Four women, with nothing in common except the debts left behind by their deceased husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands. Veronica, the steely widow of a renowned Chicago thief, discovers her late husband's notebook containing detailed plans for a heist worth $5 million. She decides to recruit the other three widows—Linda, whose store has been repossessed; Alice, who is pushed towards prostitution by her own mother; and Belle, the nannying single mother who makes ends meet with odd jobs—to pull off the robbery their husbands didn't live to commit. Together, they embark on a mission to forge a future on their own terms, refusing to be crippled by the debts and dangers left behind by the men they lost.

In parallel to their story, a heated political backdrop simmers with the upcoming elections for the 18th Ward where crime and power go hand in hand. Jack Mulligan, the son of a powerful political dynasty, competes against Jamal Manning, a local gangster with political aspirations, to fill the alderman's seat. Each candidate has a vested interest in the heist location, which adds another layer of intrigue and danger to the women's plan. Tensions build as Veronica and her team prepare for the heist, underestimating the complexity of their adversaries' world, where corruption and ambition entwine, threatening to shatter the foundation on which they seek to build their new lives.