After the successful Royal Mint heist, the gang has spent over two years living in luxury across the globe. However, their peace is shattered when by Interpol after he and Tokyo use unregistered satellite phones to communicate.
The former hostage has turned his trauma into fame, appearing as a motivational speaker who publicly insults the "rats" who held him captive.
A distraught Tokyo manages to escape and reunite with the Professor in Thailand. Knowing Rio is likely being tortured for information, the Professor decides the only way to save him is to bring the gang back together for a mission even more audacious than the first.