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00:01:00Hey, performers only.
00:01:15Sorry, I was just on my way out after magic class and I heard the gunshot.
00:01:19Sorry, but you know the rules.
00:01:21Rehearsals are off limits, even for students.
00:01:23Yeah, no, of course.
00:01:24Sorry.
00:01:25Well, can I help you?
00:01:52I think this is where I'm supposed to be.
00:01:54I'm Reed, the new crime reporter.
00:01:56Hi, I'm Tess, the crossword puzzle editor.
00:01:58It's nice to meet you.
00:01:59The brilliant Tess Harper.
00:02:01Wow, it's a pleasure.
00:02:02Well, I don't know, brilliant is the word I would use.
00:02:06Come on, solving crosswords and crimes?
00:02:08Well, impressive works too.
00:02:09Well, impressive I can live with.
00:02:13Thanks.
00:02:14Uh.
00:02:15Something wrong?
00:02:16I'll take this.
00:02:17Thanks.
00:02:18Sorry, it's just that was my friend Harris's.
00:02:26I heard about him.
00:02:28Sounds like Harris was quite a guy.
00:02:29Yeah.
00:02:30He was a good friend.
00:02:31Sorry.
00:02:32Well, welcome.
00:02:33Here you go.
00:02:34Thank you, Josephine.
00:02:35Oh, meet Reed.
00:02:36He's taking over the crime beat.
00:02:37This is my fearless assistant, Josephine.
00:02:38Hi.
00:02:39Nice to meet you.
00:02:40Nice to meet you.
00:02:41The Magic Manor called.
00:02:42The table is seat eight, so you do have room for one more guest tonight.
00:02:47The Magic Manor?
00:02:48I thought you had to be a member to get in there.
00:02:50Or a student.
00:02:51I've been taking magic classes, partly for a crossword puzzle I'm doing on magic.
00:02:54I thought it would be a really fun place to spend my birthday after my class tonight.
00:02:58Well, happy birthday.
00:03:01That does sound like fun.
00:03:02I've always wanted to go to the Magic Manor.
00:03:03Do you mean, do you want to join us?
00:03:05No, no, I don't want to impose.
00:03:07No, no, really, you know what?
00:03:08You're coming.
00:03:09Thanks.
00:03:10That sounds great.
00:03:11I'll make the call.
00:03:13We show the audience one ball, or are there two?
00:03:38The use of duplicate objects is essential to deception.
00:03:41The audience sees one ball, but the magician has secretly hidden the other.
00:03:47The result is that it can change places.
00:03:52Excuse me for one moment.
00:03:59That's one favor, that's it.
00:04:03I've got too much to ask, and then you go, and they're not too interested.
00:04:09Fine, but after this, no more favors.
00:04:11No, I won't ask anything.
00:04:12No, looks good.
00:04:13I think you got it.
00:04:14Almost.
00:04:15Oh, that was good.
00:04:16Okay.
00:04:17Bianca?
00:04:18I'd like a glass from the kitchen, please.
00:04:19Of course.
00:04:21Hello?
00:04:22Hello?
00:04:23Hello?
00:04:24Hello?
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00:04:50Good.
00:04:57Tess.
00:04:58Tess, right this way.
00:05:01Oh, and Mr. Drexler, I'll be with you if you wouldn't mind just...
00:05:05Oh, there she is, the birthday girl.
00:05:07Hi.
00:05:08Hi, honey.
00:05:09Happy birthday, sweetheart.
00:05:11So I remember you had a magician for your 10th birthday.
00:05:14And now look, voila!
00:05:16You've got the whole Magic Manor this time.
00:05:18I've got you all set up.
00:05:19Your seat's right there.
00:05:20Seat of honor.
00:05:21Perfect.
00:05:23Thank you guys so much for coming.
00:05:25Are you kidding?
00:05:26I've been so curious about this place
00:05:27ever since you started taking classes here.
00:05:29In fact, I didn't even tell you,
00:05:30but I went to a benefit for the Magic Manor last week
00:05:33at my friend Ethel Matthews.
00:05:35They're raising money for a museum of magic.
00:05:37Huh.
00:05:39Hello.
00:05:41Logan, hi.
00:05:42Hi.
00:05:43Oh, glad you could make it.
00:05:44Thanks for inviting, well, your aunt invited me, so.
00:05:48And this is for the birthday girl.
00:05:50You did not have to bring a present.
00:05:51Hey, let's not get too excited.
00:05:53You haven't opened it yet.
00:05:54It's so nice.
00:06:02Is that a crossword puzzle?
00:06:04Let me guess, you hate it.
00:06:06It's beautiful.
00:06:07No, I...
00:06:09I love it.
00:06:10Oh, okay, I can breathe.
00:06:11Good.
00:06:12You did good.
00:06:12All right.
00:06:13Is there a polygraph machine around here?
00:06:15Stop it, this is so cute.
00:06:17Oh, thanks.
00:06:18Yeah, if you don't mind it.
00:06:19Yeah.
00:06:24That's really...
00:06:25Happy birthday.
00:06:25Oh, hi.
00:06:26Wow, oh, thank you.
00:06:27Flowers.
00:06:28That's...
00:06:29It's beautiful.
00:06:31Wow, you look...
00:06:32How you doing, buddy?
00:06:33I'm Logan.
00:06:34Oh, hey.
00:06:35Reece, pleasure.
00:06:36Logan O'Connor.
00:06:36Detective Logan O'Connor, NYPD.
00:06:37Oh, detective, great.
00:06:38Yeah, I'm sure we'll cross paths sooner or later.
00:06:40Reed is our new crime reporter, he just started today.
00:06:42Congrats.
00:06:43Thanks.
00:06:44So, how was your class?
00:06:45Class?
00:06:46What class?
00:06:47I'm actually studying magic here.
00:06:48Here?
00:06:49Close-up magic, sleight of hand.
00:06:51What are you, surprised?
00:06:52No, the only thing surprising with you
00:06:53is if you had enough surprises.
00:06:57Well, cheers, happy birthday.
00:06:58Cheers.
00:07:00Happy birthday.
00:07:01Cheers.
00:07:02Pleasure meeting you.
00:07:03Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Magic Manor.
00:07:09Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:07:10Where every velvet curtain hides a secret.
00:07:18Built in 1921, it served as a speakeasy during Prohibition.
00:07:29Here.
00:07:32What's in there?
00:07:33There's something I've been working on.
00:07:35Are we ready?
00:07:39Showtime.
00:07:41And tonight, let us see some real magic,
00:07:44courtesy of the amazing Alistair
00:07:47and his magnificent assistant, Bianca.
00:07:49Thank you, thank you, Bianca.
00:07:54Ladies and gentlemen, the line between reality and illusion
00:07:58is dangerously thin, and it's a danger
00:08:02that is created by the illusion of reality.
00:08:06And it's a danger that is created by our confidence
00:08:10that we understand what is happening
00:08:13right in front of our eyes.
