Peter eventually calls upon Mozzie ( Willie Garson) for assistance, and together they right all of the wrongs.Īgent Kramer returns to the FBI to speak with Diana, who has recently announced her engagement to Christie. Everything goes wrong at Elizabeth's birthday: her parents give her a much-despised doll from her childhood, Peter's gift to Elizabeth does not turn out the way he had planned, and Elizabeth's father continues to disapprove of Peter. Meanwhile, Peter suffers through the arrival of his in-laws. Diana and Neal soon arrive to arrest McKenzie, and Sara tells Neal to “call sometime.” Sara approaches McKenzie with the information she has, pretending to want to join him. Upon questioning the violinist from the security tape, Diana discovers that she had damaged the violin and had given it to the instrument expert for repairs. While searching backstage, Neal and Diana find a body they quickly recognize him as the symphony's instrument expert. While they quickly discover that the second-chair violinist is the woman on the security video, McKenzie realizes that Neal is not exactly who he claims to be. With help from June ( Diahann Carroll), Neal and Diana Berrigan ( Marsha Thomason) are able to go to the symphony as well.

Meanwhile, Sara convinces him to attend the symphony with her. Searching McKenzie's apartment, Neal discovers a hidden security tape. Before beginning work on the case, Neal is approached by Agent Kramer ( Beau Bridges), who is in New York to look into Neal's upcoming commutation hearing. 'Pulling Strings' received mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics, with many praising individual elements of the episode.Īfter taking vacation from work to be with his wife–and her parents–on her birthday, Peter turns Neal over to Sara in order to retrieve a missing Stradivarius that she believes was stolen by her former fiancé and current boss, Bryan McKenzie ( Bailey Chase). Meanwhile, Peter must deal with the arrival of Elizabeth's ( Tiffani Thiessen) parents ( Tom Skerritt and Debra Monk), who are in New York for their daughter's birthday.Īccording to the Nielsen ratings system, an estimated 2.469 million household viewers watched the original broadcast of the episode, with 0.8 million in the 18–49 demographic.

In the episode, Peter Burke ( Tim DeKay) assigns Neal Caffrey ( Matt Bomer) to work with his former girlfriend, Sara Ellis ( Hilarie Burton), to track down a missing Stradivarius violin. The episode was directed by Anton Cropper and written by Channing Powell. It was first broadcast on USA Network in the United States on February 7, 2012. ' Pulling Strings' is the 14th episode of the third season of the American comedy-drama television series White Collar, and the 44th episode overall. 14th episode of the third season of White Collar ' Pulling Strings'

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