A lot of people want to be rich. Some work at it. Some marry it. And some simply steal it. Crisscrossed is a story about too many people trying to steal something. And therein lies the problem. If "too many cooks can spoil the stew" certainly "too many thieves can spoil a theft".
To begin the list, three professional thieves are being paid to acquire a very valuable artwork, at call it a "discounted" price. Their problem is that just as they are about to make the heist their painting goes missing from the Beverly Hills art gallery. With all the security in place it is simply gone. Our thieves, the security company, the gallery owners and everyone else are totally perplexed as to how such a valuable painting so well guarded can simply vanish.
Then there is Liz, the art gallery manager. Life had been wonderful for Liz until her lover's wife yanked his leash and Liz found herself literally out on the street. While still fuming over her let down, she learns a very valuable painting on display in the gallery is going to be stolen. Frustrated with her financial situation, she rationalizes it is reasonable to take advantage of the situation and steal the painting before it is stolen.
Jack happens upon the seen and is happily surprised to bump into Liz with whom he once had a wonderful affair. When Liz learns he is a professional art thief she draws him into the web hoping he will help her fence the painting after she steals it. He goes along with her ploy in order to have the time to rekindle their relationship.
Arnie, the brother of the art gallery partner, is sucked into the web when he goes about a bit of his own thieving skullduggery. He's a pretty good painter, but his brother tells him he just doesn't have the right stuff. Arnie devises a scheme to copy the work of an artist who has been selling well at the brother's gallery, swap his painting for the real one to prove he does have the right stuff when his forgery sells, and of course, keep the ill gotten gains?
The pretty young artist, Peggy, whose painting Arnie plans to copy is drawn into the web as well. It's too bad that her artwork just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
With so many people getting caught in the web can you expect anything less than hilariously confusing story plot?