00:08:15And yet, we think we know what will happen next.
00:08:19So a magic trick, all it is, pure and simple,
00:08:23is a surprise ending.
00:08:25Now, could I have a volunteer?
00:08:29Ah.
00:08:33Thank you for volunteering.
00:08:35Now, could you join me on stage?
00:08:41Wow, what's your name?
00:08:43Josephine.
00:08:44Josephine, I want you to look me directly in the eyes.
00:08:47Okay.
00:08:47Okay, now I want you to tell me
00:08:49something special about your watch.
00:08:51But before you do, raise your arm and show it to everyone.
00:08:57Everyone see the watch?
00:08:58Yeah.
00:09:00Okay, Josephine, now tell me something
00:09:02special about your watch.
00:09:04It helps me get to work on time.
00:09:06She's late every day.
00:09:09Now, I need you to tell me the exact time.
00:09:15Josephine, did you lose your watch?
00:09:21Don't worry, we're gonna get this back.
00:09:23One, two, three.
00:09:25What time is it?
00:09:31I mean, how did you know?
00:09:33Josephine, everyone.
00:09:36Well done.
00:09:48This is a .357 caliber pistol.
00:09:52By all accounts, a deadly weapon.
00:09:55I'm going to entrust it with my
00:09:57magnificent assistant, Bianca.
00:09:59This is a .357 caliber bullet.
00:10:02Now, I need someone to volunteer from the audience
00:10:05to write anything they'd like on it.
00:10:07I believe someone is having a birthday.
00:10:10Right here.
00:10:11No.
00:10:12Please.
00:10:14Come on, go.
00:10:22Thank you for joining us.
00:10:23What is your name?
00:10:24Tess Harper.
00:10:25Tess Harper.
00:10:26Tess Harper, I want you to write
00:10:28anything you'd like on this bullet.
00:10:31Okay.
00:10:36Well done.
00:10:39TH, is that correct?
00:10:40Yes.
00:10:41Thank you very much, Tess Harper.
00:10:42Round of applause.
00:10:50Now, for the first time,
00:10:54I will be performing the infamous bullet catch.
00:10:57It is a trick so dangerous that 12 people
00:10:59have perished attempting it.
00:11:01My assistant, Bianca, will fire a live bullet
00:11:04straight at me, and I will catch it in my teeth.
00:11:11I will load the gun.
00:11:19Now, Bianca will fire the bullet
00:11:23through this pane of glass.
00:11:25That will shatter, and I will catch it in my mouth.
00:11:30Now, please do not attempt this at home,
00:11:31ladies and gentlemen.
00:11:32Only those of us versed in the arts of magic
00:11:34are skilled enough to make this happen.
00:11:48Bianca.
00:11:59Bianca.
00:12:06Are you down?
00:12:11Was that the trick or not?
00:12:16Alistair, is there a doctor in the house?
00:12:19Yes, yes, sir.
00:12:20Please.
00:12:23He's not breathing.
00:12:24Please, please help him.
00:12:27Hey, we got a 10-10 at the magic manor.
00:12:29Hi, everyone, if I could have your attention, please.
00:12:31My name is Detective Logan O'Connor, NYPD.
00:12:33I would like everybody to just stay calm,
00:12:35be relaxed, exit the theater, and go wait in the lobby.
00:12:39Did she just shoot?
00:12:41No, no, no, no, no.
00:12:42These tricks are all illusions.
00:12:43I just don't know how this one works.
00:12:46Clearly, something went very wrong.
00:12:49Cool.
00:12:51I don't see a bullet hole or anything.
00:12:52What do you think happened?
00:12:53I don't know, but I'm sorry.
00:12:56There's nothing else I can do.
00:12:57He's dead.
00:13:00All right, EMTs are on their way.
00:13:09I thought everyone could just remain calm.
00:13:11The lights will come back up in a moment.
00:13:15Do you have a backup?
00:13:16Yeah, right this way.
00:13:30I'm glad you made it.
00:13:31I'm glad I made it.
00:13:33This is not happening.
00:13:36Are you okay?
00:13:44Hey.
00:13:46Everything's gonna be okay.
00:13:48What's your name?
00:13:50I'm Bianca.
00:13:50I'm Candace, and honey,
00:13:52you're just shaking, let's sit you down.
00:13:55I'm gonna get you a sweater, okay?
00:13:56Take my jacket.
00:13:57No, I'm okay.
00:14:00Look at me.
00:14:02You're in shock.
00:14:04Takes a while to process this kind of traumatic event.
00:14:08Let's breathe.
00:14:12That detective, he said he wants to talk to me.
00:14:17Detective O'Connor?
00:14:19Don't worry, he's not as scary as he looks.
00:14:21I'll go with you.
00:14:24What's the situation?
00:14:25A magician collapsed on stage mid-performance, dead.
00:14:29And you just happened to be here?
00:14:30I just happened to be here because it was Tess' birthday,
00:14:32and we're friends, you know that.
00:14:33Listen, I need you to get some prints
00:14:35on the lighting controls and the fuse box from the corner.
00:14:50You taught me everything.
00:14:53You're my mentor, and I'm so sorry.
00:14:57Steve, is there anything I can do to help?
00:15:01No, I'm chilly, thank you.
00:15:05You know, here, I wanna, I'm gonna give you my card,
00:15:08and if you think of anything, please call.
00:15:12Thank you, Tess.
00:15:14I'll take it from here.
00:15:16Take care.
00:15:19I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to obviously
00:15:21ask you a couple questions, okay?
00:15:22Like you'd take me through the trip and talk the bottle,
00:15:24how it all went down,
00:15:25or did anything happen out of the ordinary?
00:15:27Alistair had a drink before we went on.
00:15:30He never did that.
00:15:31Then how'd everything go on stage?
00:15:33Usual.
00:15:35So it seemed.
00:15:40Maybe his hand was shaking when he loaded the gun.
00:15:43I'm sorry, Detective.
00:15:44I go to my dressing room, I don't feel well.
00:15:48Sure, um, Winston, I'm gonna get a couple officers
00:15:51to escort you to your room, okay?
00:15:56Okay.
00:15:59I left that door locked.
00:16:01Okay, wait.
00:16:05I need an evidence team in the dressing room right away.
00:16:08Someone's been in here.
00:16:18Hey, hey, can I talk to you for a second?
00:16:20Of course.
00:16:22So much for being off the clock, huh?
00:16:25Are you, uh, are you doing okay?
00:16:27Yeah, I'm fine, I just, I don't understand what happened.
00:16:30I mean, I saw them rehearse the trick last night.
00:16:33Listen, Tess, how long have you been taking classes here?
00:16:37Just a couple of weeks.
00:16:38And have you noticed anything unusual?
00:16:42I mean, no.
00:16:45Today, Alistair and Cormac, my magic teacher,
00:16:48they were arguing during my class.
