Rusty and Danny pull the Bulgari job in Rome, where Rusty meets Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Even though Isabel is a Europol agent investigating the Bulgari job, the two begin dating and eventually fall in love. Their relationship ends when Isabel gets closer to linking Rusty to the crime, prompting him to disappear.
When Baron François Toulour (Vincent Cassel), a wealthy socialite by day and burglar known as "Night Fox" by night, overhears his mentor Gaspar LeMarc (Albert Finney), once a renowned thief in his heyday, agreeing with an associate that Daniel Ocean is "the best thief in the world," he becomes fraught with jealousy and plans a challenge for the Eleven.
Three years after the Bellagio heist, Benedict, who has recouped the $160 million stolen from him through insurance, receives a call from the mysterious Night Fox, who offers Benedict information on the team. The info is free of cost but contingent on Benedict "showing restraint" toward the team and giving them two weeks to return the stolen money.
