1 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:28,054 Mr Maleeni. 2 00:00:28,161 --> 00:00:30,527 Hey, guy. You ready to rumble? 3 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:34,362 If by "rumble" you mean "perform", yes, I am. 4 00:00:34,468 --> 00:00:38,199 Cool. You know how they said you get $125 for the day? 5 00:00:38,305 --> 00:00:43,709 It's gonna be 75 instead. The gates for crap. But the show's got to go on, right? 6 00:00:43,810 --> 00:00:46,142 This will be my greatest show ever. 7 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,639 Right on. 8 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:55,553 Ladies and gentlemen, damas y caballeros, 9 00:00:55,656 --> 00:00:59,888 I aim today not just to entertain, but to educate, 10 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:02,154 to instruct and inform 11 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:07,496 in the venerable and ancient history of my art. 12 00:01:07,601 --> 00:01:12,834 Until Johann Nepomuk Hofsinzer called playing cards "the poetry of magic", 13 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:19,006 a conjurer's skill was determined entirely by his ability to perform one effect. 14 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,277 That effect was known as "the cups and balls". 15 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:27,251 The games were known for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. 16 00:01:27,354 --> 00:01:31,120 Perhaps the greatest performer was the Italian Bartolomeo Bosco. 17 00:01:31,224 --> 00:01:34,193 Get on with it! 18 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:41,891 Bosco‘s passes with the cups and balls. 19 00:01:44,271 --> 00:01:46,364 Vade... 20 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:51,268 chubio... 21 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,581 celeriter. 22 00:01:55,716 --> 00:02:00,710 Three gone... and yet three return. 23 00:02:01,822 --> 00:02:05,588 Bosco had only one contemporary rival, a Frenchman named Conus, 24 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:10,119 who announced in that he would make his wife, who was five foot seven, 25 00:02:10,230 --> 00:02:12,790 appear under one of the cups. 26 00:02:12,899 --> 00:02:16,892 Practice though I have, I have been unable even to get married. 27 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:20,133 Ha... ha... ha! 28 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:23,740 Conus placed one ball in his pocket. 29 00:02:23,844 --> 00:02:26,278 He put the second ball away. 30 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:29,611 Putting the third ball in his hand, he made it vanish, 31 00:02:29,683 --> 00:02:35,644 and that's the mystery of the cups... and the balls. 32 00:02:38,792 --> 00:02:42,785 Yo! Can't you do anything that ain‘t a hundred years old? 33 00:02:42,863 --> 00:02:46,321 That ain't old-school, that's decrepit! 34 00:02:46,433 --> 00:02:49,459 Young man, shall I come heckle you on your job? 35 00:02:49,603 --> 00:02:53,539 Make sure you count out the requisite number of McNuggets? 36 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:56,165 Show me something. 37 00:02:56,276 --> 00:02:59,609 Come on. Show me something! 38 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:07,051 A callow challenge to be met by experience and skill. 39 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:10,381 To wit, the Egyptian Dedi, 40 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:16,360 whose most celebrated feat was to reattach a recently severed head, 41 00:03:16,463 --> 00:03:22,698 reuniting it with a still-warm body, and no harm done. 42 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,796 Western history knows three previous attempts 43 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:29,967 at recreating this Noachian feat, 44 00:03:30,844 --> 00:03:34,974 each of the three ending in tragedy. 45 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:38,049 This will be the fourth. 46 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:41,882 May I have complete silence, please? 47 00:03:57,070 --> 00:04:01,006 Yeah! Signor Maleeni! 48 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:02,541 Whoo-hoo! 49 00:04:03,009 --> 00:04:06,775 Let's give it up for the Amazing Maleeni. 50 00:04:12,619 --> 00:04:15,053 Guy, you rock. That kicked ass! 51 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:18,580 I mean, it looked completely real. How did you do that? 52 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,853 Oh, yeah, right. Magic. 53 00:04:24,297 --> 00:04:26,765 Oh, hey, your money. Hold up. 54 00:04:29,236 --> 00:04:34,264 Two, four, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75. 55 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:36,774 You earned it. 56 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,936 Mr Maleeni? 57 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:43,276 Mr Maleeni. 58 00:04:46,386 --> 00:04:47,785 Oh, God... Oh... 59 00:05:51,017 --> 00:05:55,317 - Neat trick, huh? - I can think of a heater one: 60 00:05:55,388 --> 00:05:59,449 How you convinced me to get on the first plane to Los Angeles. 61 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:01,824 This isn't intriguing enough for you? 62 00:06:01,962 --> 00:06:05,728 A magician turns his head completely around 360 degrees 63 00:06:05,832 --> 00:06:07,857 to the delight of young and old alike, 64 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:11,301 after which it plops unceremoniously onto the pier. 65 00:06:11,404 --> 00:06:14,805 - Did you see the picture? - Yeah, I saw the picture. 66 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:18,470 As for this Amazing Maleeni turning his head all the way around... 67 00:06:18,578 --> 00:06:21,809 - Like you said, Mulder, neat trick. - But...? 68 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:28,348 But I'd guess this event was completely removed from the subsequent murder. 69 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:30,651 You think this was a murder? 