Nicky Spurgeon je zelo očarljiv in sproščen moški, ki je odraščal v svetu prevar. Čeprav je družino pozabil in jo pustil v preteklosti, se še vedno ukvarja s sumljivimi posli – od žeparstva do natančno vodene dolgotrajne prevare in še kaj bi se našlo vmes. Nekega dne pa odkrije lastno slabost. Gre za Jess Barrett, prelepo mladenko z zlatimi kodri in frfotajočim kratkim krilcem, ki se poskuša uvesti v mojstrstvo prevar.
Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.