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Watch it, would you?

The trapdoor Is coming open.

Oh..!

Don't worry, cleo.

I've never known their fellows To damage the props.

I'm sorry, david. I'm cranky.

I tore My favorite costume.

Oh, what a shame.

Hey, let's go.

We've got a schedule. Okay?

Whoa. Where's Madison and clark?

Why ask me?

I'm not Their secretary.

Haven't seen them.

They have to rehearse.

Seam's ripped.

Getting fat?

About time You showed up, madison.

We'll rehearse When we're ready.

Hey. You rehearse now.

You irritate me, You know that?

I'd like to saw him In half.

He can be Infuriating.

I don't like His act.

None of us do.

Eddie.

Eddie!

Wake up. We're on stage.

Madison, I've asked you not To interrupt my meditation time.

Time's up. We're on.

Wait a minute.

We're not Going anywhere

Until we talk About this.

You talk.

I'm going.

You never told me You're booked on letterman.

Tomorrow night, Clark. Tune in.

You can't do this.

We do the act together.

After tonight I go solo.

We had a deal.

I create the illusions, You do the talking.

The act is the two of us.

It was until I learned your tricks.

I can do it myself.

Who needs you?

You're not Walking out on me.

Get away from me.

Meditate, clarkie.

You'll feel better.

You got a weird one In there.

Briggs?

Hmm-mm. Another Weird one.

A mr. Eddie clark?

He said he had An appointment

But he isn't in your book.

When I tried To take his history

He gave me this.

Oh...

Yes, mr. Clark.

What seems to be The trouble?

( whispering: ) I have something stuck In my throat.

Let's have a look here.

Something stuck In your throat, huh?

Hold this light for me, Would you, delores?

Uh-huh... Oh, Very, very interesting.

Very interesting.

I know what's wrong here.

Just... Yeah, there.

You had a little frog In your throat, that's all.

Feel better?

Mark, how you doing?

Just great, eddie.

Delores, meet Eddie clark, half of

The madison And clark team.

Nice to meet you.

I've known him Since he was a baby.

His dad lived next door.

Mark's responsible For my career.

On my seventh birthday

He brought me This book, magic...

Magic for kids.

Right, and I was hooked.

He's good at magic.

When I ask him To do his paper work

He disappears into thin air.

Tough room.

So, is this really A professional visit?

No. I brought you Some tickets

For tonight's show.

I read about that.

Opening At the magic mansion.

Congratulations, eddie.

That's the big time

But I have reservations For next week.

It's tonight or never.

Yo? Why?

Come on, eddie. What is it?

I've got a problem.

What kind..?

( phone ringing )

Oh, excuse me.

Yes? Dr. Sloan.

Oh, yeah, put mr. Austin On an antibiotic I.V.

I'll check him this afternoon.

Right.

So...

Did you see Eddie clark leave here?

No. Where did he go?

He disappeared.

Is he good!

You want to join me tonight?

I'd love to. Thanks.

Now, about All this paper work...

I'm late for my Medical ethics class.

I thought you said It was canceled.

I lied.

Oh, I love the theater.

Steve never did Return my message

About meeting us here.

I've hardly talked to him In two weeks.

He said he was going Out of town on some case.

Sounds like A new girlfriend.

Good diagnosis.

I want to go back And see my friend.

Okay.

You know what?

I just love magic.

What? Are you kidding?

No. Don't you?

Come on.

Some guy in a tux Convinces you

You're seeing Something you're not?

Why do people get a kick Out of being conned?

Gee, I don't know, jack.

Why don't you ask One of your girlfriends?

Oh, ooh.

Yeah, she's funny, huh?

Very funny.

Uh-huh.

Mm-hmm.

This time I'm not turning my back on you.

I want to know What's the problem.

Madison's making My career disappear.

Tonight's my Final performance.

No. Why?

Because he is Stealing my tricks

And going solo, Tomorrow night on letterman.

He can't. This is your act.

