Paris, 1912: Arsène Lupin, legendary master thief with many faces, steals from the entire French upper class. No one is safe from him, and he even steals two valuable paintings from the prime minister's residence. The world of women lies at the thief's feet, and after an encounter with the German noblewoman Mina von Kraft, the news of the charmingly brazen crook even reaches the German emperor. Wilhelm II has Lupin kidnapped without further ado and makes a risky bet with him: if the crook finds the emperor's secret safe, he will be richly rewarded. But the noble crook is not so easily fobbed off...