70 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:34,158 Don't you? Mulder, his head was cutoff. 71 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:37,424 Ah! Observe the nearly complete absence of blood, 72 00:06:37,530 --> 00:06:39,657 Observe the paucity of fingerprints 73 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:43,325 as evidenced by the LAPD's liberal use of lycopodium powder. 74 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:45,202 You sound like Tony Randall. 75 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:48,901 Know that Maleeni was alive one moment and expired the next, 76 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:53,275 also that no one saw his fleeing attacker nor heard the dying man's cries. 77 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:59,341 I admit that I don't know how it happened, but I still say that it was a murder. 78 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:03,956 - So what's your theory? - A magic trick gone horribly wrong. 79 00:07:04,057 --> 00:07:06,855 One that claims the lives of all who attempt it. 80 00:07:06,927 --> 00:07:09,361 Can I see that camcorder again? 81 00:07:10,397 --> 00:07:12,365 Thank you. 82 00:07:12,465 --> 00:07:16,697 A tourist videotaped Maleeni's performance. 83 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,198 Look at this. 84 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:25,707 That ain't old school, that's decrepit! 85 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:27,546 Who's the heckler? 86 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:30,412 Come on. Show me something! 87 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:32,108 I don't know. 88 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:43,558 Neat trick, huh? 89 00:07:44,597 --> 00:07:47,065 Hang on a second. Let me see this. 90 00:07:50,570 --> 00:07:55,007 That heckler was pretty hard to impress, wouldn't you say? 91 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:58,168 Look, and then he just takes off in a huff. 92 00:07:58,278 --> 00:08:01,475 - You think he's a murderer? - It's worth checking out. 93 00:08:01,581 --> 00:08:05,176 That'll be a neat trick in itself. You never see his face. 94 00:08:05,285 --> 00:08:07,446 Ah! But observe. 95 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:13,853 His discarded soda cup. The hand may be quicker than the eye, 96 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:18,328 - but it still leaves fingerprints. - Provided they haven't dumped the trash. 97 00:08:18,431 --> 00:08:20,296 Sceptic. 98 00:08:32,812 --> 00:08:34,439 Mr LaBonge? 99 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:38,679 We're Agents Mulder and Scully from the FBI. 100 00:08:40,987 --> 00:08:44,286 Were you at the Santa Monica Pier yesterday morning? 101 00:08:45,959 --> 00:08:47,688 Yeah. 102 00:08:47,794 --> 00:08:51,628 You attended a magic show. The Amazing Maleeni. 103 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:53,325 Yeah, he sucks. Why? 104 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:57,459 He's dead, under extremely suspicious circumstances. 105 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:02,906 He still sucks. How'd you find me? 106 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:07,207 Your fingerprints. You have a criminal record. 107 00:09:07,313 --> 00:09:10,646 A conviction for pickpocketing. 108 00:09:10,717 --> 00:09:14,244 Man, that was performance art. Besides, it's ancient history. 109 00:09:14,354 --> 00:09:17,323 What are you saying? You think I killed him? 110 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:20,015 You're on videotape heckling the deceased. 111 00:09:20,493 --> 00:09:23,360 What did you have against Mr Maleeni? 112 00:09:27,534 --> 00:09:31,265 First of all, his name's not Maleeni. 113 00:09:31,371 --> 00:09:36,274 That's the name of a real magician, a guy at the turn of the century, Max Malini. 114 00:09:36,376 --> 00:09:38,674 - Ever hear of him? - No, 115 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:43,545 Too bad. You should have. Anyway, he steals his name, spells it differently, 116 00:09:43,683 --> 00:09:47,551 and does some tired crap that wouldn't cut it at a kid's birthday party. 117 00:09:47,687 --> 00:09:51,020 What about when he turns his head completely around? 118 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,183 Check it out. 119 00:10:25,892 --> 00:10:28,952 No problem. Did you like that? 120 00:10:29,062 --> 00:10:30,393 Yeah. 121 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:32,294 Watch. 122 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:37,059 Coin in the hand... 123 00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:39,400 blows away. 124 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:42,930 Maybe it's a little bit hard for you to see. 125 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:47,002 Let me make that... bigger for you. 126 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:51,743 I don't see how they're any different or better than the ones Maleeni did. 127 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:54,582 Mozart and Salieri. 128 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:58,590 They sound pretty much the same to a layman. 129 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:02,424 But they ain't. You know what I'm saying? 130 00:11:05,198 --> 00:11:08,167 It's about originality. 131 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:10,099 Style. 132 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:16,164 And more than anything else... 133 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:18,107 soul. 134 00:11:19,112 --> 00:11:25,017 Because that's what separates the great ones from the hacks. 135 00:11:27,453 --> 00:11:31,981 We can't do this halfway. We're dealing with powerful forces at work here. 136 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:36,186 Energies far beyond our mere mortal... 137 00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:40,391 understanding. 