He can't do that, eddie.

You haven't heard?

Madison can do Whatever he wants.

These tricks Took years to develop

And he's going To walk off with them.

That is awful.

I shouldn't have partnered With him to begin with.

The guy's a liar, he's a cheat

And my career is over.

No, not yet.

You're a very talented magician

And your greatest success Is ahead of you.

Well, I wish I could believe that, mark.

You will. Just give it time.

Anything I can do at all?

Applause would be nice.

That you got.

We'll talk some more

After the show, eddie.

Be out front.

Okay.

Oh...

Whoops.

I'm awfully sorry.

It's all right.

He's a doctor.

Yeah, I'm a doctor.

( groaning )

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm fine.

That was unbelievable.

What?

For a con.

Rule number one, folks!

Never believe what you see.

Everything's a con, an illusion

And to prove it

We'd like To have some help

From one of the members Of the audience.

Yes. You.

You, the silver fox.

You, come on up.

Come on, mark, Get up there.

Yes.

Come on.

Live a little.

You got me, Eddie.

Good evening, sir.

Good evening.

Have we ever met?

No, we haven't.

And it's been My pleasure.

What is your name?

I'm dr. Mark sloan.

And what are you The doctor of?

Do you Practice medicine?

And I'll keep practicing Till I get it right.

Yo, clark, handcuffs.

We call this trick

"The great vertical Aquarium escape stunt."

Now, if you'll put The handcuffs...

On me, not you.

You're very good At this.

You done this before?

Is this your prescription For kleptomania?

My son Is a police officer.

He taught me To do that.

Black sheep Of the family, huh?

Now if you'll help clark With the leg irons

And chains...

Doc! Doc! Stay with us now.

Do a good job, And I'll let you

Remove a growth That's been bothering me.

You met my partner clark.

Oh...

What do I do now?

Now comes the fun part.

The winch.

To the uninitiated

Being suspended over a tank

Would seem dangerous.

One slip from my partner clark

And I plunge into the water And drown.

But that's not going to happen

Because clark's my buddy.

So, it's a trick.

It's a hustle, an illusion.

Right, clarkie?

Oh, my god.

Clark, no!

Are you sure he's going To be all right?

He's been underwater For two minutes now.

Then he has Three minutes to go.

( water splashing )

( muffled cries )

Is he trying to say something?

Yeah. I think he just remembered He can't breathe underwater.

If I didn't know This was a trick

I would swear That man is drowning.

Gee, wouldn't that Be horrible?

I don't hear anything.

Oh. Then he must be Almost through.

Time's up.

Time's up.

Relax.

Raise the curtain.

Get him out of there!

Is he responding?

Mr. Clark, are you sure

This is the handcuff key You passed madison

Before he got Into that tank?

Yeah, that's the key.

Is something Wrong, detective?

It looks like Mr. Clark

Gave mr. Madison The wrong key.

We got a problem.

I did not kill Madison, mark.

I swear I didn't.

I believe you, eddie.

It's just that...

Look at the evidence

The district attorney Got piled up against you.

Madison was walking out On you.

You fought.

You gave him The wrong key.

He couldn't unlock The handcuffs

And the man drowns.

God, I'm a dead man.

No, not yet.

What did you do With the key

After rehearsal?

Put it back in my jacket pocket, Same as always.

Is there a chance

Someone could have Switched those keys

Between rehearsal And performance?

Well, uh...

I like to meditate For 20 minutes

Before a performance In my dressing room.

I suppose somebody could have Snuck in and changed them then.

Hmm... Did anyone there Hate madison?

Oh, yeah.

His whole hit list Was right there.

Mike baker-- He owns the club;

Cleo quinlan--

She's another magician;

And, uh... David baldwin.

They all hated him?

Oh, yeah.

You know exactly why Anybody hated him?

One thing madison loved--

Bragging about people That he hurt.

Mark, you got To help me.

We'll do it.

Amigo, uno momento.

Excuse me just a minute, Norman.

