A goofy, streetwise cat has the perfect money-making scheme. Please don't ask why a cat would need money, we don't know.
A street-smart tabby cat named Maurice, voiced by Hugh Laurie (Yes, that Hugh Laurie who plays the anti-social Head of Diagnostic Medicine) has the perfect plan to get rich. He already has a hoard of rats to help him, and finding a dumb-kid will be easy enough! But before he knows it, he's soon embarked on an adventure.