As Inspector Ravini expands his murder investigation, an elusive Tom plots his next moves from Sicily.
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.
A ghastly discovery leads Rome police to Tom’s doorstep, beginning a game of cat and mouse with its lead investigator.
On Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Tom settles into Dickie’s grand villa, but not without arousing suspicion from his girlfriend Marge.
Tom must deal with Marge’s deep skepticism before embarking on a new, fictitious life in Rome.