You can stop Mrs. Miller's medication.

I want to get a blood panel On mrs. Burns down at 3-g

And call me When you get the results.

What can I do for you?

I heard what happened At the magic show.

Just terrible.

Yes, it was.

I understand you know The man who did it.

They didn't prove He did it.

But you won't try and prove That he didn't, will you?

Are you trying To say

That if I take a stand For my friend

It might, in some way, Reflect badly

On this hospital?

Perhaps I should Keep a nose out of it?

It hadn't occurred to me

But now that you mention it, It wouldn't be a bad idea.

Norman...

I knew we saw things The same way.

Hey! How's eddie clark?

He's out on bail, But terrified.

Three people Wanted madison dead.

Any one of them could have Switched those handcuff keys

While eddie was meditating In a dressing room.

Is one of them Mike baker?

Yeah. You know him?

His old man Ran a strip joint

In my neighborhood.

He won't return My calls.

Are you investigating These people?

Yes. I have to do something To help eddie clark.

He's investigating.

See you guys later.

Okay.

It's too bad We can't help him out.

Yeah, it's a damn shame.

I'm off in an hour too.

That's good.

I'll see you later.

That's my Favorite trick.

I learned it From an indian fakir

In calcutta.

And you are..?

Dr. Mark sloan.

I'm a friend Of eddie clark's.

I've never seen How that trick works.

Magicians have Offered me thousands

To tell them just that. No sale.

I'm the only magician In america that knows it.

Really?

Don't tell me--

You're an amateur magician.

I like to fool around

With sleight of hand Once in a while.

Yeah? Let's see.

I'm not in your league.

Oh, go ahead.

Very nice.

( laughing )

That's about it.

Oh!

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Tell me, did you Ever teach paul madison

The indian rope trick?

Paul?

Paul never had The talent.

He was a performer, Not a magician

With a certain Animal charisma

But no real love For magic.

But you did hire him As an assistant at one time.

I had a lot of assistants.

I heard that You had to fire him

Because he sold A trick of yours.

Yeah. I was hustled By a hustler.

It was embarrassing but true.

Eddie clark told me Madison was planning

On revealing the secret To your indian rope trick

On the letterman show.

That would make you More than angry

Wouldn't it?

I didn't know madison

Planned to do that.

Do you think it's possible For somebody

To sneak into eddie's room

While he was meditating

And switch Those handcuff keys?

Anything's possible, But I wouldn't know.

I was onstage at the time

Performing Houdini's metamorphosis.

You appeared to be onstage.

No.

I was onstage, doctor

And, uh, I don't think

You can prove otherwise.

But you can always try.

I might just do that.

Excuse me. Could you direct me

To cleopatra quinlan's Dressing room?

I don't know.

Psst!

( sighing )

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I told you I had some time off.

Amanda, this guy Could be dangerous.

Yeah. So what are you Looking for?

I want to help.

I was looking for baker, But since he...

I'll keep watch.

You go look around, okay?

Ooh, very interesting.

Someone's coming.

What?

Someone's coming.

You know what? Here.

Get in the trunk.

What?

You wanted to come-- Get in there.

I'm not getting in there.

Get in And stop aggravating me.

I'm claustrophobic.

Listen to what happens After I leave.

I'll come back And get you out.

How you doing?

Who are you?

I'm jack stewart.

I'm a friend Of your old man's.

He used to have That club on 11th.

I heard about you.

The doctor, right?

Yeah.

So what do you want?

A friend of mine is trying To help out eddie clark.

Your friend Better be a lawyer.

Actually, We're both doctors

And he doesn't think That eddie did it.

Yeah? Then who did?

Well, a few people

Might have had a reason To kill him.

Like, um... Like you, For instance.

Why would I kill Madison?

Let's just say for example That, uh...

You laid out a big advance To madison

And he decided to walk out On his contract.

You got a little sore.

I never laid out Anything to him.