138 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:43,060 Enough to make a magician lose his head? 139 00:11:43,503 --> 00:11:45,698 Could be. 140 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:51,739 That, and I hear Maleeni racked up some pretty big gambling debts. 141 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:55,707 Who knows who he might've pissed off? 142 00:11:55,815 --> 00:11:58,909 Thank you, Mr LaBonge. We'll be in touch. 143 00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:01,987 Please do. Oh, and Agents? 144 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:20,404 Mozart and Salieri. Which one's which? 145 00:12:20,506 --> 00:12:24,840 I think that professional jealousy is as good a motive for murder as any. 146 00:12:24,944 --> 00:12:27,572 If it was a murder. I'm not convinced. 147 00:12:28,848 --> 00:12:33,342 If I can get Maleeni into an autopsy bay, hopefully we can put this issue to rest. 148 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:41,592 All right, I'm stumped. And I think I'm supposed to be. 149 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:44,189 What do you think? 150 00:12:44,297 --> 00:12:46,925 First of all, I'm sorry to disappoint you, 151 00:12:47,033 --> 00:12:51,265 but Mr Maleeni's head didn't just magically fall off. 152 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:53,931 It was very carefully sawed. 153 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:58,704 Very slow and exacting work, probably with a fine-tooth meat saw. 154 00:12:58,811 --> 00:13:01,473 And check out this little detail... 155 00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:07,476 Spirit gum, Mulder. 156 00:13:08,388 --> 00:13:12,415 It held the head to the body. Just barely, of course. 157 00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:14,890 - So he was murdered. - Well, no. 158 00:13:14,994 --> 00:13:18,794 As far as I can tell, this man died of advanced coronary disease. 159 00:13:18,898 --> 00:13:20,889 - Natural causes. - Yeah. 160 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,663 So he died of a heart attack, somebody sawed his head off 161 00:13:24,771 --> 00:13:27,467 and then glued it back on, all in 30 seconds. 162 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:32,908 Which makes it even stranger still 163 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:38,007 because, as far as I can tell, this body has been dead for over a month. 164 00:13:38,117 --> 00:13:40,915 I see signs of refrigeration. 165 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:45,083 And yet he performed yesterday. What a trouper. 166 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:47,522 Somebody performed yesterday. 167 00:14:13,219 --> 00:14:14,811 Cissy Alvarez. 168 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:18,686 Who are you? 169 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:22,124 You don't remember me. Ain't that a bitch? 170 00:14:23,896 --> 00:14:28,333 My name's LaBonge. I did time with you eight years ago. 171 00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:30,028 You were in for bank robbery. 172 00:14:30,136 --> 00:14:33,469 The name doesn't mean anything. What do you want? 173 00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:35,200 I hear you're a poker player. 174 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:38,971 You won big off a guy who calls himself the Amazing Maleeni. 175 00:14:39,078 --> 00:14:42,206 Also goes by the name of Herman Pinchbeck. 176 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,317 Pinchbeck? 177 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,844 - He's dead. - Yeah, I saw in the paper. 178 00:14:49,922 --> 00:14:53,551 Something about his head fell off. What's it to you? 179 00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:58,827 I'm the guy that made his head fall off. 180 00:15:01,434 --> 00:15:05,165 You took his marker. What did he owe you, 15 grand? 181 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:08,401 - 20. - He was never gonna pay you back. 182 00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:10,408 You want to cut to the chase? 183 00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:13,946 Get more of your story out before we stomp you to death? 184 00:15:14,046 --> 00:15:17,880 How would you like to get back what you're owed? Times ten. 185 00:15:17,950 --> 00:15:20,851 $200,000? How? 186 00:15:22,054 --> 00:15:24,420 - Helping me. - Do what? 187 00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:26,583 Magic. 188 00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:47,578 Wanna hear more? 189 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,640 Excuse me, I'm looking for Mr Albert Pinchbeck. 190 00:16:16,742 --> 00:16:19,836 He's the gentleman right over there. The poor man. 191 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:31,423 - He look familiar to you, Scully? - He certainly does. 192 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,454 - The plot thickens. - He might try and run. 193 00:16:39,465 --> 00:16:41,660 Come in. 194 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:46,667 - Good morning, Mr and Mrs...? - Agents... 195 00:16:46,772 --> 00:16:49,002 Mulder and Scully. FBI. 196 00:16:49,108 --> 00:16:52,305 You're not here for a home loan, I take it. 197 00:16:52,445 --> 00:16:55,175 No, we are investigating the death of a magician 198 00:16:55,281 --> 00:16:58,114 who called himself the Amazing Maleeni. 199 00:16:58,184 --> 00:17:00,209 Herman Pinchbeck, my twin brother. 200 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:03,516 Yes, we know. We checked his next of kin. 201 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:07,457 - What happened to your neck? - I was in a car accident. 202 00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:09,290 Car accident. 203 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:14,129 So it has nothing to do with a magic trick you performed at the Santa Monica Pier? 204 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,169 One which involved you turning your head 360 degrees? 