00:16:50They were arguing during my class.
00:16:52Alistair wanted a favor.
00:16:53What kind of favor?
00:16:54I don't know.
00:16:55Cormac agreed, but he said it was the last time.
00:16:57Seemed like there was definitely some history there.
00:16:59Okay, when you were on stage tonight with Alistair,
00:17:01did you notice anything out of the ordinary at all?
00:17:04I did notice after he made Josephine's watch reappear.
00:17:07He kind of lurched forward,
00:17:09and his voice was a little slurred.
00:17:10Could he have been intoxicated, he was having a stroke?
00:17:14Anyway, when you were on stage,
00:17:15did you notice anything at all that was strange?
00:17:17No, I mean, there were beads of sweat on his forehead,
00:17:18but it's hot, it's hot up there with the lights.
00:17:21All right, look, I need you to go home, okay,
00:17:22and get some rest, and do not get involved.
00:17:24No, I know, I know.
00:17:26All right.
00:17:27I'm just, you know where to find me if I can help.
00:17:30Though I, I'm not helping.
00:17:32Good answer.
00:17:37Tess, I'm sorry the night ended like this, okay?
00:17:43Happy birthday.
00:17:45Thanks.
00:17:51Yeah, I know.
00:17:52I didn't think we were gonna...
00:18:50Hey.
00:19:15Hey, Pop.
00:19:17Hey, so the guy catches a bullet in his mouth,
00:19:20but something else kills him?
00:19:22Yeah, I researched the trick.
00:19:24I mean, obviously he didn't catch a bullet in his mouth.
00:19:25Right.
00:19:26Well, what he did do was he took an actual bullet like this,
00:19:29and on stage, he went over to Tess,
00:19:31and he said, can you sign this bullet with your initials?
00:19:33Now we have a marked bullet.
00:19:34Takes this marked bullet,
00:19:35puts it in between his teeth like this,
00:19:36so the audience can see that this is how
00:19:38you're gonna catch the bullet, right?
00:19:40Takes that marked bullet, puts it in the barrel of the gun.
00:19:43The marked bullet is in the barrel.
00:19:46It's a bullet made of wax.
00:19:47This marked bullet is still in his mouth.
00:19:51Not bad.
00:19:52Now, wasn't there a pane of glass
00:19:53that proved that the assistant fired the gun?
00:19:55Yeah, there's a pane of glass,
00:19:56but the spray of the liquid wax
00:19:58was enough force to shatter the glass.
00:19:59Clever.
00:20:00After he collapsed, where was the real bullet?
00:20:03When he collapsed, the bullet fell right out of his mouth
00:20:04and was right next to his head on stage.
00:20:06Bullet didn't kill him, Dad.
00:20:07What, nervous shock from the blast,
00:20:09or maybe a heart attack?
00:20:10We don't know.
00:20:10We're still waiting on autopsy.
00:20:13Hold on.
00:20:15O'Connor.
00:20:18Really?
00:20:19Okay, do me a favor.
00:20:20Get that over to forensics right now, okay?
00:20:21All right, appreciate it, buddy.
00:20:22Thanks.
00:20:24Ballistics just called.
00:20:25They found chemical residue on the bullet
00:20:27that was found in his mouth.
00:20:29Could be poison.
00:20:37That was a late night.
00:20:39Yeah, and I couldn't sleep,
00:20:41just trying to figure out what went wrong with the trick.
00:20:44Thinking about Bianca, I mean, she was in such a state.
00:20:48I didn't sleep much either.
00:20:49I've reported on homicide,
00:20:50but never actually been a witness to a murder before.
00:20:53You really think Alistair was murdered?
00:20:55That's just my initial take,
00:20:56but a death on stage in front of a packed house?
00:21:00That's hard to pull off.
00:21:01Yeah, it is, isn't it?
00:21:04Is it too late for me to sign up for magic class?
00:21:07Could be a really good angle into this story.
00:21:09A crime reporter snooping around?
00:21:11I don't know.
00:21:12I think people are gonna be suspicious.
00:21:13Yeah.
00:21:14Listen, I can be sure to tell you anything I see.
00:21:16I'll fill you in.
00:21:18You're still gonna take classes?
00:21:19With what's just happened,
00:21:20you really think that's a good idea?
00:21:22I just think there's more to know about Alistair's death.
00:21:25I'll be careful.
00:21:28Detective Logan.
00:21:29Yo.
00:21:30Alistair McClain's sister, Claire McClain,
00:21:31identified the body.
00:21:32Okay, good.
00:21:33You have her information?
00:21:34Yeah.
00:21:34Her number and address in Queens.
00:21:36Cause of death was a toxic dose
00:21:38of a fish toxin called tetrodotoxin.
00:21:41After the first effects of dizziness, nausea, and shaking,
00:21:43he would've lost consciousness, become paralyzed,
00:21:45and then the big sleep.
00:21:47Really?
00:21:48Forensics found traces of that toxin on a scotch glass.
00:21:51So whatever he drank must've left residue on the bullet
00:21:53after he put it in his mouth.
00:21:56Bianca was the only one who was with her before the show.
00:21:59So she'd have access to the bottle and the glass, right?
00:22:01All right, thanks, Nate.
00:22:02Appreciate it.
00:22:03Yep.
00:22:09Thanks again for lending this to me.
00:22:11Of course.
00:22:13How are you holding up?
00:22:15I'm okay.
00:22:17I just couldn't stay at home alone, you know?
00:22:20No, I understand.
00:22:21It feels better sometimes just to get out
00:22:23and do something, anything.
00:22:24Yeah.
00:22:26Do you want me to maybe help you put all this back together?
00:22:29That'd be great.
00:22:30Thanks.
00:22:31I really hope your detective friend
00:22:33figures out what's going on.
00:22:34Yeah, me too.
00:22:43You and Alistair?
00:22:46Yeah.
00:22:48We used to be together.
00:22:50I know.
00:22:51Work and romance is a bad idea,
00:22:53but everything seemed to be going great
00:22:54until I told him I wanted to be a headliner too.
00:22:58And then?
00:22:59He wasn't so interested then.
00:23:01Let's just say he wanted the spotlight all to himself.
00:23:12I still cared about him.
00:23:15I just wish Sinclair hadn't convinced him
00:23:16to do that bullet catch trick.
00:23:18Wait, who's Sinclair?
00:23:23Logan, hi.
00:23:24What are you doing here?
00:23:25My job.
00:23:27You?
00:23:28I was just getting my jacket back.
00:23:31Yeah, because I'm sure that's the only one you have.
00:23:33Well, I mean, it's my only black one, so.
00:23:36Right, right.
00:23:37Can I talk to you?
00:23:38Of course.
00:23:38Great.
00:23:39Take care.
00:23:40Thanks.
00:23:42Tess, I am worried about you being here.
00:23:45How many times do I have to hear your
00:23:46Tess, stay out of police business speech?
