Rare Manuscripts in Caffrey Conversation

Illuminated manuscripts have a natural appeal to Neal Caffrey. They're artistically significant. Their rarity makes them valuable treasures. In other words, they're catnip for the artistic thief. In canon, manuscripts figured in several episodes. Neal alluded to his forgery of the Papyrus Seven Scrolls in a discussion with Raquel. In the episode "Vital Signs" he let slip he'd used Carrier Pigeons in his theft of the Antioch Manuscripts. Then there was the forgery of the Vinland map, a Faulkner manuscript . . . it's a long list.

Caffrey Conversation Series: Cloister of Secrets

Cloister of Secrets takes place in November 2005, a few days after the final scene in Columbia Ghost Story. Neal has been working for close to two years at White Collar. He's also enrolled in the graduate program at Columbia University where he's pursuing a doctorate in art history and a master's in visual arts. At Columbia, Neal's best friends are Richard Carlisle and Aidan Phillips.