Alex visits Texas, Arkansas and Missouri, tracing the roots of the man thought to have been the most skilled and devious hustler of all, Titanic Thompson.

Alexis Conran hopes to pull off the hardest cons of all, known as proposition bets - outlandish wagers that are almost impossible to win unless you know the secret behind them; in this episode, he heads for Las Vegas, home of the modern gambler.

Alex hits New York and attempts to show that he can hustle with the best of them; he challenges some of the city's most street-smart operators, including a New York cabbie and a Washington Square Park chess hustler.