The three confidence tricksters — two blokes and a bird — had a style that earned them millions. Silas was the leader, slick and self-assured — but dissatisfied. Bob was the junior partner, longing for the open road where pickings were rich and the living was easy. And Liz, Silas's mistress, was in between. Theirs was a built-in love triangle with its own rewards and its own dangers. In New York these con artists do a 'business deal' worth millions. But back in London Silas's plan to bilk an emerging African nation misfires. Then Bob takes over the running of the operation — and Liz. A Beirut bank is their target and each member of the trio gets what he or she deserves — each with a twist of lemon.