The American Museum of Natural History calls Peter for help when a fossil thief is on the loose. January 2008. Part of the Caffrey Conversation series. Follows Vermeer Interrupted. My White Collar stories are set in the Caffrey Conversation universe created by Penna Nomen. In that world, Neal Caffrey--an expert forger, thief, and con artist--is recruited by Special Agent Peter Burke to work for him at the FBI. Neal begins his new life in December 2003 when he is twenty-three years old. Unlike the TV series, Neal was never convicted of a crime and didn't serve time in prison. Penna Nomen is the creator and chief muse of the series. She is also my writing partner. The complete list of Caffrey Conversation stories is on our blog, Penna Nomen & Silbrith Conversation. Our stories are also posted on Archive of Our Own and FanFiction. This story is for fun. I don't own the rights to the White Collar TV series.