Hustle - Season 8 Episode 4 - American Scam Artist

When the grifter's friend, Carol (played by Jodie Prenger) suffers a heart attack after their latest con, the gang discover that she has been on a sham diet plan run by American fraudsters, Dr. Dean Deville (John Barrowman) and his wife, Dana (played by Raquel Cassidy).

Their list of fraudulent products is quite large and the pair have managed to avoid trouble for quite a while, though it's getting harder for them now that they reside in the UK.

Determined to put the corrupt fraudsters through their paces, Mickey hatches an elaborate weight-loss scam to sell them what they think will be a miraculous diet pill.

First though, he needs to gain their trust with an elaborate convincer based on their love of artwork whether acquired legally or illegally.

He decides to lure the couple in by claiming that he and a specialist team can steal a much-desired Faberge egg while, Ash dressed up in a fat suit, speedily loses weight with each meeting he has with them.

However, Sean is arrested and the con seems dead in the water.

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