the way.

Thank you.

Oh, look at this --

All the usual suspects in one place.

Makes my job much easier. What are you kids up to?

We were just leaving.

Ah, I bet you were.

I know you met with fowler.

And now alex and your little buddy are here.

You've got your whole crew to steal the box.

Tell me I'm wrong.

You're wrong?

I don't understand you.

I gave you a shot at a better life.

It's not the life I want.

Okay. Well, we all have our weakness.

Kate's yours.