00:23:48As long as you keep disregarding it.
00:23:50You're like a paper that just keeps printing
00:23:51the same puzzle day after day after day.
00:23:53Tess, this is a homicide investigation.
00:23:56Oh, wait, so it's official?
00:23:57Yes, it's official.
00:23:58And I can't have you walking around here.
00:23:59I'm not in danger with Bianca.
00:24:01See right there?
00:24:02That's the attitude that's gonna put you
00:24:03precisely in danger.
00:24:04You know there are ways of knowing things
00:24:06other than just forensic evidence.
00:24:07I thought your class was teaching you
00:24:08sleight of hand, not mind reading.
00:24:10I'm talking about an emotional connection.
00:24:12Intuition.
00:24:13A magician has to read the audience
00:24:15in order to make a trick work.
00:24:16You have to know what someone's thinking
00:24:18in order to get them to believe the story you're telling.
00:24:21Yeah, I know you magicians are good at manipulation.
00:24:23Which you seem to be doing right now.
00:24:25Fine, I will be careful, I promise.
00:24:28Really?
00:24:29But there's one thing.
00:24:29Do you remember interviewing a woman
00:24:31in a gold dress with sequins from the audience?
00:24:34No, no, I don't remember a woman in a gold dress
00:24:36with sequins in the audience, no.
00:24:38She walked across the lobby,
00:24:39she walked up the stairs and then,
00:24:41police business though, I know.
00:24:43Just wanted to mention it.
00:24:44Well, consider it mentioned.
00:24:46Great.
00:24:55Hi.
00:24:55Hi.
00:24:57If you could, please have a seat.
00:24:58I just wanted to ask you a few more questions
00:25:01about last night, if I could.
00:25:03Okay.
00:25:08Am I suspect here?
00:25:09I'm just trying to get a clearer picture
00:25:11of what happened, that's all.
00:25:13Okay.
00:25:14Last night, you'd mentioned to me
00:25:15that Alistair had a drink before his performance.
00:25:18Yes.
00:25:20He brought a bottle of scotch with him.
00:25:24Sometimes he'd have a drink after the performance,
00:25:25but never before.
00:25:27I didn't really know what to make of it.
00:25:28Did Alistair leave his dressing room
00:25:30between the time he brought out the bottle of scotch
00:25:33and the time he had his first sip?
00:25:34No.
00:25:36But I left though, when he asked me to bring him a glass.
00:25:39So he was alone then?
00:25:41I assume so, yes.
00:25:44Can you think of anybody that would want to harm him?
00:25:48No.
00:25:50No one.
00:25:53Thank you for your time.
00:25:54I'm sure we'll be talking again.
00:26:02So how are you, really?
00:26:05Just absorbing the news that this is,
00:26:08this is a homicide investigation.
00:26:09So while we were sitting there watching,
00:26:11a man was murdered.
00:26:13It was just unbelievable.
00:26:14Yeah.
00:26:15You know, I just saw Alistair perform
00:26:17at the Magic Manor benefit at the Matthews,
00:26:19and there were well over a hundred people there.
00:26:22The killer could have been right there with us then too.
00:26:23Wait, was, was Bianca there?
00:26:27No, he was performing alone.
00:26:29Ethel says he usually does when he freelances at parties.
00:26:31Why?
00:26:33I don't know.
00:26:34I don't know where else he performed.
00:26:36It, it.
00:26:36Hmm?
00:26:37I know that look.
00:26:38Honey, a man is dead, and we don't know why.
00:26:41From a clinical perspective,
00:26:42we know nothing about this killer.
00:26:44His mental state, his diagnosis, his motive.
00:26:47So please, do not get involved in this.
00:26:50I know.
00:26:53I know, I know, I know, I know.
00:26:55You notice anyone else visiting this apartment
00:26:58other than Alistair?
00:26:59No, I just came in to repair stuff.
00:27:03I don't know, you tell me.
00:27:04The lock on his door may have been picked.
00:27:06It's a little loose.
00:27:13I'll go check the bedroom.
00:27:14Yeah.
00:27:15Come on.
00:27:36Meet me beyond the stars, XO.
00:27:39Love note?
00:27:41It'd be.
00:27:43But from who?
00:27:45I don't know.
00:27:51So you are Alistair's aunt, correct?
00:27:54Yes, but Alistair was more like a son to me.
00:27:57You know, I gave him his first magic set when he was a boy.
00:28:04Your niece, Claire, gave your address
00:28:07when she identified the body.
00:28:09Does she live with you?
00:28:10No, my niece uses my address since she travels so much.
00:28:15She's an anthropologist, back and forth to South America.
00:28:18I am so surprised she was in town.
00:28:20And after losing her only sibling,
00:28:22I think she would want to reach out to me.
00:28:24I'm sorry, but I have to ask this.
00:28:27Was there anybody at the Magic Manor
00:28:28that would have grudge against your nephew?
00:28:30I thought it was an accident.
00:28:31Well, we're not sure exactly what caused his death.
00:28:33We're still waiting on the autopsy reports.
00:28:35We're just looking at every angle
00:28:36and one of those angles is seeing it,
00:28:38what kind of conflicts he had with coworkers.
00:28:41There was Rocco.
00:28:42Rocco, okay.
00:28:45Lately, Alistair kept ranting
00:28:48that Rocco was threatening to take away his headliner status
00:28:53if he wouldn't give up a bigger percentage of the ticket sales.
00:28:56It was in Alistair's contract, though.
00:28:58He's a talent.
00:29:01It was, oh, God, it was a talent.
00:29:05I appreciate you coming down and talking to me, okay?
00:29:08I know, like I said earlier, it's very difficult for you.
00:29:11But if you do talk to your niece Claire,
00:29:15this is my card and I really need to speak with her, okay?
00:29:18Yes, sir.
00:29:19This trick is called balls in cups.
00:29:23We start with one, two, three empty cups.
00:29:27I'm going to take a red ball,
00:29:29I'm going to put it in the middle cup.
00:29:30I would like to get that ball through that middle cup.
00:29:34So I'm going to put one, two empty cups on top
00:29:37and I'm going to tap it once.
00:29:40And it's revealed at the bottom.
00:29:42Who thinks they got it?
00:29:45Ah, and that's what we call a flash,
00:29:47when a magician accidentally slips up
00:29:49and shows what's really going on.
00:29:51If you botch a trick, you must,
00:29:53you need to improvise and keep going.
00:29:57Alistair was a master at that
00:29:59when we used to perform together.
00:30:06And that's how I turn the lights on.
00:30:07So it is.
00:30:08So listen, I was wondering if you noticed anything
00:30:11suspicious about that night,
00:30:12you know, anything out of the ordinary?
00:30:13Nothing unusual.
00:30:14It was a Saturday night and we were sold out.
00:30:16You wouldn't mind if I took a look
00:30:17at that reservation, would you?
