Nick Halden. Benjamin Cooper. George Devore. Steve Tabernacle. Chris Gates. Gary Rydell. All of these names are names of criminals who have an extensive criminal background. But the one thing all these names have in common is the man behind these names. Yes these names are all alias of one individual who has managed to con his way into the number one spot of a certain FBI Agent, Peter Burke.
Burke spent three years trying to find and apprehend the man behind these aliases. He was known for three years as James bonds and the man with many names. After three years Nicholas Halden, Benjamin Cooper, George Devore, Steve Tabernackle, Chris Gates, and Gary Rydell where all put behind bars when Neal Caffrey was trapped in a set up directed by Agent Peter Burke himself luring him out with the one woman that controlled his heart, Kate Moreau.
Neal Caffrey spent the next four years in a state penitentiary until he was caught again after escaping with only three months left of his term, giving him a full four years more behind bars. Unfortunately Caffrey had managed to con Agent Burke into releasing Caffrey into his custody for four years as an FBI Consultant, helping Burke and his team to catch the White Collar Criminals.
While helping the "suits" as him and Mozzie referred to them frequently, he managed to get kidnapped twice, nearly killed, become an assassin, lost the love of his life, had his heart ripped out, and almost shot. That was only a summary of what truly happened to Neal, but that's another story in itself. This story revolves around what Neal did and became after all of this tragedy I mentioned above. This story is set a year after Kate's death and the treasure scam. All of the aliases are laid to rest and Neal Caffrey enters the world of unknown with no real idea who he truly is, now that he has no alias to hide behind.