After a heist goes bad, professional thief Cate Dove hides out in her hometown of Comfort, Connecticut when her sister, stuck on an island by a tropical storm, asks her to take care of her two children Parker and Annie until she can get back for Christmas. Not the most nurturing or sentimental of people, Cate spends most of her time scouting out the cozy suburban neighborhood with plans for another big score, as well as planning on how to get back at her deceitful partner.