A story about two younger boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped within the care of a merciless auntie. Hiding within the canals and alleyways of the town, the boys are befriended by a gang of younger urchins and their enigmatic chief, the Thief Lord. From their residence base of an previous cinema theater, the kids steal from the wealthy to help themselves and shortly seize the curiosity of a bumbling detective. Nonetheless, a larger risk to the kids is one thing from a forgotten previous - a phenomenal magical treasure with the ability to spin time itself