No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Bronwen Hughes | Jeff Eastin | October 23, 2009 | 5039-08-179 | 5.40[6] |
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. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Threads" | Dennie Gordon | Clifton Campbell | October 30, 2009 | 5039-09-103 | 5.08[7] |
Neal and Peter infiltrate New York's Fashion Week as they try to prevent an international criminal from selling sensitive data hidden in one of the runway dresses. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Book of Hours" | John T. Kretchmer | Tom Garrigus | November 6, 2009 | 5039-09-102 | 3.85[8] |
A New York mobster enlists the help of the FBI to recover a precious stolen Bible—a mission that tests Neal's loyalties with the FBI. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Flip of the Coin" | Timothy Busfield | Jeff Eastin & Joseph C. Muscat | November 13, 2009 | 5039-09-105 | 4.28[9] |
Peter and Neal try to locate smuggled Iraqi artifacts where the lead suspect is a U.S. soldier and an acquaintance of Peter, but anomalies in the evidence suggest other forces at work. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "The Portrait" | Allan Arkush | Jeff Eastin & Travis Romero | November 20, 2009 | 5039-09-101 | 4.56[10] |
Peter and Neal set up a sting to recover a valuable stolen portrait, but strain is put on their uneasy partnership when Peter suspects Neal will succumb to temptation. Neal finds out the truth about the stolen portrait, and returns it to its rightful owner. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "All In" | John T. Kretchmer | Jim Campolongo & Joe Henderson | November 27, 2009 | 5039-09-104 | 4.40[11] |
Immersed in a dangerous case in Chinatown involving one of his aliases and a crafty Interpol agent, Neal is forced to decide between his loyalties to Peter and the FBI or his desire to find Kate. The interpol agent reveals that the man with the ring is in the FBI. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Free Fall" | Kevin Bray | Jeff Eastin | December 4, 2009 | 5039-09-107 | 5.55[12] |
Peter must determine if Neal's lying when Neal becomes a suspect in a jewelry heist. Meanwhile, Neal closes in on the man with the ring and discovers that he may be closer than he imagined. Introduced in the episode is FBI special agent Garrett Fowler (Noah Emmerich), an OPR agent bent on discrediting Peter and Neal with whatever means possible. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Hard Sell" | John T. Kretchmer | Jim Campolongo & Joe Henderson | January 19, 2010 | 5039-09-108 | 4.70[13] |
Neal infiltrates a corrupt Wall Street brokerage firm and Peter must go undercover alongside him. Neal suspects Peter as the man with the ring and confronts Peter about it. Peter initially denies but after the case is closed, Peter tells Neal that he had spoken with Kate. Peter tells Neal that Kate mentioned wanting a music box that Neal had stolen. Peter also tells Neal that it does not seem Kate was acting under the control of Fowler. Neal refuses to believe Peter and sets out to find the music box that Fowler wants. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Bad Judgement" | John T. Kretchmer | Jeff Eastin & Joseph C. Muscat | January 26, 2010 | 5039-09-112 | 4.30[14] |
Peter and Neal discover a corrupt judge working with Fowler, and devise a plan to take them down. Meanwhile, Neal asks Peter to get a message to Kate as Mozzie sweeps Peter's house for bugs. At the end of the episode, Neal retrieves a paper flower from the grave of Kate's father, Robert, another cryptic message from Kate. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Vital Signs" | Dennie Gordon | Joan B. Weiss | February 2, 2010 | 5039-09-106 | 2.89[15] |
June is approached by a sketchy charity when her granddaughter is removed from the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Neal and Peter decide to investigate the charity, suspecting that transplants are being bought with "donations". | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Home Invasion" | Ken Girotti | Channing Powell | February 9, 2010 | 5039-09-110 | 3.83[16] |
The FBI investigates a murder and a mysterious coded list and Neal catches up with Alex Hunter (Gloria Votsis), an old friend who might know something about the music box, but isn't too keen on Neal's connection with the FBI. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Bottlenecked" | Phil Abraham | Jeff Eastin & Tom Garrigus | February 23, 2010 | 5039-09-109 | 3.57[17] |
When Neal is confronted by his blue-collar counterpart Matthew Keller (Ross McCall), he must revive a decades-old competition to create an impossible forgery of a bottle of wine. However, things aren't exactly as they seem. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Front Man" | Michael Smith | Rashad Raisani | March 2, 2010 | 5039-09-111 | 3.48[18] |
When trying to resolve a kidnapping, Neal is apprehended by an old friend and is forced to play his game to save the one who was kidnapped. Alex finally reveals the location of the music box to Neal, and teams up to steal it. Peter tells Neal that he knows Neal is planning to steal it, and tells him that he has the option to stop looking for Kate and do something good with his life. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Out of the Box" | Kevin Bray | Jeff Eastin | March 9, 2010 | 5039-09-113 | 4.04[19] |
After discovering the music box in Manhattan, Neal and his friends plan a party heist to steal it. Things come to a head as Fowler and Peter square off, while Neal demands Kate in exchange for the box. Peter makes it to the airstrip before Neal takes off with Kate, and tries to stop him. Neal turns around, and admits that Peter is the only one who can change his mind. Before he can join Kate, Neal looks back at Peter, and the jet explodes. |