Emily the Criminal is the story of a woman down on her luck who ends up pulled too deep into credit card fraud. Her debt keeps Emily looking for low-end jobs to get by, and ultimately begins to drown her, until she discovers her skill at fraud. When the opportunity to participate in credit card fraud for a bigger payoff comes along, she jumps in. Finding that she is good at the scam, she gets bigger jobs. Ultimately, Emily finds herself in a dangerous position she might not be able to escape.