The Blue Ibis, a creation of the Egyptian god Thoth, promises heaven to whoever can read the inscription within. Two agents, one from the Justice Department and one from the Egyptian Council of Antiquities, bicker while trying to track down the mysterious statue. But an old-money sybarite and a fast-talking tech wunderkind also seek the blue bird. And with heaven at stake, rules don’t figure in the equation.

Of course, the road to heaven can also prove a two-way street.