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Plot Summary

Veteran con artist Nicky encounters novice grifter Jess, who tries to con him by seducing him and then threatening him with a fake jealous husband. After exposing the ruse, Nicky offers her guidance and later recruits her into his large crew. In New Orleans, Jess proves herself by successfully executing several pickpocket operations. The two begin a romantic relationship, unsettling Nicky; his estranged father, Bucky, taught him to never become emotionally involved with colleagues. The great event the crew is gearing up for is the Super Bowl, as directly afterwards they will disband.

There, Nicky takes Jess with him to a Luxury box, where they lightheartedly engage in a series of escalating bets about random things they see. Soon, wealthy gambler Liyuan Tse joins in. Eventually Nicky loses all of the money the crew has earned. To win it back, he tells Tse to pick any player on or off the field and has Jess guess the player’s jersey number. Distraught, she scans the field, sees Nicky’s crew member Farhad wearing number 55, and realizes it is another con. They take Tse for millions. Nicky later explains how Tse had been primed to pick 55 from his arrival in New Orleans, with subtle, subliminal prompts throughout his stay. Jess was kept in the dark, to take on the role of convincer.

Afterward, Nicky abruptly parts ways with her, leaving her a share of the money and sending her away without explanation. Three years later, Nicky resurfaces in Buenos Aires, hired by motorsport team owner Rafael Garriga to sabotage a rival team by selling them a faulty fuel-burning algorithm. There, he unexpectedly reunites with Jess, who is now romantically involved with Garriga. Nicky resumes pursuing her while secretly orchestrating a scheme to sell the real algorithm to multiple teams, including Garriga’s top competitor, McEwen, for a large profit.

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