A songwriter-turned-forger joins a smooth-talking con man to rake in millions selling counterfeit paintings. As Scotland Yard zeroes in on the duo, the cops discover that the scam reaches into the inner sanctums of England's most famous museums, threatening the legacies of the world's greatest artists.
It's the most important question in the worldwide art market is it genuine? Or is it fake? When a forgery is passed off as the real thing, there are fortunes to be made and lost. For nearly a decade two Englishmen did just that. Their activities literally changed art history. It was one of the greatest frauds the art world has seen. How on earth did they get away with it for so long?