White Collar

Season 4

Wanted

1. Mozzie's (Willie Garson's) chosen alias in this episode is "Barry Soetoro," which is a play on Barack Obama. When Obama was a preteen and teen, he preferred the nickname of Barry (instead of his given name of Barack, which exposed him to bullying), and his stepfather, his mother's second husband, was named Lolo Soetoro. Hence, Barry Soetoro is a proxy name for Barack Obama, and a wink of an alias for Mozzie.
2. Sharif Atkins (Agent Clinton Jones) and Mekhi Phifer (Agent Kyle Collins) previously worked together on ER from 2002 to 2006 where they played Dr. Michael Gallant and Dr. Gregory Pratt respectively.
3. The filming location for Santa Maria, Cape Verde in the episodes "Wanted" and "Most Wanted" is actually San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan's colonial-era Spanish forts Castillo del Morro and Castillo de San Cristobal (a landmark that Peter asks for as soon as he arrives), and other landmarks of the neighborhood of Old San Juan are clearly visible in many of the scenes of the episodes. The people on the island speak Spanish, predominantly spoken in Puerto Rico, not Portuguese as predominantly spoken in Cape Verde.

Most Wanted

1. While undercover as a bartender, Peter (Tim DeKay) says that his name is Kevin. Kevin is also the name of the character he played in two episodes of Seinfeld where he had the role of the "Bizarro" Jerry.

Diminishing Returns

1. Neal finally completes his end of the promise he made Peter in the season three finale to tell him about his past and about Ellen.

Parting Shots

1. Neal being a good cook helps out in this case. Neal being a good cook is first mentioned in season two.
2. The last episode in which Peter has to work in the evidence warehouse.

Honor Among Thieves

1. The portrait of the blond girl with the locket is the one Neal forged in episode 5 of season 1.
2. The last time Christy (Diana's girlfriend) is mentioned.

Identity Crisis

1. Mozzie's list of questionable government programs includes the Stargate program. Willie Garson, the actor who portrays Mozzie, played Martin Lloyd on Stargate SG-1.
2. Mircea Monroe plays Matt Bomer's (his role of Ken) wife in Magic Mike.

Compromising Positions

1. Treat Williams plays a former NYPD member that helped identify corruption in the department 30 years ago. In Prince of the City (1981), which was released 31 years prior to this episode, he played a New York City narcotics detective who reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption.

Ancient History

1. Alex tells the curator that she can expect Neal, posing as a mysterious artist who won't reveal his identity, to "exit through the gift shop". This is a reference to the British street artist Banksy, the identity of whom is unknown, who released a film called Exit Through the Giftshop.

Gloves Off

Vested Interest

1. The man who shoots the gun at the dummy/vest is actor Chance Kelly. He and Pawel Szajda (who played Dr. Drugov) were both in the HBO series "Generation Kill."

Family Business

1. In several episodes of season four Neal talks about how his mother told him he got his father's eyes. In real life both Matt Bomer and Treat Williams got their blue eyes from the same place. Both are descended from the Baldwin family in England.
2. In one conversation, Mozzie played by Willie Garson, talks about the many conspiracy theories people believe in. In that conversation, he mentions a stargate. Willie Garson played Martin Lloyd in Stargate SG-1 (1997). Martin Lloyd was also a conspiracy nut like Mozzie who approached the SG-1 crew about the Stargate.

Brass Tacks

1. Also appearing in this episode and the 2012 movie, Man on a Ledge (2012), is the architectural building model for "The Edwards City Tower" that Neal pitches to real estate tycoon, Cole Edwards. (scenes starting around 18:54) A slightly modified version of this same skyscraper model was used in the Man on a Ledge scenes with Ed Harris (beginning around 47:34), in which Harris' character (David Englander) shares his real estate development plans of the "Monarch Spire" to a group of investors.
2. Peter & Neal talk about taking down a giant with a slingshot. That is a reference of the Bible account of David & Goliath.
3. In this episode, Tiitus Welliver plays Senator Pratt, who was a dirty cop who worked with Neal's father. Titus Welliver also played the part of Dante Marcus a dirty cop who frames Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) in the 2012 film Man on a Ledge.

Empire City

1. When Mozzie shows up from the printer with the album cover for June's new EP, it's titled "June Ellington Sings." Just above the title it reads "The Moz Sessions."
2. Tiffini Thiessan and Bill Belamy worked together in Fastlane.

Shoot the Moon

1. The perfume that is stolen by Oz and Penny, was once Marie Antoinette's. She was the wife of king Louis XVI of France. Marie was from Austria, and hated among the people. The story goes that, when she was informed about the people's complaint about lack of food, she said: "Then let them eat cake." The story is probably not true, but it is referred to a couple of times in the episode.

The Original

1. The name of the artist that has or has not made the statues is Dubois. In French, Dubois actually means "made of wood", which is ironic, since his statues are made out of marble.

In the Wind

1. Final appearance of James Rebhorn
2. Neal assembles a small airship drone on the 103rd floor to fly away the evidence. The 103rd floor was originally envisioned as the disembarkation floor for airships that were planned to tether the building's spire. Unfortunately, updrafts caused by the building and minimal mooring lines made it too dangerous to even attempt such a feat. (Edward Rothstein, July 15, 2011, "A View Inside King Kong's Perch")