With a baby on the way and a need to make the world safe for mankind, an unassuming film-maker from West Virginia employs his complete lack of experience, knowledge and expertise to find the most dangerous and wanted man on earth. Kicking off his quest in New York, Morgan Spurlock zigzags the globe in search of the bearded man: to Britain, France, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, drawing ever closer to the heart of darkness in the trible regions of Pakistan.