Neal (Matt Bomer) faked his death in the White Collar finale, leaving many viewers wondering how the con artist managed to pull off the elaborate rouse. After six seasons, the USA Network series bowed out in 2014 with Neal successfully executing his most ambitious con yet: tricking people to believe that he had died. Looking back on the show, it doesn't seem likely that he was able to accomplish the job all by himself — he could've gotten help from Sara Ellis (Hilarie Burton).

While White Collar ended on a shortened six-episode final season, series creator Jeff Eastin crafted a clever and satisfying ending for the show. As the FBI nabbed the Pink Panthers, Neal was killed off in a shooting incident with Matthew Keller (Ross McCall). In his final conversation with Peter (Tim DeKay), he earnestly called the FBI agent his best friend. A year after the tragedy, the series showed the cast moving on with Peter reuniting with Mozzie (Willie Garson) — Neal's right-hand man, who was back on the streets scamming people with his silly card games. This encounter sparked Peter's suspicions that his formal criminal informant may have faked his death. He checked his storage locker, where he realized that Neal indeed tricked him. White Collar's parting shot revealed the con artist strolling the streets of Paris, potentially planning his next job.

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Throughout the six seasons of White Collar, Neal was established as clever and ingenuous; couple that with his ability to charm his way into anything made him such a great con artist. All that being said, he is not without any weakness. While he was able to successfully pull off most of his cons during the course of the show, he always had help — be it Mozzie, Peter or the whole FBI squad. Given how elaborate his fake death plan was, it's difficult to believe that he didn't have any assistance planning and executing the job. Neal had a very small group of people he fully trusts, and he duped all of them — even Mozzie, evidenced by his heartbroken reaction to Neal's death, not to mention the fact that he remained in New York pulling small schemes on the streets. There was only one person he knew wouldn't rat him out: Sara, his ex-girlfriend.

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Introduced in White Collar season 2, Sarah was an insurance investigator with Sterling-Bosch who previously testified against Neal a few years back regarding a missing Raphael painting. Because of this, her relationship with Neal started as contentious, but as she became an integral part of Peter's extended team resulting in her spending more time with the con artist, the pair developed a romantic relationship and dated for the most of season 3. They did break up after she discovered that Neal and Mozzie were hiding a massive treasure, but that didn't stop her from having feelings for him. They rekindled their relationship until she had to move to London for a job offer.

Since her move to London, White Collar never featured Sara again. Despite being an insurance investigator, the show established that Sara is not totally opposed to breaking minor laws to get what she wants — be it information or something else; most of the time, she even enjoyed it. Fans saw this as she teamed up with Neal multiple times. Based on her final appearance, it was clear that she still has feelings for the charming con-man. Being based in a different country decreased her personal risk for getting involved, making her more willing to help Neal pull off his scheme. While she may not have been on the ground, she could have hooked up Neal with the doctor and EMT who were in on the ploy.

This scenario also effectively brings back Sara just in time for the possible White Collar revival. As she's supposedly based in London, it's not out of the realm of possibility that she secretly met up with Neal to catch-up, or maybe even begin another affair. In any case, given the character's popularity, seeing her factor in the planned sequel will be a welcome surprise for fans.

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