205 00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:22,240 No. That wasn't me. I was in a bad car accident in Mexico. 206 00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:26,209 Oh, bad Mexican car accident. In Mexico. 207 00:17:26,345 --> 00:17:28,370 Do you know magic, Mr Pinchbeck? 208 00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:32,713 Yes, I do. Back in the 703, my brother and I performed together. 209 00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:35,719 - Why did you stop? - You never really stop. 210 00:17:43,896 --> 00:17:46,330 Pick a card, any card? 211 00:18:11,357 --> 00:18:14,087 Hm. Very impressive. 212 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:18,892 My brother and I both wanted to do the best magic the world had ever seen. 213 00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:23,866 The difference was I knew we'd never get there, but he always believed we would. 214 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,962 We didn't talk much after I quit the act. 215 00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:31,473 I have a theory, Mr Pinchbeck, and I'm gonna tell you how it goes: 216 00:18:33,412 --> 00:18:37,746 Herman died of heart disease having never made it as the world's greatest magician, 217 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:41,776 and that hurts you, just as your estrangement from him hurts you. 218 00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:45,584 And I think what you did was perform his last act for him, 219 00:18:45,658 --> 00:18:48,718 one last act for which he'd always be remembered, 220 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:51,954 that would end with such a shock, such a denouement, 221 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:56,228 as would be for ever remembered in the annals of magic. 222 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:59,731 That's what I think. 223 00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:04,301 I so wish that were true. 224 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:16,581 It was a very bad car accident in Mexico. 225 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:24,523 - 0y. - No kidding. 226 00:19:26,432 --> 00:19:28,992 - What now? - A guy's head falls off. 227 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:32,298 The greatest trick in the world, only there's no point to it. 228 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:34,669 What's the reason for doing it? 229 00:19:34,774 --> 00:19:39,802 Why do people do magic? To impress, to delight, to gain attention. 230 00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:43,940 This one's gained mostly police attention. 231 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:46,280 Maybe that's the point. 232 00:19:47,319 --> 00:19:49,685 Maybe we should consult an expert. 233 00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:54,192 Someone who knows magic, who's seen the greatest trick in the world. 234 00:19:54,293 --> 00:19:56,352 Maybe he can help us figure that out. 235 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:58,554 - Mozart. - Yeah. 236 00:19:58,964 --> 00:20:02,695 What's in it for me? I mean, let's say I help you out. 237 00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:05,066 What do I get in return? 238 00:20:06,138 --> 00:20:11,132 The feeling of pride that comes from performing your civic duty. 239 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:14,043 How about the chance to root through 240 00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:18,242 the professional secrets of your least favourite magician? 241 00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:22,419 Good for a laugh, I guess. 242 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:44,668 Man, it's worse than I thought. 243 00:20:49,615 --> 00:20:52,743 You gotta feed those things, you know. 244 00:20:52,852 --> 00:20:54,251 So... 245 00:20:57,723 --> 00:21:01,022 - Maleeni wasn't murdered? - It would seem not. 246 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:05,257 So someone impersonated him and his crappy act. 247 00:21:05,364 --> 00:21:07,457 It's impressive. 248 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:16,932 I'd say the twin did it, but I don't think he's any better a magician than Maleeni. 249 00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:20,773 There's that, and he's got no legs. 250 00:21:23,048 --> 00:21:26,108 Yeah. Whatever. 251 00:21:26,218 --> 00:21:31,155 Anyway, we're looking for a magician with the same height and build. 252 00:21:31,257 --> 00:21:35,159 Good make-up and the right wig, and no one would know the difference. 253 00:21:35,261 --> 00:21:36,888 Not even you, I guess. 254 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:39,260 I had a couple of JeII-O shots in me. 255 00:21:39,398 --> 00:21:42,799 How did this impersonator switch out the dead body? 256 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:44,802 With ease. 257 00:21:44,937 --> 00:21:48,634 You'll kick yourselves when I show you how he did this, it's so simple. 258 00:21:48,741 --> 00:21:51,232 Because magic is all about... 259 00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:54,742 misdirection. 260 00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:59,642 Your impersonator made sure everyone was looking the other way 261 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:05,418 when he pulled Maleeni's body from its secret hiding place underneath... 262 00:22:07,426 --> 00:22:09,087 the floor. 263 00:22:30,816 --> 00:22:34,149 Man... this guy's good. 264 00:22:36,488 --> 00:22:38,956 Well, thanks for your expert opinion. 265 00:22:40,059 --> 00:22:42,857 I guess we're right back where we started. 266 00:22:42,962 --> 00:22:48,298 Maybe not. You said the Amazing Maleeni had some gambling debts? 267 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:50,358 Yeah, that's what I heard. 268 00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:52,903 Check this out. It looks like a marker. 269 00:22:53,005 --> 00:22:55,200 $20,000. Pinchbeck. 