Tom Ripley's life of petty crime in New York City detours with an offer to bring a wealthy man's wayward son home from Europe.

Tom settles in Dickie's seaside villa, to the displeasure of Dickie's girlfriend Marge.

When both Dickie and his father start seeing through his ruse, Tom resorts to drastic methods.

Tom leaves for Rome using Dickie's identity and creating a web of lies.

A ghastly discovery leads Rome police to Tom's doorstep, beginning a game of cat and mouse with its lead investigator.

As Inspector Ravini expands his murder investigation, an elusive Tom plots his next moves from Sicily.

Tom reinvents himself again, creating an enviable life in Venice - as long as his lies hold.