If I were you, my friend, I would talk to my accountant

'cause somebody wrote This guy a huge check.

Get out of here!

I was just leaving.

I catch you here again, You're dead meat!

Your old man Was such a nice guy.

Shame.

It's me.

We got business to discuss.

Miss quinlan?

Yes.

I'm dr. Mark sloan

A friend Of eddie clark's.

Poor eddie.

How tall are you?

I'm about six feet, I guess.

Would you mind Giving me a hand?

No, no. What do you Need me to do?

Just stand over here.

I just got This new rope trick

And I haven't quite Figured it out yet.

Oh, I see.

Thank you.

If you could Just turn slowly.

Weren't you and madison Partners for a while

Until he walked out Or something?

We were partners For a while, yes

Until I went solo.

I understand That the solo part

Wasn't a choice.

Didn't madison Just kind of use you

To make the right contacts, And then dump you

So to speak?

Who told you that?

Eddie clark.

He said that madison

Promised to marry you

But instead, he booked the act On an acapulco cruise

And then jumped ship In cabo san lucas

With your salary And his salary, right?

He bragged to eddie About that?!

You had every reason To be furious

At, uh... Madison.

Maybe furious enough To kill him, huh?

Well, eddie beat me to it, Didn't he?

You know what I think?

I think that somebody went Into eddie's dressing room

While he was meditating

And switched the keys To madison's handcuffs.

That would be a good trick, Wouldn't it?

Or an illusion.

Where were you

Between 7:30 and 8:00 Last night?

Right here In my dressing room.

Hmm... Can you prove that?

Do I have to?

Well, not yet, but it's not Out of the question.

Where are you going?

To find the last page Of the instructions.

Miss quinlan?

Sloan: Wait a minute.

Let's see...

I'm not into this kind of thing.

Okay.

Oh, no.

Um... Hello?

Hello!

I'm locked in here.

Not only was I In my dressing room

Before the show

But I couldn't get out.

Ask him.

I thought you were going to fix That doorknob.

If you could just untie me?

And spoil the trick?

Maybe I left that page At home.

Sir?

Sir, could you...

Sir, you have a knife On you, or..?

Sir?

Amanda...

( footsteps approaching )

Get that thing Out of here.

Yes, sir.

Very good.

Watch the door.

Okay. Good.

No! No!

Shut this off!

What, are you nuts?

I got to open it.

This is a city truck.

Everything on it's City property.

All right.

I'm dr. Jack stewart, Special medical investigator

For the department.

This trunk is evidence In a case.

What case?

Ever hear of hoffa?

Tony?

Thanks a lot.

Give me a hand here.

I really Appreciate it, guys.

All right.

You never saw us.

No problem.

Never saw you at all.

( sighing )

Oh, man.

That was...

Hmm.

Boo!

Did you miss me?

How did you get Out of the trunk?

That's A professional secret.

Why did you make me Go through this?

I wanted to see If you cared.

I ought to...

Calm down.

Are you out of your mind?

I heard baker On the phone.

He's meeting someone

At the pickwick Skating rink.

He's paying someone off For a job

He did last night.

Switching the keys.

Yeah.

Come on.

It's cold.

Yeah, well

There's a big chunk Of ice right here.

Oh, I didn't see it.

There's baker.

Baker must have Hired that guy

To switch The handcuff keys.

Amanda: Yeah.

He's probably got The payoff cash

In that briefcase.

Let's go.

You stay here.

What do you mean?

Just stay here

And wait for something Exciting to happen.

I want all loose ends Tied up by friday.

I'll do my best.

I want a guarantee.

Look!

Hey!

Pick it up!

Pick it up!

I'll get it.

( screaming )

Run! Run!

Freeze.

Cuff 'em.

Thanks a lot, guys.

You were a big help.

Hi, steve.

I don't believe it.

Mark: Jack and amanda Broke up your investigation?

Six weeks undercover

Pushing a broom backstage At the magic mansion.

Somehow, in the back Of my mind, I knew.

