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The Best Episodes of White Collar Season 5

Every episode of White Collar Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of White Collar Season 5!

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:USA Network

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"At What Price" is the best rated episode of "White Collar" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 868 votes. Directed by Stefan Schwartz and written by Jeff Eastin, Joe Henderson, it aired on 10/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Out of the Frying Pan".

  • At What Price
    8.1/10868 votes

    #1 - At What Price

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2013

    With Peter in prison facing murder charges and every shred of evidence pointing to him for Senator Pratt's untimely death, Neal must strike a deal with the devil to help try and clear Peter's name.

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: Jeff Eastin, Joe Henderson

  • Out of the Frying Pan
    8.0/10807 votes

    #2 - Out of the Frying Pan

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2013

    Peter assigns Neal a new handler to investigate an online black market, but Neal’s loyalties will be tested when he discovers the trail might lead to Mozzie.

    Director: Roger Kumble

    Writer: Daniel Shattuck

  • One Last Stakeout
    8.0/10766 votes

    #3 - One Last Stakeout

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2013

    As Peter settles into a promoted position at the FBI, Neal has to pull off a brazen museum heist right underneath the FBI’s nose.

    Director: Russell Lee Fine

    Writer: Joe Henderson

  • Controlling Interest
    7.6/10709 votes

    #4 - Controlling Interest

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2013

    Peter sends Neal undercover with a psychiatrist who may be manipulating her patients into committing robberies.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Jim Campolongo

  • Master Plan
    7.7/10734 votes

    #5 - Master Plan

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2013

    Neal must go undercover as a butler to expose an imposter who aims to inherit a Manhattan family's fortune.

    Director: Jeff King

    Writer: Alexandra McNally

  • Ice Breaker
    7.3/10708 votes

    #6 - Ice Breaker

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2013

    Peter and Neal must go undercover as ice skating pros to expose a counterfeit passport ring in Little Odessa.

    Director: Eric Stoltz

    Writer: Mark Lafferty

  • Quantico Closure
    7.3/10719 votes

    #7 - Quantico Closure

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2013

    While Neal delves further into the mystery of the Codex, Peter takes on a classified espionage case with a fellow FBI agent: his ex-girlfriend.

    Director: Willie Garson

    Writer: Nick Thiel

  • Digging Deeper
    7.6/10682 votes

    #8 - Digging Deeper

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2013

    Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History: a stolen Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and its egg.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Jessica Grasl, Julian Meiojas

  • No Good Deed
    7.9/10710 votes

    #9 - No Good Deed

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2013

    Peter’s thrown back into an unsolved larceny case that has Neal worried – because Neal’s the one who committed the crime.

    Director: Charlotte Sieling

    Writer: Alexandra McNally

  • Live Feed
    8.8/101,070 votes

    #10 - Live Feed

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2014

    A life hangs in the balance after Hagen tasks Neal with his final assignment.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: N/A

  • Shot Through the Heart
    8.5/10792 votes

    #11 - Shot Through the Heart

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2014

    When Neal and Peter go after an assassin, the stakes are raised even higher when they realize this may be the same person who has been pulling Neal’s strings.

    Director: Hannah Endicott-Douglas

    Writer: Jessica Grasl, Matt Whitney

  • Taking Stock
    8.0/10716 votes

    #12 - Taking Stock

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2014

    When a corporate espionage case has personal ties to Neal, Peter recruits Diana from maternity leave for an undercover sting on a rogue stock trader.

    Director: Tim DeKay

    Writer: Alexandra McNally, Mark Lafferty

  • Diamond Exchange
    8.6/10990 votes

    #13 - Diamond Exchange

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2014

    Neal and Peter race against a criminal mastermind to unearth an invaluable treasure hidden in New York.

    Director: Russell Lee Fine

    Writer: Jim Campolongo, Nick Thiel