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Delusion, the art of tricking the brain, distorting the senses, challenging

perception. You can't trust what you see even with your own eyes.

Meet the Masters of Illusion.

I'm Dean Cain and welcome to Masters of Illusion. Now, are you ready to see some

magic?

Good.

How many planks do you see here?

Eyewitnesses can often tell conflicting details.

Count them at the top.

Maybe you see seven.

Now count them at the bottom.

Do you see five?

Well, which would be correct?

Maybe both choices are right. Your job tonight is to challenge our

Good luck.

Here are two people who never fail to surprise us. They are always

and bring a new meaning to the art of illusion.

Watch as they invite an unsuspecting member of our audience to become part of

the act.

Welcome Masters of Illusion favorites, Les Arnold and Dazzle.

Here is a very inventive young man who has the ability to make cards obey some

very strange commands.

This is Chris Randall.

Here, hold on to that.

Does anyone have a coin, quarter, dime, nickel, penny, food stamp, receipt from

jail? What do you got?

Oh, I got it.

Here, hold out your hand flat like a table and squeeze really tight. Trap the

coin in your hand. Tight, tight, tight, tight, tight, tight, tight. Open your

hand. Really trapped in your hand. Ready?

Good.

Keep your hand out there, sir. Flat like a table. Good job. Excellent.

Wow.

Go

like

this.

Next, Jason Bishop.

Don't believe you can deal from the bottom of the deck?

Well, there is no bottom of the deck for Jason Bishop.

Our next hallucinist is too quick for most of us.

He's the kind of guy that makes you want to count your fingers after you shake

hands with him.

Watch him carefully.

Johnny Ace Palmer.

Thank you very much.

You are such a nice audience.

I see a fine gentleman in a cool shirt right there with some stripes. Would you

be kind enough to join me? How about some encouragement for my new volunteer?

I like your shirt. You look sharp.

My name's Johnny. What's your name?

This is Stephen, everyone.

Stephen, this is a real dollar. Stephen, will you please hold the dollar?

Thank you. Please notice, I've put the rubber bands on my fingers.

I've put them on my fingers like this, forming a makeshift ladder, if you will.

This being the top rung of the ladder, the second rung, the third rung, and the

bottom rung.

Stephen, will you please fold the dollar in half the long way like a hot dog

bun? Good job.

Nice job. Please point it toward me and put it through the top rubber band.

Thank you very much. Now the part closest to me, I'd like you to fold that

over the top toward yourself.

Nice job.

Please hold on really tight.

Hold on tightly and don't let go. See how it's on the top rung of the ladder?

Now it's on the second one.

Now it's on the third one. It's really on there, isn't it, Stephen?

Now it's on the bottom one. You want to see it go back to the top?

Ta -da!

And you were such a great helper.

I would like to give you this rubber band.

Thanks for your help. How about a nice hand for Stephen? Hey, nice meeting you.

Thank you for helping me. Lots of stuff here, Stephen.

Nice job.

Nice job.

The glamour of CTA when we return.

You all know the saying, now you see it, now you don't.

Well, living up to that promise, let's welcome one of Europe's most intriguing

illusionists, Sita.

Coming up, Greg Pruitt.

Time for some real suspense.

Actually, a fountain of suspense. Here is Greg Pruitt.

Well, that's it. The masters of illusion, they make the impossible

before your eyes.

Seeing is believing.

Or is it?

Thanks for joining us. Until next time, I'm Dean King. Thank you.