00:30:19No, it's this way.
00:30:20Appreciate it.
00:30:22The guy says he wants half the door sales
00:30:23on top of his appearance for your Hill Walk.
00:30:25Where does that leave me?
00:30:27Where does that leave you exactly?
00:30:30Leaves me running magic classes
00:30:31trying to attract new members
00:30:32so I can cover the operating budgets.
00:30:34And we had to stay dark for a day,
00:30:35but you know, the show must go on.
00:30:37Listen, I was wondering if you could show me
00:30:38your reservation list and also all your no-shows.
00:30:41Yeah, sure.
00:30:44And where were you actually an hour before curtain?
00:30:46Me?
00:30:47Yeah.
00:30:49I'm all over the place.
00:30:49I mean, I'm greeting guests,
00:30:51I'm looking at the reservations.
00:30:53Right.
00:30:54I don't know, front of house basically
00:30:55is what I can tell you.
00:30:56Yeah.
00:30:57Yeah, here we go.
00:30:59There you are.
00:31:00Great.
00:31:01All right, appreciate your time.
00:31:05I didn't realize you and Alistair
00:31:07used to be partners.
00:31:08I want to say I'm so sorry for your loss.
00:31:10Oh, thank you.
00:31:12It was a long time ago.
00:31:13Alistair started working with someone else
00:31:15to develop more elaborate illusions.
00:31:18Bianca mentioned someone named Sinclair?
00:31:22Yeah, I think that was his name.
00:31:24Sinclair?
00:31:25Yeah.
00:31:26I never knew him,
00:31:27but Alistair, he would bring in tricks from him,
00:31:31the elaborate illusions.
00:31:34So we went our separate ways.
00:31:37Tess.
00:31:41See you next time.
00:31:45Tess, I thought we had an agreement.
00:31:47I'm just here for class with Cormac.
00:31:49He wasn't even here that night.
00:31:51This place isn't safe, okay?
00:31:53You found poison on that bullet,
00:31:54that was in Alistair's mouth,
00:31:55the one you signed your initials on.
00:31:57Wait, what do you mean, poison?
00:31:59Yeah, poison.
00:32:00Now look, you've been speaking with Bianca,
00:32:01did she mention anything about her relationship
00:32:02with Alistair?
00:32:03Just that they worked together,
00:32:04and that they used to be a couple.
00:32:10I found a picture of them in her dressing table.
00:32:12I asked her about it, that's it.
00:32:13Okay, now we're getting somewhere.
00:32:14Did she mention why they broke up?
00:32:15Because she didn't want to be an assistant anymore.
00:32:17She wanted to be a magician too, like Alistair.
00:32:20Sounds like that was the end of their romantic relationship.
00:32:23Wait a second, you don't think Bianca was involved?
00:32:26I do.
00:32:28You know, Cormac just told me the history
00:32:30of his relationship with Alistair,
00:32:32if, I mean, if you're interested.
00:32:34You do have this ability to make people confide in you.
00:32:37What's your secret?
00:32:39Don't you know, a magician never reveals their secret.
00:33:05Okay, I'm hooked Sinclair, how can I find you?
00:33:14Traveling by rail through the looking glass.
00:33:17Huh, okay, so by rail, train, subway,
00:33:21through the looking glass.
00:33:23Alice in Wonderland, the rabbit brings you
00:33:24through the looking glass.
00:33:31Useful.
00:33:34Find a good friend.
00:33:35Stop just past where the spirit catches you.
00:33:38Okay, so the rabbit takes you by rail, the subway,
00:33:41red scarf turns into a hook, red scarf, hook, red,
00:33:45red hook, red hook.
00:33:46I should take the subway to red hook.
00:33:48Should you?
00:33:48There's a bar I like in red hook.
00:33:49I always take the F train.
00:33:52I'm trying to track down someone that Alistair worked with
00:33:53and the contact information is this like,
00:33:55the scavenger hunt.
00:33:56Oh, neat.
00:33:57Okay, so if I'm taking a subway through the looking glass,
00:33:58where would that be?
00:34:00Subway stop, 9th Street and Smith.
00:34:02Okay.
00:34:04Carroll Street Station, Carroll Street.
00:34:06Yes, of course, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.
00:34:09Okay, so I'm taking the F train to Carroll Street.
00:34:13Find a good friend.
00:34:14What's that, find a good friend?
00:34:16Something you know in red hook?
00:34:17Maybe it's a, I don't know, like a landmark
00:34:19or maybe it's a street name.
00:34:21Let's see.
00:34:22Yes, Bowne Street, Van Brunt Street.
00:34:27DeLavin, DeLavin, DeLavin is an old English word
00:34:30for good friend.
00:34:33It's a good friend.
00:34:34And then, if I'm taking a subway through the looking glass,
00:34:38where would that be?
00:34:40I'm trying to track down someone that Alistair worked with
00:34:43and the contact information is this like,
00:34:46the scavenger hunt.
00:34:47Yes, of course, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.
00:34:50Find a good friend.
00:34:52What's that, find a good friend?
00:34:53So, what's the next stop?
00:34:56The next stop is the F train to DeLavin,
00:34:59Van Brunt Street.
00:35:00I think spirits stop just past where the spirit catches you
00:35:30Hello?
00:35:37Hello?
00:35:51Welcome to the world of illusion.
00:35:54Reporters are so confident in what they see.
00:35:56I like to play with perception.
00:35:58Forgive me, I'll try to be more straightforward as an interview subject.
00:36:01Oh, I'm not a reporter.
00:36:03Oh, you said you were from the Sentinel.
00:36:04Yes, but I'm the crossword puzzle editor.
00:36:06I'm doing a crossword about magic.
00:36:09My deadline's approaching and I'd really like to get an inside view of the field.
00:36:13Would you like to give it a spin?
00:36:16Uh, no. I'm good.
00:36:19Since ancient times, audiences have loved to feel the thrill of danger.
00:36:23With no consequence.
00:36:24Except for Alistair.
00:36:26Alistair, yes. Did you know him?
00:36:29I'm taking classes at the Magic Manor.
00:36:31I was sorry to hear about his death.
00:36:33So you, you worked with Alistair?
00:36:35I was trying to help him up his game.
00:36:37Did you design the trick Alistair performed the night he died?
00:36:39The bullet catch trick is centuries old.
00:36:41Originally performed with a magnet on the ramrod to pull the bullet back out of the gun.
00:36:45But I taught him an updated version with modern materials that I provided.
00:36:49A contemporary handgun and perfect facsimile wax bullets.
00:36:53You know, the police are investigating his death.
00:36:55The police? So they think this foul play?
00:36:59Magicians are a jealous lot.
00:37:02Many people would have wanted Alistair's headliner spot.
00:37:05I would keep an eye on whoever will have it next.
00:37:10We found DNA from our two performers on the props.
00:37:14Bianca and Alistair.
