Fair rating?White Collar· Season 1 · Episode 1
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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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#1In Season 1of 14 rated episodes
#1All-timeof 81 rated episodes
+0.6vs season avgSeason 1 averages 7.7
2009First airedOctober 23, 2009
Guest stars
Diahann Carrollas June Ellington
Sharif Atkinsas FBI Agent Clinton Jones
Marsha Thomasonas FBI Agent Diana Barrigan
Mark Sheppardas Curtis Hagen
Michael Gastonas Thompson
Stephen Singeras Vincent
Alexandra Daddarioas Kate Moreau
Denise Vasias Cindy
James Biberias Gaines
Arnie Burtonas Tony Field
Derek Milmanas FBI Technician
Neal Matarazzoas Warden Haskley
Anthony Galloas Warehouse Guard
Don Kurtas Rich ManCrew
Bronwen HughesDirectorJeff EastinWriter
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