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. Meanwhile, State Trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson), a recently returned Vietnam vet, and Sheriff Hank Larsson (Ted Danson) investigate a triple homicide at a local diner connected to the murdered Gerhardt son, as well as protecting Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan during his campaign stop in Fargo.Ĭast: Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blomquist, Patrick Wilson as State Trooper Lou Solverson, Jesse Plemons as Ed Blomquist, Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt, Ted Danson as Sheriff Hank Larssonįargo Season 2 Songs List – Tracklist – Listen to the playlist of all of the songs played in the tv show, who sings them, including end credits and scene descriptions.14th episode of the third season of White Collar ' Pulling Strings'

In 1979, beautician Peggy Blomquist (Kirsten Dunst) and her husband, butcher Ed (Jesse Plemons) of Luverne, Minnesota, cover up the hit-and-run and murder of the son of Floyd Gerhardt (Jean Smart), matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, North Dakota.

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