270 00:22:58,978 --> 00:23:02,038 What would this be doing in Maleeni's van? 271 00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:19,821 Thank you, Mr Pinchbeck. If you could sign here for me. 272 00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:22,558 With pleasure. 273 00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:27,334 Anthony, what kind of gun is that? 274 00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:29,169 Glock 17, nine-millimeter. 275 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:31,835 I've been thinking of maybe buying one. 276 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:34,606 Here, take a look. 277 00:23:39,852 --> 00:23:44,289 Hm. Gosh, it's heavier than l would have thought. 278 00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:50,556 Thank you, Anthony, Marvin. 279 00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:53,564 If you ever want, I'll take you to the shooting range. 280 00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:56,725 - Have a good one, Mr Pinchbeck. - You too. 281 00:24:12,151 --> 00:24:14,449 Hello. May I help you? 282 00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:22,819 - Damn, you look just like him. - I'm sorry? 283 00:24:22,928 --> 00:24:28,423 Your no-good, malapaga brother died owing me money. 284 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:32,300 A lot of money. You're gonna make good. 285 00:24:32,404 --> 00:24:35,737 I'm sorry, but my brother's debts are his own. 286 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:42,237 I said, you're gonna make good, 287 00:24:42,348 --> 00:24:45,476 cos me and my friends, we know where you live. 288 00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:06,294 - Does that sound like the rear diff? - Pull over. 289 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:15,106 Stay here and call it in. I'll check it out. 290 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:19,947 We got a problem with the rear diff out on Fourth and Main, checkin' it out... 291 00:25:36,802 --> 00:25:38,702 You! In the truck! 292 00:25:38,804 --> 00:25:43,070 Get up where I can see you! Hands where I can see them! 293 00:25:43,175 --> 00:25:45,507 Up! Hands up! 294 00:25:45,644 --> 00:25:47,669 All right, get out. 295 00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:49,978 Mister, get out! 296 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:55,046 I got a guy down back here! 297 00:25:59,691 --> 00:26:02,819 It was a guy with tattoos! I shot him four times! 298 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:09,089 I don't understand. He was right here. 299 00:26:27,352 --> 00:26:29,684 That's your handwriting, is it not? 300 00:26:33,525 --> 00:26:35,959 Mr Alvarez, please answer the question. 301 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:38,962 That ain't mine. I don't know where you got that. 302 00:26:39,064 --> 00:26:41,259 Yours are the only fingerprints on it. 303 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:45,530 We ran it through the California criminal history database, 304 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:48,265 to which you seem to be quite well-known. 305 00:26:48,373 --> 00:26:50,637 So it's my marker. 306 00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:54,803 So Pinchbeck owed me money. It was a friendly game of poker. 307 00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:58,474 Very friendly. $20,000 friendly. 308 00:26:58,584 --> 00:27:02,714 - Where did you find that? - In Herman Pinchbeck's van. 309 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:06,390 Where were you last Thursday? 310 00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:10,050 Here. All day. Ask 'em. 311 00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:17,098 What is it you think I did to Pinchbeck? 312 00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:21,663 What's in it for me? If I kill him, he ain't gonna pay me. 313 00:27:21,773 --> 00:27:25,231 Why did you play with him? You knew he was a magician. 314 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:27,642 I didn't know what he was. 315 00:27:27,746 --> 00:27:30,613 And he sure as hell couldn't play worth a damn. 316 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,643 Don't leave town, Mr Alvarez. 317 00:27:45,097 --> 00:27:48,624 Isn't it odd that the Amazing Maleeni's a lousy poker player? 318 00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:52,760 - He was adept at manipulating cards. - Maybe he wasn't so adept. 319 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:56,329 LaBonge certainly doesn't have a high opinion of his skills. 320 00:27:56,441 --> 00:28:00,969 There's another possibility. Behold, an ordinary household quarter. 321 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:04,514 I take the quarter from my right hand and place it in my left. 322 00:28:04,616 --> 00:28:06,311 Where is it? 323 00:28:06,451 --> 00:28:08,009 - In your right hand. - No. 324 00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:10,281 - Ah... - That's not bad. 325 00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:11,822 Blow your nose. 326 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:13,721 - Blow your nose. - Atchoo. 327 00:28:13,825 --> 00:28:15,816 - Ta-da. Look at that. - Amazing! 328 00:28:15,894 --> 00:28:17,987 - The Great Muldeeni. - What's the point? 329 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:22,897 It's misdirection, the heart of magic. You looked one way, the quarter went the other. 330 00:28:23,001 --> 00:28:27,131 - You think that's what's happening? - We're being led around by our noses. 331 00:28:28,740 --> 00:28:31,470 By whom? Maleeni's already dead. 332 00:28:31,577 --> 00:28:35,638 It appears so, but then, you thought the quarter was in the right hand. 333 00:28:58,070 --> 00:28:59,560 - 911. - Hello? 334 00:28:59,671 --> 00:29:03,607 I want to report a man with a gun. He... he's threatening to kill somebody. 335 00:29:03,709 --> 00:29:08,043 - Can you please speak up? - No, I can't speak up. I... No, I can't! 336 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:10,239 Sir? 337 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:12,673 Hello? 