16 Episodes
Season 2 of White Collar covers episodes 1-16. Here's everything that happened:
Season 2, Episode 1: Withdrawal - Peter faces an FBI investigation while Neal, grieving Kate's death, is back in prison. They reunite to catch "The Architect," a cunning bank robber who uses elaborate diversions. After successfully apprehending the mastermind, Neal accepts his old deal to work with the FBI. A critical reveal shows Diana secretly possesses the mysterious music box, hinting at deeper conspiracies surrounding Kate's death.
Season 2, Episode 2: Need to Know - Neal goes undercover as a political fixer, leading to Senator Jennings' arrest for corruption. Peter and Diana pursue a lead on Fowler, with Diana facing danger during a sting operation. The episode concludes with Neal discovering Peter's secret investigation into Kate's death, creating a significant rift in their trust.
Season 2, Episode 3: Copycat Caffrey - When a painting theft mirrors Neal's past M.O., he and Peter investigate a criminology professor using his students to execute elaborate cons. Neal infiltrates the class, exposing the professor and his student thieves. Meanwhile, Alex reappears, seeking help with threats related to the music box. She ultimately gives Neal the final piece of the music box, which is a key, urging him to move on from Kate.
Season 2, Episode 4: By the Book - Mozzie enlists Neal and Peter to find his kidnapped waitress crush, Gina. She's leverage against her boyfriend, Tommy, who owes Christopher Navarro. Gina's clues reveal Tommy's new identity as Sam Brennon. Mozzie substitutes for Tommy in the exchange. Peter and Neal intervene, apprehending Navarro. Gina is rescued and moves to California, leaving Tommy.
Season 2, Episode 5: Unfinished Business - Neal is hired to kill insurance investigator Sara Ellis. He and Peter discover real estate mogul Price murdered Edgar Halbridge years ago, burying his body under a property Sara investigated. Price is arrested, the real assassin captured, but Neal fails to retrieve a crucial voice recorder.
Season 2, Episode 6: In the Red - Neal and Peter investigate Luke Donovan, a lawyer running an adoption scam, extorting money from adoptive parents. Neal infiltrates a high-stakes poker game to expose Donovan, while Diana and Jones pose as a couple seeking to adopt. The team successfully busts Donovan, saving numerous families from his scheme. Meanwhile, Sara Ellis confronts Neal about the stolen black box recording, but after listening to it, she realizes Kate called Peter before the plane exploded, hinting at a deeper conspiracy.
Season 2, Episode 7: Prisoner's Dilemma - Peter and Neal investigate FBI agent Jack Franklin, accused of selling witness locations. Peter soon believes Franklin is innocent, framed by corrupt U.S. Marshals, and goes on the run with him to prove it. They successfully expose the Marshals, clearing Franklin's name. Mozzie reveals Kate's final phone call was to Agent Fowler, adding a critical layer to the ongoing mystery.
Season 2, Episode 8: Company Man - Peter and Neal infiltrate a tech company to solve a murder. Peter, as an auditor, and Neal, as an exec, expose CEO Wesley Kent as the killer, arrested after poisoning Peter. Peter reveals he has the music box, and Neal unlocks it with a hidden key, accessing its secrets.
Season 2, Episode 9: Point Blank - Neal orchestrates an elaborate con to confront Fowler, believing him to be Kate's murderer. Mozzie deciphers a second, hidden code within the music box. Fowler reveals he was blackmailed by Julian Larssen, the actual killer of Kate and his own wife. The episode concludes with Mozzie being shot in the chest, leaving his survival uncertain.
Season 2, Episode 10: Burke's Seven - After Mozzie is shot, Peter is framed and suspended from the FBI by the culprit, Julian Larssen. Peter, Neal, and a team of trusted allies execute an elaborate con to expose Larssen's smuggling operation and clear Peter's name. The episode concludes with Mozzie revealing that the man behind Kate's death and his shooting is likely Vincent Adler, a significant figure from Neal's past.
Season 2, Episode 11: Forging Bonds - Peter offers Neal immunity to detail his past with Vincent Adler. Flashbacks show Neal meeting Mozzie and Kate, and their con against Adler. Ultimately, Adler swindles everyone and escapes with their money. Neal is later arrested by Peter in a trap. The music box's fractal is an antenna to find Adler's objective.
Season 2, Episode 12: What Happens in Burma - Peter and Neal work to free Chris, an American diplomat's son, wrongly accused of ruby smuggling in Burma. They employ a complex con involving a fake ruby to expose the real thief and circumvent diplomatic immunity. Neal successfully secures Chris's freedom, reuniting him with his father. The episode concludes with Neal revealing to Peter that his own father was a corrupt cop, an irreversible outcome that leaves Neal questioning his own nature.
Season 2, Episode 13: Countermeasures - Neal becomes suspicious when Ford, an old friend of June's late husband, reappears. Neal discovers a counterfeit printing plate hidden in June's coffee table, linking Ford to a counterfeiting scheme with Jonas Ganz. Neal and Peter go undercover to stop the operation. During the heist, Neal outsmarts Ford, leading to Ganz's arrest. Ford attempts to escape but realizes Neal has conned him, leaving him with an empty briefcase. Neal later comforts June.
Season 2, Episode 14: Payback - Neal's rival, Matthew Keller, orchestrates Peter's kidnapping, demanding Kate's ring for his release. Neal sacrifices Kate's ring to save Peter, who then escapes with Neal's remote guidance, leading to Lang's capture. However, Keller successfully escapes during his prison transfer, remaining a free man.
Season 2, Episode 15: Power Play - Peter and Neal swap identities to expose Andrew Stanzler's scheme causing city-wide blackouts. Peter, undercover, infiltrates the operation. Stanzler attempts to double-cross Peter and Luntz, planning their deaths [cite: 2, 5
Season 2, Episode 16: Under the Radar - Neal and Peter are captured by Vincent Adler, who forces Neal to open a U-boat containing priceless art. The U-boat explodes, destroying the treasure. Peter shoots and kills Adler. Neal later receives a mysterious key and an address to a storage unit, hinting at a new secret.
