When 18-year-old Lawrence is caught cheating on his final year maths exam, he fails to get into medical school and is forced to stay at his goofy uncle’s house. By chance he meets The Professor – a colourful ageing conman who invites Lawrence to join him and his sharp-tongued daughter Sarah on a road trip. As they travel across the country (leaving suckers in their wake), Lawrence learns the ancient art of the swindle.