White Collar

Previously on White Collar...

You're trying to join the Pink Panthers,

the greatest thieves of our time.

To join the group you need a heist as an offering.

We have to rob the robbers.

Woodford... he's rumored to be

the head of the Pink Panthers.

I could have you killed for this.

Or you could acknowledge the skill

you need for your team. I want in.

I'm pregnant.

- We're pregnant? - Yes.

I want a contract.

The Pink Panthers for my freedom.

It has to be ironclad.

They promised you freedom before.

What makes you think this time they'll deliver?

Who says that's all I'm after?

Ow.

Everything okay under there?

Yep.

Sweetheart, you do realize that it's 8:00 in the morning.

And I love your enthusiasm for wanting to fix things

around the house before the baby arrives,

- but I'm sure she... - Or he.

can survive without liquefying table scraps

for another decade or so.

Whoo!

Okay. All right.

How much is a new disposal going to be?

Oh, I'll fix this.

Yeah, you watch.

This baby will puree a small Chevy by the time

I'm done with it.

Really glad to be home.

That's Neal.

He's concerned that since you're not around,

I can't even brew a cup of coffee for myself.

Well, don't forget.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

No, my lips are sealed.

Hi.

Elizabeth, hey.

- Oh, I'm so glad you're safe. - Thank you.

What a nice surprise. How long you in town for?

Forever.

D.C. wasn't for me.

- Really? - Yeah.

I realized I can follow my dreams right here

in New York City.

Yeah, change of heart.

And it did give me a chance to make some headway on projects.

Leave this guy alone for two seconds,

he goes all home depot around here.

All right, I wouldn't touch anything.

- Bye. - Bye.

I'm talking to David Pillar at the Bureau

to discuss your deal.

You bring down the Pink Panthers...

- I get my freedom. - Once and for all.

I'll let you know what the FBI Brass says

as soon as Pillar talks to them.

Yeah, about that.

I've recently lost my trust in the spoken word.

For years I've been promised my freedom,

only to have a technicality or a change of heart

sink the whole thing.

What's that?

It's a contract.

I consulted the finest legal mind I know.

Mozzie?

Mm... certainly seems...

I think comprehensive is the word you're looking for.

I was going to go with abusive.

If the FBI doesn't sign that,

then I stop helping with the Panthers.

And if they do, it's legally binding.

I won't hesitate to take them to court

if they try to find a loophole.

Well, I can assure you the FBI has no interest

in a scenario that ends with a cross-examination by Mozzie.

Neal, I want this for you and for the Bureau.

I just want to make sure you understand

what you're getting into.

This isn't without risk.

My formal introduction to the Pink Panthers

is in an hour.

Something tells me a bulky geolocating anklet

might tip our hand.

Remember, this isn't freedom.

Yeah, I'm well aware.

It's more like a furlough.

He's clean.

Keller.

Neal Caffrey.

Catch of the day.

You're aging like one of your fine wines, Neal.

Time... it's mellowed you, taken the edge off.

Caffrey here, he has quite the resume.

Why don't you tell the boys?

Oh, what's the matter, you got shy?

You want me to? I got it.

Egyptian antiquities.

Yeah.

He looted Nazi art from a submarine.

A frickin' submarine, guys.

You know how hard that is?

Those are impressive scores.

Then, over time, the FBI, they took notice,

didn't they, Caffrey?

And he was so good, in fact, that it took them

a while to catch on to him, but catch on to him they did.

And our boy, here, flew a little too close to the sun.

But he served his time.

It's good to have you back, Neal.

I mean that.

Reunion's over, kids. Dry your eyes.

Let's get to work.

Mr. Caffrey, when our new recruit here,

Mr. Keller, heard about your stunt in my building,

he couldn't stop raving about your previous exploits.

I hope the past is prologue.

Your first assignment.

Is this another test? Penetrating your impenetrable

office wasn't enough to convince you of my abilities?

Procuring that stamp is of critical importance

to our larger mission.

It's 19th century, Swedish.

Looks to be in pretty good condition.

Obviously valuable. What's your bigger game?

You going to take down the postal service?

Everybody in this group has an assignment.

This is yours.

The stamp's going to be auctioned by a woman named

Bianca Esteverena tomorrow night.

You have 48 hours to return it to me.

Find Bianca.

Get the stamp... or you're out.

Thanks for making it out from D.C., David.

The Pink Panthers.

Every law enforcement organization in the world

has been trying to infiltrate them.

What are they planning? How many members do they have?

Trying to figure all that out. It's still early.

Caffrey actually earned their trust.

He's meeting with them now, in fact.

The FBI's number one asset up against

international public enemy number one.

Quite a case.

It is. It is.

I've, uh... I have a favor to ask.

Oh, whatever you need, Peter.

I want to bring all of the Bureau's resources

to bear on this... extra manpower,

overtime approval, surveillance gear...

- whatever you need. - I don't need any of that.

Neal knows this world.

If we get more agents involved,

the Panthers will disappear just like all the other times

anyone's tried and failed to bring the Panthers down.

- Peter... - Neal and I do this

with a small team, or we don't do it at all.

- This is a high-profile case - Mm-hmm.

with international ramifications.

Everyone will be watching you to see how you handle it.

You use the resources we have at our disposal,

your ass is covered if everything goes south.

Well, I've never been one to duck and cover

when the ground starts shaking.

We're not talking about a bad mark

on your year-end evaluation.

We're talking about the end of your career.

I know the stakes here.

So your favor... what do you want?

A signature.

We all let Neal down the last time.

Made him a guarantee and we couldn't honor it.

- That's not exactly... - If we pull this off,

Neal deserves his freedom, and I promised him that.

He wrote up a contract.

It needs the Attorney General's signature.

You want to bring down the Pink Panthers?

Contract's on your desk.

Neal, what's wrong?

We have a problem.

Look, I don't know how it happened,

- but it happened. - What?

Matthew Keller, he's here.

- He's running with the Panthers. - That's impossible.

Keller's locked away in a Russian prison.

- Whatever... - I saw him.

It's him.

We're going to put an end to this right now.

Wait, Peter. Peter, listen to me.

He had the chance to rat me out and he didn't.

He needs something from me.

Are you out of your mind?

There's only one reason Keller

would lay eyes on you and not sell you out.

He is setting you up.