New Orleans, LA: After going public with his fantastic creation, a perpetual motion wheel, Bill Murphy struggles through difficult circumstances, finding that certain people are interested enough to kill for it. He takes the precaution of going into hiding until he is able to get a better feel for the public's reaction to his find. His suspicions are quickly legitimized by the actions of mob-connected individuals. Murphy and his wife remain in hiding while being pursued across America by unrelenting killers until help comes through unexpected sources and Murphy finally joins forces with the man he had once considered his worst enemy.