moll (albert dekker) has masterminded a jailbreak and takes cambreau, telez (eduardo ciannelli), hessler (paul lukas), a serial killer who poisons his wives, flaubert (j. edward bromberg), and dufond (john arledge) with him. verne and moll are bitter enemies, but in spite of this—or because of it—verne plans to catch up with them and join in.