Professional grifter Tinker and her apprentice, Penny Chaplin, have been conning their way across America for the past five years. They rob from the rich and corrupt and give to the deserving: themselves.

There aren't many rules to being a grifter.

Don't get greedy.

Always trust your partner.

Never fall for a mark.

In the summer of 1945, killing time between jobs in Albuquerque, they're going to break all three.