Here's what happened to Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) in White Collar's series finale and after the show ended. The USA Network series wrapped its six-year run in 2014 with a shortened season composed of just six episodes. With recent reports that a White Collar revival is in the works, however, fans are excited to see Neal potentially reunite with Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) on the small screen.
The unlikely pair first got together after Neal, a notorious con-man, offered his services to FBI Special Agent Burke as his criminal informant. In exchange, he's put on a work-release program. Burke was understandably apprehensive at first, since Neal was known for manipulating people, but he eventually gave him a shot. Fast forward six years later, the pair developed an unlikely partnership that eventually became a genuine friendship. At the end of White Collar, Neal and Peter teamed-up one last time time chasing down the nefarious group Pink Panthers.
Unfortunately, while the FBI successfully nabbed the criminals, some part of their operation went awry resulting in Neal getting in a shooting match with his scummier blue-collar counterpart, Matthew Keller (RossMcCall). Peter was able to take down Keller, who was running away with stolen money by shooting him in the head, but not before he shot Neal in the chest. As the paramedics wheeled Neal to the hospital, he was reunited with Peter whom he called his best friend. Later on, doctors delivered the bad news: Neal was dead. That was supposed to be how White Collar ended. Then again, it's Neal Caffrey, so there was certainly some twist involved.
A year after Neal's supposed death, Peter and his wife, Elizabeth (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), look after their son, aptly named Neal. Peter caught up with Mozzie (Willie Garson) - Neal's right-hand man who's back in the streets of New York scamming people with his silly card games. The encounter made Peter suspicious about their fallen friend's demise, prompting him to visit Neal's storage locker. As he discovered the paraphernalia he used to pull off his scheme to escape, he realized that he was effectively conned by his former informant. Apparently, Neal connived with some crisis actors, such as the EMT who attended to him and the hospital doctor who confirmed his death. To cap it all off, Neal took medication to slow down his heartbeat just enough to make sure that all his bases were covered.
In the end, Neal was seen strolling the streets of Paris, France, implying that he's up for a new job, this time in Europe. This is backed by the newspaper headline Peter saw in his storage unit about the Louvre getting additional security. Chances are that Neal was studying the ins and outs of the world-renowned museum in the hopes of scoring one of its valuable displays. Instead of feeling betrayed or motivated to go after Neal again, Peter just let a smile out, happy that his former partner is alive and well, despite the fact that he's once again up to no good.
The White Collar ending confirms that, despite Neal spending years leading a mostly straight life in New York as Peter's criminal informant, deep down, he will always want to live an exciting, albeit sometimes dangerous, life. His illegal endeavors don't seem to have anything to do with money anymore - he just likes the thrill of pulling off these elaborate schemes. He was going to be set free after the Pink Panthers were caught, but being a free man isn't exactly what he wanted. With Europe having a richer arts scene, Neal has a wider variety of future prospects - it won't be surprising if he went from one country to another pulling off various heists.
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