The fifth season of White Collar finds Neal (Matt Bomer) preparing himself to make a desperate move in order to clear Peter (Tim DeKay), now incarcerated, from being falsely convicted for the murder of Senator Pratt. As Peter adjusts to a rapid-fire series of life events, Neal immerses himself in his job and comes to realize the assassin he has been tasked with finding may be the one who has been pulling his strings all along.