What would make a man –– with only three months left on his four-year prison sentence –– try to escape? Love, of course. And what would make a career criminal agree to work as a consultant for the FBI? Well, still love.
That’s the premise of White Collar, which is now streaming on Netflix. Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) is a lifelong con artist, thief, and forger — one of the highest caliber. No art, antiquity, jewel, or designer suit is safe when he’s on the loose. He evaded capture for many years but was finally detained by FBI special agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay). When Neal’s girlfriend, Kate Moreau (Alexandra Daddario), visits him after three years in prison to inform him that she’s leaving him, he hatches a plan to break out and convince her to stay.