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Below are the official Season 1 Episode Descriptions as released by USA Network.

Season 1[]

Episode 1x14: Out of the Box[]

Neal Caffrey teams up with Alexandra Hunter to retrieve the ever-elusive music box at an Italian Consulate. Meanwhile, Peter Burke enlists the help of Diana to take down Fowler.


Episode 1x13: Front Man[]

When the daughter of a man from his past goes missing, Neil volunteers to help find her. Little does anyone realize the kidnapper is an old enemy of Neil's, and is leading him right into a trap.


Episode 1x12: Bottlenecked[]

An old rival of Neil's lays down a challenge: to see if either of them can create an impossible forgery. But as the rival uses brutal and deadly tactics, to achieve his ends, Neil quickly realized that much more is at stake than bragging rights.


Episode 1x11: Home Invasion[]

With Fowler off his back for the time being, Neil turns his focus to the music box. His first step is to contact Alex Hunter, a beautiful high-end fence who may know the whereabouts of the antique.


Episode 1x10: Vital Signs[]

When June's niece suffers renal trauma, Neal stumbles upon a cruel scheme to harvest human organs and brings the case to Peter, the FBI agent.


Episode 1x09: Bad Judgement[]

When Peter and Neal discover that an estate judge committing mortgage fraud is also connected to Fowler, they devise a plan to bring them both down.


Episode 1x08 Hard Sell[]

Neal must infiltrate a company of corrupt Wall Street brokers to preserve his deal with the FBI. When Peter is forced to go undercover alongside him, a discovery is made that could change their partnership forever. Alexandra Daddario guest stars.


Episode 1x07: Free Fall[]

Neal is called down to an expensive boutique to investigate the theft of the most exotic pink diamond in the world. The diamond was supposed to be on display as part of a promotional event, but the manager got nervous when security footage showed a masked man breaking into the boutique vault. Neal's examination of the stone confirms the manager's suspicions; someone has replaced the diamond with a high quality forgery.


Episode 1x06: All In[]

Just when Neal has had enough of boring mortgage fraud cases, a hot one comes up: Mark Costa, an FBI agent working undercover, has gone missing. Costa had infiltrated the organization of Lao Shen, a Chinese money launderer whose strong arm-tactics and violent streak have made him a feared man in Chinatown and abroad.


Episode 1x05: The Portrait[]

Neal and Peter make a house call when an extremely valuable work by the painter Haustenburg is stolen from a Manhattan residence.


Episode 1x04: Flip of the Coin[]

Peter thinks he's in for it when Elizabeth shows up at the office with her friend Dana in tow. But Peter isn't the one in trouble this time; it's Dana's husband, Captain John Mitchell, who is in the hot seat.


Episode 1x03: Book of Hours[]

On a routine stakeout of a well-known mob hang out, Agent Cruz and Agent Jones get a surprise visit from Leo Barelli, the local mob boss. Someone stole the bible from Barelli's church, and he wants it back ... badly enough to come to the FBI for help.

Peter and Neal soon discover that this is no ordinary bible. Over five centuries old, the book is rumored to have the power to heal the sick. Peter is skeptical, but Neal knows there are true believers out there. Neal's theory leads them right to the culprit: Steve, a homeless veteran who took the bible to save his sick dog, Lucy.


Episode 1x02: Threads[]

It’s Fashion Week and everyone in New York is abuzz with excitement; everyone but Peter Burke. Nevertheless, when advanced technology embedded with security data is secretly woven into the fabric of a runway dress, Peter and Neal must dive into the world of fashion to stop an international criminal from completing a treacherous sale.


Episode 1x01: Pilot[]

When the trail of elusive criminal "The Dutchman" deadends, FBI Agent Peter Burke teams up with a most unlikely partner to catch him - the imprisoned Neal Caffrey: master criminal, conman extraordinaire and Peter's most accomplished collar. Now when Peter sets on the trail of the vicious counterfeiter, he has an equally devious criminal mind on his side.