卢克领导着一个诈骗集团在芝加哥附近的约里埃特行骗。这天，手下人向他交了一大笔刚刚骗了的钱。不久，卢克就遭到了谋杀。原来，这笔钱是芝加哥的黑社会头目朗尼根（罗伯特•肖 Robert Shaw 饰）刚刚收回的赌款，正是这笔钱令卢克引火烧身。 胡克（罗伯特•雷德福 Robert Redford 饰）是卢克的一个手下，卢克平日待他如亲生儿子一般，生前就想把他介绍到芝加哥的好友骗术大师冈多夫（保罗•纽曼 Paul Newman 饰）处学艺。胡克发誓要给卢克报仇，于是前往芝加哥寻找冈多夫。胡克顺利找到了冈多夫，听闻这次的对头是朗尼根，冈多夫马上摩拳擦掌。于是，一个天衣无缝的行骗计划开始了！
The pic follows a desperate couple, who have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse where the tables are turned and the h
After the mysterious appearance of a stranger in their home, a young Black family must deal with the fallout of their choices, big and small, as a steadfast detective tries to crack the case over the course of one fateful night.
