Friday, January 29, 2010   On 'White Collar', Agent Garrett
Fowler is a bad apple in the FBI. And he's proving to be a
particular thorn in the sides of Agent Peter Burke and Neal
Caffrey, the con man who is a consultant to the Bureau.  It
could be that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.  Ward
Fowler was an actor who starred in the hit 1970's TV series
'Inspector Lucerne'. "Ward Fowler" was actually his stage name,
as he had deserted the United States Army during the Korean
Conflict and had been living in Canada since then under the
alias. His producer, Claire Daley, had discovered his secret and
had been blackmailing him. Ward Fowler finally had his fill and
he killed Claire with the intent of making it look like she was
a victim during a botched deli hold-up. Unfortunately for him,
Lt. 'Columbo' figured it out and Fowler went to prison. (It was
also hinted in the finale that the actor had gone slightly
insane.....)  Fowler was single during the period in which the
murder occurred, but that doesn't mea