A charming career criminal escapes from a US prison and crosses the border into Canada where he assumes the identity of Robert Whiteman. Under the guise of a security analyst, Robert begins flying around the country robbing multiple cities in a day, eventually catching the attention of national news outlets that dub him The Flying Bandit. With Robert's notoriety growing in record time, he is put into the direct sights of a ruthless detective who will stop at nothing to bring him down.
