In 1936, at the height of the Great Depression, two drifters learn that a mobster has killed one of their friends, and in order to seek vengeance they concoct a hilariously intricate scheme for revenge.
The Great Depression is over. King of the con men Fargo Gondorff is released from prison and reassembles his cronies for another con, out to avenge the murder of his lifelong pal Kid Colors.