Pilot (23 Oct. 2009)

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, ... See full summary »

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writers:

Jeff Eastin (creator), Jeff Eastin,

Stars:

Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Bomer	...	Neal Caffrey
Tim DeKay	...	Peter Burke
Willie Garson	...	Mozzie
Marsha Thomason	...	Diana Barrigan
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Elizabeth Burke
Mark Sheppard	...	Curtis Hagen
Sharif Atkins	...	Clinton Jones
Michael Gaston	...	Thompson
Stephen Singer	...	Vincent
Diahann Carroll	...	June
Neal Matarazzo	...	Warden Haskley
Denise Vasi	...	Cindy
Tony Devon	...	Calabrese
Arnie Burton	...	Tony Field
James Biberi	...	Gaines

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

fbi | prison | wedding anniversary | tracking device | thief | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeff Eastin & Warrior George Productions, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When FBI Agent Peter Burke enters the prison after Neal Caffrey's escape, he says to the Federal Marshall and to the Prison Warden that Caffrey has three months left on his sentence. Later at Caffrey's girlfriend's apartment, Burke says that Caffrey has four months left on his sentence.

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Quotes

Neal Caffrey: [Peter insults Neal then wants more relationship advice] No more relationship advice from this side of the car. Call doctor Phil.

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Connections

References Steamboat Willie (1928)

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Soundtracks

"The Good Life"
(uncredited)
Performed by Bobby Darin

User Reviews

Give and take

For a show with one of the dullest titles ever created, WC's pilot sparkled, at least in parts. A veteran FBI agent snags his man, a petty thief and con artist. Instead of having the poor guy rot in jail, the agent puts him to work on a case involving an elusive criminal nicknamed Snow White. The agent and con artist have some very lively dialog between them, which makes up for some of the slower scenes. The agent's wife is played by a familiar TV face fro the past, Tiffany Thiessen, and the con artists's new landlady is played by Dihann Carroll. In a few short weeks, MONK will be gone for good. I imagine USA is banking considerably on the success of this show. If the pilot is any indication, I suspect it will work out just fine.