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Marius Josipovic, a charismatic con man fresh out of prison, assumes the identity of his former cellmate, Pete Murphy, to escape the wrath of vicious gangster Vince Lonigan. Marius needs eighty thousand dollars to save his brother Eddie, who Vince holds hostage. Seeking refuge, Marius arrives at the Murphy family bail bond business in Connecticut, pretending to be the long-lost Pete who vanished twenty years ago.Audrey and Otto Murphy, Pete’s grandparents, welcome him back despite underlying tensions, while his cousin Julia and aunt Carly are initially suspicious. Marius quickly uses his expert grifter skills to manipulate the family dynamics, integrating himself into their chaotic lives. He helps the family solve high-stakes bail cases, using his deep understanding of criminal behavior to track fugitives. However, keeping up the charade proves perilous as he must dodge local detective Winslow—who is blackmailed by Vince—while simultaneously managing Vince's escalating financial demands.As Marius digs deeper into the family’s business, he discovers they are facing financial ruin due to a corrupt local developer named Brett Hanson. Motivated by self-preservation and a growing, genuine affection for the Murphys, Marius orchestrates a complex, multi-layered con against Brett to save the bail bond company and secure the money needed to free Eddie. Along the way, he grows closer to Julia, who harbors her own dark secrets, and manages to outwit Winslow through psychological manipulation.In the second season, following Vince’s defeat, the ghost of Marius's past catches up with him when a mysterious woman claiming to be Pete’s real mother appears, threatening to expose the entire fraud. Concurrently, the Murphy family begins uncovering unsettling truths about the real Pete’s troubled history, leading to intense psychological cat-and-mouse games within the household. Marius must navigate the arrival of ruthless FBI agents and dangerous bounty hunters, all while trying to protect the Murphys and secure a hidden fortune tied to a decades-old heist.Throughout the series, Marius's identity crisis deepens. While he initially uses the Murphy family as a shield, he finds himself torn between his nature as a nomadic con man and the warmth of a real family. As betrayals mount and dangerous secrets unravel, Marius relies on his quick wits, elaborate disguises, and psychological maneuvering to stay one step ahead of both law enforcement and underworld syndicates, perpetually walking the tightrope between salvation and total ruin.