338 00:29:13,719 --> 00:29:14,743 Hello? 339 00:29:16,922 --> 00:29:19,186 Son of a bitch. 340 00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:28,962 Hey, partner. Hey, guys. 341 00:29:29,401 --> 00:29:31,926 - You son of a bitch. - I'm sorry? 342 00:29:32,037 --> 00:29:34,369 You tried to frame me. 343 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:35,599 - Hijo de tu... - I didn't! 344 00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:37,231 - You didn't? - We got a deal! 345 00:29:37,376 --> 00:29:39,776 We got no deal. I'm gonna bleed you. 346 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,903 Back off! 347 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:47,748 You're dead. 348 00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:55,987 Freeze! Drop your weapon! 349 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:01,459 - Hands behind your head! - Do it! 350 00:30:03,835 --> 00:30:06,167 Bring your head down. Spread your legs. 351 00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:19,343 Agents. An unexpected surprise. Good afternoon. 352 00:30:19,451 --> 00:30:21,419 We'd like to have a word with you. 353 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:24,649 - I'm fairly busy, actually. - I'll bet. 354 00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:26,747 - Hey! - Let's take a little spin. 355 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:40,268 - What's this all about? - It's about misdirection, Mr Pinchbeck... 356 00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:43,433 or should I say the Amazing Maleeni? 357 00:30:43,542 --> 00:30:45,635 Mulder! 358 00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:50,339 It's a trick, Scully. Voila. 359 00:30:51,116 --> 00:30:53,141 Had you fooled. 360 00:30:53,285 --> 00:30:55,116 You're Maleeni? 361 00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:57,780 Call me Herman. 362 00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:08,988 I was afraid for my life. That's why I did what I did. 363 00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:11,534 I'm not proud of that. 364 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:15,697 But I owe a lot of money that I can't possibly pay back. 365 00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:19,641 We know. Gambling debts to a man named Alvarez. 366 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:22,179 Yeah, that tattooed psychopath. 367 00:31:22,314 --> 00:31:27,081 I've heard terrible stories about him, things he did in prison to fellow inmates. 368 00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,153 So why'd you play poker with him? 369 00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:32,984 He runs a good game. I gamble to supplement my income. 370 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:35,992 God knows, magic barely pays. 371 00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:39,326 Why did you lose? You could have manipulated the cards. 372 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:42,993 Cheat? You're asking why I don't cheat at cards? 373 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,559 Well, you could, right? 374 00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:47,865 Of course I could. 375 00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:51,171 But how would I live with myself? 376 00:31:52,177 --> 00:31:54,441 Who raised you? 377 00:31:54,546 --> 00:32:00,348 Well, sir, what does any of this have to do with your twin brother 378 00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:04,116 being found decapitated at the Santa Monica Pier? 379 00:32:04,222 --> 00:32:08,750 I went to my brother for a loan. Just my luck, and his. 380 00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:12,192 You found him dead of a heart attack. 381 00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:14,755 His body was still warm. 382 00:32:14,866 --> 00:32:18,358 Looking at him, lifeless, I saw myself, 383 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,234 my own eventual mortality. 384 00:32:21,306 --> 00:32:25,640 I saw all the things I meant to accomplish but didn't. 385 00:32:25,744 --> 00:32:28,577 It was an opportunity to vanish, become someone else. 386 00:32:28,713 --> 00:32:32,410 Like I said, I'm not proud of what I did. 387 00:32:33,051 --> 00:32:35,212 And so you refrigerated the body... 388 00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:38,256 I needed time to figure out how to pull it all off. 389 00:32:38,323 --> 00:32:43,124 Impersonating my brother, I called the bank, told them I needed a vacation week. 390 00:32:43,228 --> 00:32:45,594 A trip to Mexico. 391 00:32:45,730 --> 00:32:49,757 Then the bank received word that I'd been in a terrible accident. 392 00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:53,132 It gave me plenty of time away from work. 393 00:32:53,238 --> 00:32:59,074 And you posed as an amputee to allay suspicion that you weren't your brother. 394 00:32:59,144 --> 00:33:03,945 That, and I rather enjoyed the sympathy, especially from the women in our office. 395 00:33:08,753 --> 00:33:14,248 You, uh, still haven't explained why you left your brothers body at the pier, 396 00:33:14,426 --> 00:33:17,418 or why you arranged to have his head fall off. 397 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:21,330 He explained it. He put it so eloquently when we last spoke. 398 00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:23,765 It was my final performance. 399 00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:27,134 I wanted to go out with such a shock, such a denouement, 400 00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:31,174 as would for ever be remembered in the annals of magic. 401 00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:37,281 - That was your last performance. - What's this for? 402 00:33:38,283 --> 00:33:42,117 Well, I still think you got a few tricks up your sleeve. 