The only thing Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) cannot escape is the death of his beloved mother. Obsessed with connecting with her in the afterlife, he offers $10,000 to anyone who can reveal her dying words - something only he knows. Enter the beautiful but deceptive Mary (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and what begins as a con evolves into a far more dangerous affair. As the stakes get higher, it soon becomes a question of who is playing who - when the biggest risk is falling in love.