EPISODE

1. Pilot

With a few months left on his four-year sentence, criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey escapes from maximum security prison to save his relationship with his girlfriend. FBI Agent Peter Burke, the man who had chased him for years and had finally caught him, is called in to track him down. He easily finds Neal at his girlfriend's apartment, deflated and defeated. She has completely disappeared. Back in prison and with four years added to his sentence, Neal decides to make a deal with Agent Burke to help him in finding other master criminals. The deal is made and Neal is released, with a GPS ankle monitor, of course, into the custody of Agent Burke. The uneasy partnership proves a success and Neal becomes an official FBI consultant, living large, to Agent Burke's astonishment and frustration, in a wealthy widow's guest-room. Neal, also, secretly brings in an old friend to help him find his girlfriend.

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Con artist, master forger, and criminal extraordinaire Neal Caffrey ( Matt Bomer ) escapes from prison to find Kate Moreau ( Alexandra Daddario ), the woman he loves, only to end up behind bars again. He strikes up a deal with Federal Agent Peter Burke ( Tim DeKay ), the FBI agent who put him there, and together they take an unconventional route in tracking down a criminal known as "The Dutchman" ( Mark Sheppard ). Also introduced is Neal's trusted friend and partner in crime, Mozzie ( Willie Garson ), a fellow conman with extensive knowledge about many subjects. Neal uses his new position in the FBI to find clues that will eventually lead him to Kate, the man with the ring, and the truth.

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