403 00:33:53,965 --> 00:33:55,796 My God. 404 00:33:57,002 --> 00:34:01,302 We gave you handicapped parking. We built you a ramp. 405 00:34:01,673 --> 00:34:05,575 - Did he have access to the vaults? - Yes, he has a key to the day gate. 406 00:34:05,677 --> 00:34:08,874 - Several of us do. - What are you looking for? 407 00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:14,646 Any hint at all as to why Maleeni here is really impersonating his brother. 408 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,916 What about this? Could he have removed funds electronically? 409 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:21,857 He didn't have security clearance for electronic fund transfers. 410 00:34:21,993 --> 00:34:25,258 Maybe he got around it. Can we check the withdrawal records? 411 00:34:25,363 --> 00:34:30,027 It would require your badge number and thumb print, and probably a subpoena. 412 00:34:30,168 --> 00:34:33,695 We're extra cautious with the EFTs. You can understand why. 413 00:34:33,838 --> 00:34:38,332 There may be an easier way. If I call up a transaction list for this terminal... 414 00:34:41,546 --> 00:34:43,946 No. No, everything's in order. 415 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:51,555 It says here something about a robbery attempt yesterday. 416 00:34:51,623 --> 00:34:56,356 That wasn't against us, but the armoured transport service we deal with. 417 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:59,363 No money was taken and no suspects were caught. 418 00:34:59,464 --> 00:35:03,298 Mr Pinchbeck was the employee who signed out the truck. 419 00:35:03,401 --> 00:35:04,891 He knew the schedule. 420 00:35:04,970 --> 00:35:09,100 - I had nothing to do with that. - Maybe, maybe not. 421 00:35:09,207 --> 00:35:13,940 We'll hold you till we find out, to make sure you don't pull a vanishing act. 422 00:35:19,718 --> 00:35:21,083 Hey. 423 00:35:30,729 --> 00:35:33,960 - Paul, I'm putting Mr Pinchbeck in six. - Right. 424 00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:38,296 Sleep tight. 425 00:35:38,403 --> 00:35:41,566 Wait, don't I get a phone call, sir? Sir? 426 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:57,955 - How'd it go? - Swimmingly. 427 00:35:59,424 --> 00:36:01,289 Abracadabra, man. 428 00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:26,450 Oh, damn! 429 00:36:31,790 --> 00:36:34,054 Yes. OK. 430 00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:37,390 - All right. All right, thank you. - Maleeni? 431 00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:41,556 He's still in the city lockup where he's been since we arrested him. 432 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:46,660 It certainly doesn't look like he did this. Lots of fingerprints. 433 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,400 I guarantee you none of them match our thieves, 434 00:36:49,507 --> 00:36:54,137 They're too clever to leave clues, except for the ones they want us to find. 435 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,373 Excuse me. May I show you something? 436 00:36:57,649 --> 00:37:00,709 We thought the camera footage might show the robbers. 437 00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:02,013 - Does it? - No. 438 00:37:02,153 --> 00:37:06,146 They all mysteriously went blank from about 3 a.m. to 3.20. 439 00:37:06,257 --> 00:37:10,091 - That's not what we wanted you to see. - This is from two days ago. 440 00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:17,327 Cissy Alvarez. Convicted bank robber. 441 00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:20,838 - You recognize this man? - Yeah. Who is he to you? 442 00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:26,902 I know those tattoos. That's the man who tried to rob my truck. 443 00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:30,174 What the hell, man? What did I do? 444 00:37:31,182 --> 00:37:33,412 You, FBI, what's up with this? 445 00:37:33,518 --> 00:37:35,952 You can't just bust in here! I got rights. 446 00:37:36,054 --> 00:37:38,784 I'm gonna call my lawyer, then we'll see what's what. 447 00:37:38,890 --> 00:37:42,587 - Nothing back there. - This is harassment. This is harassment! 448 00:37:42,694 --> 00:37:46,095 What are they looking for? Come on, man! Somebody talk to me. 449 00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:48,758 - Shut up. - No, you shut up! 450 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:52,028 Man, this ain't right. Why'd you put the cuffs on so tight? 451 00:37:53,304 --> 00:37:56,762 Yo, will you please tell me what he's looking for? 452 00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:08,045 Well... Saving up for a rainy day? 453 00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:13,717 Oh, no, no. We got framed. This is a frame-up! 454 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:17,057 - It was the magician. - The magician? Maleeni? 455 00:38:17,162 --> 00:38:20,063 No, not the dead one, man! That little cabron! 456 00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:23,794 LaBonge! LaBonge set me up! Listen to me,,, 457 00:38:23,902 --> 00:38:27,167 - Billy LaBonge. - And the Amazing Maleeni. 458 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:30,433 That's a double bill I wouldn't wanna miss. 459 00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:34,410 Pinchbeck, you made your bail. 460 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,082 You too, LaBonge. 461 00:38:45,590 --> 00:38:47,114 OK. 462 00:38:48,026 --> 00:38:50,256 Releasing these two may be a bit premature. 463 00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:52,989 Give us a minute, will you? 464 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,495 Good morning. Did you sleep well? 465 00:38:58,603 --> 00:39:01,333 Agent Mulder. Agent Scully. 466 00:39:02,106 --> 00:39:06,167 - Bravo. Really. - What do you mean? 467 00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:10,680 Last night the Cradock Marine Bank was robbed of $1.8 million. 468 00:39:10,782 --> 00:39:15,185 This morning that amount was found in the possession of Mr Cissy Alvarez. 