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Tom Ripley knew that sooner or later he would make his way to the top. One day, after a chance meeting, one of the wealthiest men in America gives him an assignment: go to Italy and persuade his son, who is squandering money in Europe, to return to the States. Tom soon meets Dick Greenleaf and Marge. Their luxurious life enchants Tom. Later, circumstances arise such that he decides to take Dick's place…