Notorious bandits Bonnie and Clyde need an advance man and they contact Moze to do the job. Addie thinks it is a terrible idea and does everything in her power to steer Moze away from helping the outlaws.
Moses and Addie arrive in Ophelia, Addie's birthplace and she has a plan. She is determined to learn the identity of her father, asking anyone who might know something and refuses to leave town until she gets answers.
Addie pretends to be the lost granddaughter of a elderly eccentric. When Moze enters the picture to grift some money from the old man the two find they may have met their match.
Moses happens onto a bonanza when the he presents a bible to the widow of a bootlegger. She pays the grifter in gold certificates and Moses tries to increase his good fortune.
Moze and Addie join up with two sister who run their own tent revivals. But Moze hasn't found religion instead it's the collection plates full of cash that has his full attention.
Addie wants to stay put in one place and persuades Moze to buy a house. But to get it Moze needs to conduct a scam that will get them $1,000 and allow them to settle down.