469 00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:19,120 Wow. I told you he was bad news. Bravo to you. 470 00:39:19,657 --> 00:39:22,956 - That was expeditious police work. - Thank you. It was. 471 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:25,825 It's only that Alvarez was so obviously guilty. 472 00:39:25,897 --> 00:39:30,800 A convicted bank robber witnessed trying to rob an armoured car two days earlier? 473 00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:33,030 - He'll need a good lawyer. - Yeah. 474 00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:35,867 He's up a creek. Just like you two want him. 475 00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:38,704 I don't quite see where you're headed with this. 476 00:39:38,810 --> 00:39:42,371 I have no evidence, but I have a theory, Mr Maleeni, 477 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,381 and I'll tell you how it goes: 478 00:39:45,483 --> 00:39:48,475 Your twin brother, Albert, died of a heart attack, 479 00:39:48,586 --> 00:39:51,714 at which point you and your protege saw an opportunity. 480 00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:54,485 My protege? I hate this guy's guts. 481 00:39:55,426 --> 00:39:57,553 That's what you wanted us to think. 482 00:39:57,662 --> 00:40:01,496 You wanted revenge against the man who made your life in prison hell. 483 00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:04,660 I did time with you about eight years ago. 484 00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:09,399 Alvarez. You and he were on the same cell block eight years ago. 485 00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:13,375 It was a setup. You played poker with him and made sure you lost big. 486 00:40:13,511 --> 00:40:17,072 It gave LaBonge an in with Alvarez once everybody thought you were dead. 487 00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:21,242 LaBonge planted Alvarez's marker in Maleeni's van so we'd find it. 488 00:40:21,352 --> 00:40:24,219 You used Alvarez's greed in order to ensnare him 489 00:40:24,289 --> 00:40:28,555 and then orchestrated the attempted bank robbery to implicate him. 490 00:40:28,626 --> 00:40:31,390 That was you in the armoured car, disguised as Alvarez. 491 00:40:31,529 --> 00:40:35,124 Mr Pinchbeck got ahold of the guard's gun and switched the clip. 492 00:40:35,233 --> 00:40:37,758 Guard didn't know it, but he was firing blanks. 493 00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:40,804 Then last night the two of you robbed the bank, 494 00:40:40,905 --> 00:40:43,533 and planted the money at Alvarez's place. 495 00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:48,708 Don't you think we have pretty good alibis? 496 00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:51,305 You have the best alibis in the world, 497 00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:54,442 which is why you two got arrested in the first place. 498 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:58,147 With your expertise at sleight-of-hand pickpocketing, 499 00:40:58,289 --> 00:41:02,555 I think you were both able to get out of here by pilfering a guard's key. 500 00:41:02,627 --> 00:41:06,961 You escaped, stole the money, framed Alvarez and came back for breakfast. 501 00:41:07,065 --> 00:41:09,329 Scrambled eggs and sausage. 502 00:41:09,434 --> 00:41:12,494 That would be the world's greatest trick, wouldn't it? 503 00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:16,972 One that would be for ever remembered in the annals of magic. 504 00:41:19,243 --> 00:41:23,111 - What happens to us? - To you? 505 00:41:23,982 --> 00:41:27,418 You go free... provided the magic is over. 506 00:41:29,287 --> 00:41:33,018 The great ones always know when to leave the stage. 507 00:41:37,128 --> 00:41:39,756 Billy, let's get the hell outta here. 508 00:41:47,705 --> 00:41:51,801 - They are the world's greatest. - We saw through their magic. 509 00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:54,140 Nah, there's more. 510 00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:00,383 Behold! 511 00:42:00,485 --> 00:42:03,477 - The Amazing Maleeni's wallet. - You picked his pocket? 512 00:42:03,554 --> 00:42:08,787 I pilfered it from the evidence room to prevent their final act of prestidigitation. 513 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:10,885 - What do you mean? - I began to wonder, 514 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:13,054 why did they need so elaborate a setup? 515 00:42:13,164 --> 00:42:17,965 Why so high-profile? Why draw the attention of the FBI in the first place? 516 00:42:18,069 --> 00:42:21,698 - We were the last piece of the puzzle. - Alvarez was a misdirection. 517 00:42:21,806 --> 00:42:25,708 This trick was about EFTs, electronic funds transfers at the bank. 518 00:42:25,810 --> 00:42:29,177 Maleeni, Pinchbeck, he didn't have security clearance, 519 00:42:29,247 --> 00:42:32,239 so he needed federal law enforcement intervention - 520 00:42:32,350 --> 00:42:34,545 specifically, my badge number... 521 00:42:36,487 --> 00:42:38,546 and my thumb print. 522 00:42:39,323 --> 00:42:43,157 With those two items, they could steal enough electronically 523 00:42:43,261 --> 00:42:47,322 as to make that $1.8 million look like cigar-lighting money. 524 00:42:48,733 --> 00:42:51,065 But they can't do it without this. 525 00:42:52,437 --> 00:42:56,203 Pick a card, Scully. Any card. 526 00:43:00,278 --> 00:43:03,509 There's still one thing that you haven't explained. 527 00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:05,276 What's that? 528 00:43:05,383 --> 00:43:08,750 How Maleeni was able to turn his head completely around. 529 00:43:08,853 --> 00:43:12,721 - I don't know that. - I do. I'll show you. 530 00:43:12,857 --> 00:43:14,882 Observe. 531 00:43:30,875 --> 00:43:33,969 Gee! Very nice. How'd you do that? 532 00:43:36,047 --> 00:43:39,073 Well... magic. 533 00:43:39,217 --> 00:43:41,549 No, seriously, Scully, how'd you do it? 534 00:43:43,621 --> 00:43:47,990 You know, it's not the same thing. It's different with the head. 535 00:43:48,092 --> 00:43:50,219 Come on. Look at this. 536 00:44:34,272 --> 00:44:35,967 I made this.