Oh, you did not.

I had you all fooled.

Something about the way You leaned on that broom

Brought back a memory.

Very cute.

Why was baker At the skating rink?

It was a payoff.

He was running drugs Out of his club.

He was in financial trouble And needed money.

Could he have changed The handcuff keys?

Could he have killed madison?

Until the time Of the performance

Baker was meeting With a supplier.

A drug dealer's Not a good witness.

But the three cops

Who had him under Surveillance probably are.

You were backstage When madison was murdered.

You got any theories?

No. I can see if the guys Running the investigation

Have come up with anything.

You're coming to dinner?

I can't.

Oh. More underwater work.

Undercover.

Cover, I mean, yeah.

I can't say, But keep a sharp eye out.

I could be the guy At the newsstand

Or at the bank

Wearing a red spandex dress And platform shoes.

No offense, But with your legs

Unless you're the guy At the newsstand

That crook Better be stone-blind.

Like father, like son.

What do you mean?

So the shoulder x ray Came up negative?

Any pain relief From the cortisone?

I'll want a blood work-up

And keep an eye On his temperature.

Any change, call me.

Now that baker's Out of the picture

You trying to drum up New suspects?

What about Cleopatra quinland?

She was locked In the dressing room.

There's no way

She could have switched The handcuff keys?

Amanda: Baldwin's out Because he was onstage.

Well, maybe And maybe not.

Mark, either the guy Was onstage or he wasn't.

Exactly.

See you guys later.

What do you think Of the new costume?

Nobody's going to be Watching your hands.

You're sweet.

Very good.

I like men with moustaches.

Thank you.

Don't forget, I'm available.

Uh, for charity events.

Your hospital?

Oh, yes. That Would be very nice.

Thank you.

I'll keep that in mind.

Ah, dr. Sloan.

I don't suppose you've come Just to watch me rehearse.

I don't know why not.

Watching you perform Is always a pleasure.

Thank you.

But you're a busy man And a very clever one.

You have something On your mind.

You're here for a purpose.

You're very observant.

Magicians and doctors Have that in common.

As quick as our hands are

Our eyes are faster.

What's on your mind, doctor?

Well, I'm thinking That you could have gone

And switched Those handcuff keys

While eddie clark Was in the room.

You're forgetting I was onstage doing this trick

While eddie was doing His meditating.

I've been thinking, And I wonder.

I think I know How you did the trick.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Wouldn't you care To show me?

May I?

Come on.

All right.

My theory is that you Slipped out a trapdoor

In the bottom of this trunk

Went to eddie's room, Switched the keys

And made it back here

In time to trade places With your partner

For the big finish.

Only if your theory Is correct.

You know, doctor, I've been planning

To add a little, uh, Suspense to this illusion.

Figured out the trick yet, Doctor?

( knocking )

Of course I hated madison.

He had no respect for the art.

He deserved to die, But I didn't kill him.

Oh, by the way, doctor

There is no trapdoor In the floor.

So that's it.

There isn't any trapdoor.

You got out the back Of the trunk

And crouched where the audience Couldn't see you.

You were here the whole time.

I told you I never left the stage.

I get the point.

Nurse: Phone call for dr. Sloan, 458.

Sloan.

The patient with the pain In the right shoulder, yeah.

I thought so.

Nausea, temperature, pain In the upper right quadrant.

Let's get an ultrasound stat On him.

Look, call dr. Levinson

'cause if there's A gallbladder involved

I want him in on it.

And hold an o.R., Just in case.

Mark, how you doing?

I should give up magic.

I can't pull anything Out of the hat for eddie clark.

It's not your fault

We got three suspects With airtight alibis.

What else could you do, really?

It doesn't make any sense.

Not one of the three Could have switched

Those handcuff keys.

Hey, that's it.

I just had a patient with a pain On the right shoulder.

The trouble turned out to be In the gallbladder.

That happens--

You get a referred Pain someplace

And the real trouble's Somewhere else.

