MORETTI
She assumes another woman's identity to run a revenge scheme, and targets New York's most feared mafia boss. When the lie falls apart, he wants the woman behind it.
Nora takes the identity of the woman who bullied her to lure a wealthy stranger into her revenge plan. Her mark turns out to be the most feared mafia boss in New York. When the deception unravels, the boss sets the money aside and becomes captivated by the woman behind the lie, and a dangerous game of revenge, deception, and obsession begins.
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About the show
Source: ShortPeak official drama page & player — editorial coverage based on the opening arc; series details verified 27 Oct 2026.
Nora assumes the identity of the woman who once bullied her, aiming to lure a wealthy stranger into her revenge plan. Instead of an easy mark, she lands on the most feared mafia boss in New York. Once her deception is exposed, he moves past the financial side of the scheme and grows deeply drawn to the woman who invented the lie.
The opening episodes build the swap first: Nora steps into the stolen identity, selects her wealthy stranger, and carries the con forward with calculated risk. As the exchanges with the boss accumulate, his interest shifts from what she stands to gain to the person performing the role, and the balance of control between them keeps turning over.
Tone-wise the show sits in the mafia love-hate lane: dark suits, a city-high-rise setting, power imbalance, and attraction fraught with danger. Each episode runs roughly one minute on ShortPeak, stacking reversals and close encounters rather than long scheming sequences; the pull comes from the back-and-forth between hunter and hunted.
Meet the characters
Nora
Nora takes on the identity of her former bully to draw a wealthy stranger into a revenge plan. Her gambit leads her straight to New York's most feared mafia boss, and the scheme turns personal once he sees through the act and pursues her.
Standout beats
Nora adopts her bully's identity and chooses a wealthy stranger as the instrument of her revenge plan.
Her target proves to be the most feared mafia boss in New York, far beyond a simple confidence scheme.
When the deception is exposed, the boss looks past the money at stake and focuses on the woman behind the lie.
A dangerous game of revenge, deception, and obsession unfolds, with neither side sure who is really hunting whom.
Key moments
Frames from the opening arc — swipe to browse.
Editor's take
Our editors' notes on the opening arc — personal picks, not audience feedback.
The hook compresses the mafia-romance setup into one image: a woman runs a con, and the mark turns out to be the don. The power gap between the two leads gives every tense exchange an edge.
The opening stretch moves quickly from the planning stage to the first close encounter; the series favors tense table scenes and reversals over long scheming montages.
Best for viewers who like mafia romance with a love-hate pulse and a resourceful female lead; if you prefer a gentle office romance, the power imbalance here is sharp by design. Compared with most revenge shorts, this one turns the con itself into the slow-burn engine, and the boss's fixation takes the place of the usual wealth-flex as the main pull.
Quick answers
The official ShortPeak title page lists 22 episodes in total.
Nora steals another woman's identity to run a revenge scheme, targets a wealthy stranger, and discovers her mark is New York's most feared mafia boss; when the lie fails, he grows drawn to the woman behind it.
Nora, the woman behind the stolen identity, opposite the powerful crime boss the series is named after.
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