Plot
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.
Farhad comes in to help Nicky, he meets with Jess, presenting her with a stolen necklace Nicky had held on for her, despite having insisted it was too risky. She ends up sitting with him and, although he insists he has changed, she leaves. Jess shows up at Nicky's a short time later, and they are intimate.
Owens, Nicky's partner in the scam and Garriga's head of security, shows up in the morning. Jess successfully keeps out of his sight. Nicky spends the day selling the algorithm several times over. He and Jess are eventually captured with the money by Garriga's security team.
To save Jess, Nicky claims he manipulated her to gain access to Garriga's computer. However, Jess reveals she was also running her own con, making Nicky believe she was with Garriga when she was only after his watch. As tensions escalate, Owens shoots Nicky, causing a horrified Garriga to flee and Jess to declare her love to him. It is revealed that Owens is actually Nicky's father, Bucky, and the shooting was a staged version of the "Toledo Panic Button"—a misdirection tactic.
Bucky drives Nicky and Jess to the hospital to treat Nicky's wound. After confessing he had abandoned him to protect him, he warns that love is dangerous in their line of work, then departs with all of the money. Nicky and Jess reconcile, sharing a laugh over Jess having successfully stolen Garriga's $200,000 watch. They walk toward the hospital together.