00:37:16Along with the janitor and some other employees from the Magic Manor.
00:37:19Well, let's expect that.
00:37:20There was one other name. An Anne Morrison.
00:37:23But I couldn't find it on any of the lists.
00:37:26Yeah, she wasn't on the performers list.
00:37:28I didn't see her on the reservation list.
00:37:30She's obviously not on the staff list. Anne Morrison.
00:37:33Who the heck is that?
00:37:34Her prints turned up as a part of an investigation in Las Vegas.
00:37:37A car explosion near the Constantine Casino.
00:37:41Explosion, huh?
00:37:42And he dies?
00:37:43Yep. Now get this.
00:37:44It was a magician.
00:37:46And he died in the explosion.
00:37:48Anne Morrison?
00:37:49Well, she was there.
00:37:53Huh.
00:37:54What are you thinking?
00:37:55I'm thinking Anne Morrison might not be too fond of magicians.
00:38:05So where's this Anne Morrison now?
00:38:06After the incident in Vegas, she dropped off the grid.
00:38:09And who's the magician who died?
00:38:11His stage name was Zephyr, an escape artist.
00:38:13But ultimately, without enough evidence, it was ruled an accident.
00:38:16And now her DNA is all over Alistair's props.
00:38:19Keep looking for her.
00:38:20You know, something's bugging me about Claire McLean coming into town after her brother died and not even getting in touch with her aunt.
00:38:25I mean, she comes in from the other side of the world, and she flies right back without so much as a word?
00:38:29Hmm.
00:38:30Well, I've left her a half a dozen messages.
00:38:32The department at the university says she's in the Amazon somewhere.
00:38:35They'll check in with me next time she calls.
00:38:37Alright, how are we doing on those parties that Rocco said checked in that night and then disappeared and we started talking to the witnesses?
00:38:41Well, mostly accounted for.
00:38:42Mrs. Robbins felt ill.
00:38:43Drexler had an event.
00:38:45That's almost everyone except for our good Samaritan doctor, Dr. Cohen.
00:38:48He's at a conference.
00:38:50Dr. Cohen is at a conference.
00:38:52Alright, find out where.
00:39:02So, Alistair obviously broke off your guys' partnership, right?
00:39:06How many years were you guys together?
00:39:08Seven.
00:39:09It was a good run.
00:39:10Yeah.
00:39:11But I actually enjoy teaching.
00:39:12Did Alistair ever feel guilty?
00:39:14I mean, he was obviously the headliner, and you're here teaching people how to put balls in a cup.
00:39:19Guilty?
00:39:20Yeah.
00:39:21Alistair never thought about me.
00:39:23Except when he needed something.
00:39:25What did he need?
00:39:28He was taking on too many things.
00:39:30He was running late.
00:39:31He was doing magic tricks on the side at parties.
00:39:34Lost his key to his own dressing room.
00:39:35I had to borrow mine.
00:39:37He was tense.
00:39:39He was out of sorts.
00:39:40I mean, now with Alistair gone, you get to take over his show, right?
00:39:46True.
00:39:48But that was never my wish.
00:39:51When Alistair died, Cormac, where were you?
00:39:56I was, I was, I was...
00:39:59I was working security.
00:40:01At a nightclub.
00:40:02Right.
00:40:03Side job.
00:40:04Showing people how to hide balls under cups.
00:40:05Doesn't quite pay the bills.
00:40:07Now I can imagine.
00:40:08I mean, obviously I'll need the name of that place.
00:40:28Hey, Tess.
00:40:29Time for class?
00:40:30Yes.
00:40:31Card tricks today.
00:40:32You sure got a new show up in Running Fast.
00:40:34I can't afford to stay dark for long.
00:40:36Could damage our reputation.
00:40:38And Cormac already had his show prepped?
00:40:41Well, in this business you gotta be a bit of an opportunist.
00:40:44All he needed was an assistant and Bianca was available, so...
00:40:48Yeah.
00:40:49Good luck.
00:41:00Bianca.
00:41:01Hi.
00:41:02Oh, Tess.
00:41:03Hi.
00:41:04Are you okay?
00:41:06Yeah.
00:41:08Actually, no.
00:41:10The trunk was delivered to Alistair the night he was murdered.
00:41:12When we were getting ready.
00:41:13I've looked everywhere for it and I'm pretty sure the police didn't take it.
00:41:16Did you tell Logan about it?
00:41:18I mean, so much was happening that night I completely forgot it was even here.
00:41:21I just remembered now when I was looking for costumes.
00:41:23Well, what does it look like?
00:41:25It's like a...
00:41:26A steamer trunk.
00:41:27About...
00:41:28Four feet long.
00:41:29Well, something that big is kind of hard to misplace.
00:41:32Yeah.
00:41:33Alistair said it was something he'd been working on.
00:41:36Huh.
00:41:37Maybe it was an illusion from Sinclair?
00:41:40I assume so.
00:41:41But he didn't actually say.
00:41:44Did Alistair win some kind of magic award?
00:41:47No.
00:41:48That was a ballroom dancing award.
00:41:50He took it up a couple years ago, practiced every Sunday night.
00:41:53And were you his partner for that as well?
00:41:55No.
00:41:56He had someone else.
00:41:58Oh.
00:41:59Who was that?
00:42:01I don't know her name.
00:42:03Did Alistair ever talk about her?
00:42:06No, not to me.
00:42:08Anyway.
00:42:10I should probably get ready for tonight's performance.
00:42:12Cormac's big debut.
00:42:14Yeah, it's lucky you were able to jump in.
00:42:16I mean, it's good to keep working.
00:42:18To be honest,
00:42:19I don't really know him that well.
00:42:21And the sword cabinet requires trust and communication.
00:42:24It's just not the same as it was with Alistair.
00:42:26Wait, the sword cabinet trick, that sounds really dangerous.
00:42:29It is.
00:42:30Which is why we have these.
00:42:36They release when you bang them together.
00:42:40But, magician's secret.
00:42:43I won't tell.
00:42:45Listen, if anything feels funny to you, like the trunk,
00:42:48please call me.
00:42:50Okay.
00:42:52Good.
00:42:53Thanks.
00:43:01Great, thank you.
00:43:02Oh, sorry.
00:43:03Oh, Logan, hey.
00:43:05Hey, is this part of your magic class?
00:43:07Hold on a second.
00:43:08Just going to make sure you didn't steal my wallet.
00:43:11Are you here to see me?
00:43:12Um, actually, no.
00:43:13I was here to see Reed.
00:43:14He called earlier.
00:43:15He has some clippings from the archives on the magic manor for me.
00:43:18Well, I am glad you're here,
00:43:19because I wanted to tell you that before my magic class,
00:43:21I ran into Bianca.
00:43:23Really?
00:43:24Logan, come on.
00:43:25Just listen, please.
00:43:26Okay, I'm listening.
00:43:27Okay, she was looking for a trunk
00:43:29that she said was delivered to Alistair before the show the night he was killed.
