In the late 1970s, a brilliant con man, Irving Rosenfeld, and his cunning partner, Sydney Prosser, find themselves caught in the net of ambitious FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Rosenfeld’s unpredictable wife, Rosalyn, could be the one to pull the thread that brings their entire world crashing down.

As Rosenfeld and Prosser delve deeper into their forced collaboration with the FBI, they are propelled into the operatic arrangement of the Abscam sting operation. The plan is to nab corrupt politicians, including the passionate and volatile mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Entangled in a web of deceit and power, the trio amplifies the art of the scam to the pinnacle of spectacle and risk.