Neal is infiltrated with a beautiful Egyptologist (Eliza Dushku) in an attempt to stop Matthew Keller, who is smuggling Egyptian artifacts. However, during a confrontation with Keller, Neal learns his true motives for returning to New York.
White Collar is unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years. Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer), a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay). When Neal escapes from a maximum security prison to find his lost love, Peter nabs again.
Instead of returning to prison, Neal suggests an alternate plan: It will offer its expertise to help criminal federal capturing elusive other criminals in exchange for eventual freedom. Initially care, Peter quickly finds that Neal provides insight and intuition that can not be found on the right side of the law.