00:43:32A trunk?
00:43:33Yeah.
00:43:34She never mentioned anything to me about a trunk.
00:43:35I know.
00:43:36She had a lot on her mind.
00:43:37I mean, she was in shock.
00:43:38Well, I never saw it on the evidence list.
00:43:39So, I'm sorry.
00:43:40Well, wait.
00:43:41It's kind of a big thing to just go missing that way.
00:43:44And also, information from our prime suspect is not always the most reliable.
00:43:47So, she is your prime suspect.
00:43:49I'm telling you, she didn't do it.
00:43:50Hey, Tess, you're doing it again.
00:43:51You're turning the tables.
00:43:52What?
00:43:53Because I gave you valuable information.
00:43:54Okay, fine.
00:43:55You're right.
00:43:56She's our prime suspect.
00:43:57Do you want to know why?
00:43:58Because she had access to Alistair's dressing room.
00:43:59Scotch bottle, the glass, the props, the whole nine yards.
00:44:01Not to mention, she wants to be a headliner.
00:44:03And look at her.
00:44:04She's relegated to assistant status.
00:44:05Of course Bianca wants to be a headliner.
00:44:06Every single magician wants to be a headliner, including Cormac.
00:44:08So, why didn't she mention anything about her and Alistair being an item when I asked about their relationship?
00:44:12She told me.
00:44:13Maybe one of us is, I don't know, easier to talk to.
00:44:16Maybe it's because you saw the photo of them together.
00:44:19I'm just, you know, just looking at the facts.
00:44:21No, I think you're looking at what someone wants you to see.
00:44:24Okay.
00:44:25All right, fine.
00:44:26I will look at the security footage and see if I see a trunk being delivered that night to the magic manor.
00:44:30Satisfied?
00:44:31Yeah.
00:44:32Okay, great.
00:44:33Just, I mean, let me know if you see anything.
00:44:34Or, you know, we'll just catch up whenever.
00:44:39Stop, right there.
00:44:40Rewind that.
00:44:43That's the trunk.
00:44:44Looks like the guy's heading to the service entrance, doesn't he?
00:44:46Let me pull up the footage.
00:44:48I guess Bianca was telling the truth, right?
00:44:50At least to Tess.
00:44:51Got it.
00:44:53He's trying to hide his face, obviously.
00:44:55Well, it's certainly working.
00:44:56All right, look, there's only two entry and exit points in all the manor.
00:44:58See if this guy in this trunk exits the building, okay?
00:45:01Thanks.
00:45:02Hey, wait, hold on.
00:45:03What?
00:45:04I wanted to show you something.
00:45:05Tech billionaire Paul Drexler.
00:45:07He's one of the people that slipped away before we had a chance to talk to him.
00:45:10Now, his assistant said he had another event to go to, but we'll see.
00:45:14What's the time stamp say?
00:45:169.55.
00:45:17Okay, we stopped the show at 9.30.
00:45:19We started taking statements at 9.40, right?
00:45:21Yeah.
00:45:22Obviously, he left the theater.
00:45:24He didn't leave the manor, so what was he doing for ten minutes?
00:45:53Hello?
00:45:55Cormac?
00:46:13Five minutes to places, people.
00:46:23Okay, can you proofread this for me, please?
00:46:25It's my first slip.
00:46:26It's the one Logan gave you.
00:46:28Yeah, sorry, the clasp is loose.
00:46:30They need to get it fixed.
00:46:40Hey, it's Bianca.
00:46:41You said to reach out if anything strange happened, and I swear, someone was sneaking around the dressing room.
00:46:47Maybe I'm really losing it, but if you're coming to the show tonight,
00:46:50could you meet me in my dressing room at intermission?
00:46:58Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the S.W.O.R.D. cabin.
00:47:02Are we all ready to be entertained tonight?
00:47:09If you would be so kind, please give a warm welcome to my very brave assistant, Bianca.
00:47:14Bravo!
00:47:19Rocco?
00:47:21We will be starting tonight's performance by putting Bianca inside this box.
00:47:31However, Bianca will not be able to move once inside the box.
00:47:36The first sword, ladies and gentlemen, I will be putting straight through this box.
00:47:52The second sword will also be putting through this box, but on the other side.
00:48:07The final sword, ladies and gentlemen.
00:48:15It goes straight through the heart.
00:48:16Stop!
00:48:18No, please!
00:48:19Cora, please!
00:48:20Don't stop me!
00:48:21Can anybody hear me?
00:48:22Please!
00:48:23Cora, no!
00:48:24No!
00:48:25No!
00:48:26No!
00:48:27You're gonna have to come down to the station with us, Bill.
00:48:29I swear, I had no idea that the cuffs didn't work.
00:48:32You're gonna have to come down to the station with us, Bill.
00:48:34I swear, I had no idea that the cuffs didn't work.
00:48:36Well, Bianca said she was banging those cuffs inside this box.
00:48:39You know, I had arranged for drums at that very moment.
00:48:41It covers up the talking of the props.
00:48:43It drowns out any noise that could give away the mechanism of the trick.
00:48:46Or any noise to tell everybody what's happening to your assistant, am I right?
00:48:50If I wanted to kill Bianca, I assure you that I could come up with a more clever way than on stage where I'm clearly implicated.
00:48:58Well, at least we agree on that much, don't we, Bill?
00:49:02Cuff him.
00:49:04What?
00:49:05What?
00:49:06No.
00:49:07You got it all wrong!
00:49:08I didn't do this!
00:49:10Can you think of any reason why Cormac would want to hurt me?
00:49:13No.
00:49:14It doesn't make any sense.
00:49:15I don't know.
00:49:17Maybe he's not who I thought he was.
00:49:20Okay, let's go back to what you said earlier about what you heard in the dressing room.
00:49:23Yeah, those footsteps.
00:49:24Okay.
00:49:27They sounded different.
00:49:29Lighter.
00:49:30Sharper.
00:49:32High heels, maybe?
00:49:37I can hardly focus.
00:49:38I can't stop thinking about last night.
00:49:41Why would Cormac want to kill Bianca?
00:49:43I don't know.
00:49:44I'm just regretting even donating to the manor at this point.
00:49:47Especially now to poor Ethel.
00:49:49What do you mean? What happened to Ethel?
00:49:52She called me yesterday and she said she had something incredibly valuable stolen.
00:49:56An antique Victorian snuff box.
00:49:57She thinks it was taken during the Gamma benefit.
00:49:59Wait, really?
00:50:01Reed!
00:50:02Hi.
00:50:03Hi.
00:50:04You remember my Aunt Candace, right?
00:50:05Of course.
00:50:06Nice to see you.
00:50:07Reed's doing a story on Alistair's mother.
00:50:08Do you think the missing snuff box could be connected to what's going on at the manor?
00:50:12Maybe.
00:50:13People who go into magic love the feeling of pulling something over on the audience.
