Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of stringent and inflexible habits, proposes that he can circumvent the globe in 80 days. He wagers half of his fortune to this effect. But when a high profile bank robbery occurs, the dogged Detective Fix is convinced that Mr. Fogg is an audacious bank robber, and that his entire “gentleman's wager” is a charade.Thus begins a wild battle of cat and mouse which takes the clever combatants around the world.