It's nature's own misdirection.

That's the secret Of all magical illusion:

Misdirection.

I've been tricked.

I've been tricked!

You know, eddie said this key Was not out of his sight

Except when he was meditating In the dressing room.

That's what he told the cops Investigating the case.

Do you notice anything About this equipment, steve?

Well, it's all new.

Exactly.

Madison was planning a new act, And he got all new stuff.

There's a point to this, Isn't there?

There is, but I'm going To need your help to prove it.

Am I going to have To push a broom?

Mmm...

( chuckling )

Mark: Ladies and gentlemen, The magic mansion

Is proud to present

Direct from appearances before The crowned heads of europe

The mystic mistress Of the ancient arts

Miss cleopatra quinlan...

Assisted by

Mark sloan.

Tonight, she's going To amaze and charm you

With her own variation

On the famous Madison and clark illusion

The great vertical Aquarium escape.

You drive me here For an amateur show?

Dr. Sloan, What is this?

Just indulge me.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Quinlan: I'm ready When you are.

One of you here tonight Is a murderer

And I'm going To prove it.

The three of you had A motive to kill madison.

You, cleo--

He stole your contacts, He stole your money...

And your heart.

When you put it That way, I wish

I had killed him.

Baldwin, you, because He was going to reveal

The secret of your Greatest illusion.

And baker, he broke A contract with you

That would cost you A small fortune.

Each one of you Wanted to see madison dead.

Each one of you Also had an alibi.

But somehow, one of you Managed to kill him.

Tonight...

By repeating madison's Last solution

Using the same Equipment that he used

I'll prove how you did it.

You're nuts.

A man died trying this illusion.

That's right, because the keys

To those handcuffs Were switched.

Luckily, eddie clark Had a spare key

Which I just Palmed off to cleo.

So this trick should Go perfectly...

Shouldn't it?

Madison and clark Did this trick better.

All right, stop.

Wait!

Get her out of there!

Clark's keys Won't fit, either.

Really? Why is that?

Because those aren't

Clark's handcuffs.

Those are handcuffs I picked up at a magic shop.

Thank you very much, Cleo.

These are the handcuffs That madison had on

When he died--

The ones he couldn't Unlock with the key

That eddie clark Passed him

Because they weren't

Clark's handcuffs.

They were yours.

So how did you know?

Baldwin's a master magician, So it makes sense

He'd use classical misdirection To murder.

You had us so busy

Trying to figure out who Could have switched the keys

It never occurred to us

That someone might have Switched the cuffs.

That's what you did, Isn't it?

Yeah.

Steve: Okay, I understand How he did it

And why he didn't want madison To reveal his secret

On the letterman show.

But how could you let cleo Perform that trick?

Baldwin could have Let her drown.

You couldn't do that, Could you?

How did you know?

Your wife's A very beautiful woman.

Yes, she was.

This antique pendant She's wearing--

Did you give that

To her?

It was my wedding present To her.

Then it must have great Sentimental value.

Obviously.

Dad, what are you

Getting at?

When I saw cleo Backstage yesterday

She was wearing that pendant.

I had other things on my mind.

I didn't take notice.

But tonight I remembered Where I first saw it.

You gave it to her.

Didn't you?

Yes, I did.

You were in love With her.

Yeah, and I despised madison For the way he treated her.

I know.

He'd rather go to prison Than hurt cleo.

My last question answered.

Come on, let's go.

Norman: Mark, I've been looking For you.

Norman, I'm looking For you too.

Everything worked out great.

I heard they arrested Someone else

And you had nothing To do with it, right?

Sometimes things have a way Of working themselves out.

Oh, thanks, norman.

Eddie, what are you Doing here?

I just came by

To say thanks For everything.

The least I could do For a fellow magician.

Dad, I went To release...

Him, And he was gone.

Hi.

How did you get out Of your cell?

He's a magician.

He'll never tell you.

Now you see him, And now you don't.