Countdown 

Neal and Mozzie must stay one step ahead of the the FBI while appearing to work with them in order to keep them from discovering that they possess the treasure.

Director:

John T. Kretchmer (as John Kretchmer)

Writers:

Jeff Eastin (created by), Jeff Eastin (teleplay)

Stars:

Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Matt Bomer	...	Neal Caffrey
Tim DeKay	...	Peter Burke
Willie Garson	...	Mozzie
Marsha Thomason	...	Diana Barrigan
Hilarie Burton	...	Sara Ellis (credit only)
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Elizabeth Burke
Sharif Atkins	...	Clinton Jones
Anna Chlumsky	...	Melissa
Ross McCall	...	Matthew Keller
Jamie Harris	...	Elliott Richmond
Beau Bridges	...	Agent Kramer
Happy Anderson	...	Rusty
David Smilow	...	Guard

Storyline

Mozzie admits that he deliberately sold a Degas from the treasure to force Neal to chose whether to start their new life together or not. Peter has engaged art-expert FBI, suspicious-natured agent Kramer to assess Caffrey, whom they suspect to have hidden the treasure. Neal gets wind of their trap and makes Mozzie track the Degas, so he can replace it with a forgery in tycoon collector Elliott Richmond's penthouse. Matthew Keller is back and wants the treasure at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

bust sculpture | latex gloves | calling someone honey | reference to orson welles | giant hourglass | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title "Countdown" is in reference to an ultimatum that Mozzie gives Neal.

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Goofs

The audio of Peter's voice clearly sounds dubbed when the shot changes between Peter's close-up and the photo of Richmond's building during the briefing scene.

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Quotes

Neal Caffrey: We've got a problem.
Mozzie: I think we should maybe copyright that phrase.

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Connections

References His Girl Friday (1940)

User Reviews

Summer ends with a BANG!!!!

What an end. This episode has got to be the best i have seen on white collar for sometime now. All the small build ups we have seen in the previous episodes add up all well and we get this forty something minutes of a not leaving your couch for anything episode. Its got all the elements required to get hooked onto it for every second and makes it worth seeing it twice in a row. Not kidding. Its got a heist, stunts(oh yeah),friendship/emotional/trust thing going on and an ending which will make you wait for the next episode to come out very very eagerly. Neal Caffrey is back at his peak in this one. Peter still has issues to deal with. And we see Mozzie as a serious guy again. oh and its got Interesting new characters and recurring characters of interest. Its got the usual light moments which goes along well with the amazing plot. This is white collar at its best.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

75 Wall St, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeff Eastin & Warrior George Productions, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color