00:50:16If that extends into psychopathy, that could lead to criminal behavior, yeah.
00:50:21Well, that's great. Thanks, Candace.
00:50:24But you said Bianca wasn't with Alistair at the gala, right?
00:50:27That he performed alone?
00:50:28But he did come with someone.
00:50:30Blonde woman, tall, beautifully dressed.
00:50:33I never got her name.
00:50:34Could you get the guest list for me?
00:50:36And why?
00:50:37What? For Reed's story.
00:50:39That'd be great.
00:50:40Oh, yes. Reed's story.
00:50:43For the story.
00:50:49You got me?
00:50:50It's good.
00:50:51Paul Drexler.
00:50:52Detective O'Connor.
00:50:53NYPD.
00:50:54It's about the SEC case. Talk to my lawyer.
00:50:56Actually, no. It's about Alistair. Clean.
00:50:58You seem to have vanished pretty quickly.
00:51:00Weren't able to ask you any questions.
00:51:01My security team got concerned.
00:51:03You always walk around with security?
00:51:05It comes with the territory.
00:51:06So when the lights went out, did you immediately leave the premises?
00:51:09Yes, we did.
00:51:10No, actually, we waited for the car up front and it took a while to get there.
00:51:13So you just waited around for your driver?
00:51:15Yeah, good help is hard to find.
00:51:17Are we done?
00:51:19No, we're not done.
00:51:20I was wondering if you could tell me a couple things about this jade bowl that you reported stolen at your party.
00:51:24It was a fundraiser.
00:51:26Why don't you tell me? You got any information on that?
00:51:28No, I'm in homicide. See, that's what Grant and Lars are saying, but I'm sure they're looking into it, so...
00:51:31I'm sure they are.
00:51:32I'll have them reach out.
00:51:34Great. Have a good day, officer.
00:51:46Good to see you.
00:51:48Let me guess.
00:51:50You came in here, you had to pay a jaywalking ticket, and you got lost, right?
00:51:54Oh, do you know the meaning of jay and jaywalking is drawn from the early 20th century definition of the word meaning greenhorn or...
00:52:01Root?
00:52:03Well, I'm in homicide, not traffic control.
00:52:06Of course, speaking of, my aunt just told me that her friend, Ethel Matthews, had an antique stolen the night of her party.
00:52:12Alistair was performing that night.
00:52:15So what, you think Alistair was a thief?
00:52:16Well, I just have learned in my magic class that magicians have a way of directing the audience's attention either towards or away from certain things.
00:52:23So, I'm saying maybe Alistair distracted the audience while his associate stole the antique snuff box.
00:52:32And by associate, you mean Bianca.
00:52:34Yes, it's what magicians call misdirection.
00:52:40No touch, okay? I got this for first year of service.
00:52:42My point is Alistair has a plus one on this list.
00:52:44My aunt said he had a beautiful blonde with him.
00:52:46So? Bianca said he was seeing someone.
00:52:48I know, but she just didn't know who.
00:52:50What's this, meet me beyond the stars?
00:52:53It's a love letter?
00:52:55You think this is from Bianca?
00:52:57We thought it was from Bianca, but the handwriting doesn't match.
00:53:00So, maybe it's this other woman, this dance partner.
00:53:02Okay, we just don't know who that is.
00:53:07Wait a second, Ann Morrison.
00:53:09I think I recognize her.
00:53:12You recognize Ann Morrison?
00:53:14Tess, she's from Indiana.
00:53:15People there said they haven't seen or heard from her in years.
00:53:17Her DNA is all over Alistair's props.
00:53:19Wait, this is Sinclair.
00:53:21I mean, she doesn't look at all like that anymore, but that's her.
00:53:24You sure?
00:53:25Yes, I'm positive.
00:53:26You're positive?
00:53:27Have you seen or met Sinclair?
00:53:30I, you know, just for some research.
00:53:33Research, right?
00:53:35She's really hard to find. I'll text you the address.
00:53:38Good chat.
00:53:39Okay, bye.
00:53:40Bye.
00:53:42Bye.
00:53:59NYPD.
00:54:01Just wanted to ask you a few questions.
00:54:07Sinclair.
00:54:08Or should I say Ann Morrison?
00:54:09It's not against the law to change your name.
00:54:11No, no it's not.
00:54:13Ann never suited me.
00:54:15Too plain for an illusionist.
00:54:17And yet we have no record of a filing of change of name.
00:54:19Sinclair is a trade name.
00:54:21Didn't have anything to do with the death of that magician known as Zephrah in Las Vegas, did it?
00:54:26He died after leaving a carload of flash powder in the hot sun.
00:54:29The temperature on the strip was 113 that day.
00:54:32He was driving, flash powder ignited.
00:54:34End of story.
00:54:35And then it was the disappearance of Ann Morrison.
00:54:39Zephrah's death is what inspired me to make my life my magic.
00:54:44You only get one.
00:54:45You should be who you want to be.
00:54:47And Alistair's death?
00:54:48Was that an accident?
00:54:49You tell me.
00:54:50I had nothing to do with it.
00:54:52Oh, come on.
00:54:53You're the one who coached him on how to perform all of his tricks.
00:54:55You sent him all of his props.
00:54:57He had everything he needed for the trick weeks before he performed.
00:55:00And you can't blame a teacher for the error of a student, can you?
00:55:04And Bianca?
00:55:05Her attempted murder?
00:55:06Who would want to kill Bianca?
00:55:07Where were you Friday night?
00:55:09On a boat on the East River.
00:55:10I'm serious.
00:55:11And so am I.
00:55:12I was researching a new illusion.
00:55:14Okay, what about the trunk you sent over when Alistair was performing in his show and trying his new trick?
00:55:19What trunk?
00:55:21I never sent a trunk.
00:55:26Here's the list of ballroom dance studios you asked for.
00:55:28Thank you so much.
00:55:31All right, the Crystal Dance Floor.
00:55:33That sounds promising.
00:55:38Okay.
00:55:39Hotel fans, how may I help you?
00:55:41Hi, I'm trying to find a woman who may have practiced there Sunday nights.
00:55:43Well, we're closed on Sundays.
00:55:46Oh.
00:55:47Well, thank you.
00:55:48All right, the Galaxy Social Club.
00:55:53Beyond the Stars.
00:55:54Galaxy.
00:55:56That's gotta be it.
00:56:00Hey, are you free right now?
00:56:01I've got something for you.
00:56:03Uh, Tess, no, I've been busy.
00:56:06Uh, Tess, no, I've got a murder and an attempted murder to solve.
00:56:08What if I told you it was about the case?
00:56:11What if I take you beyond the stars?
00:56:14Are you saying you know who wrote that note?
00:56:16I'll tell you on one condition.
00:56:27I recognize that plonar reproduction from that picture Bianca showed me with Alistair.
00:56:31Of course you do.
00:56:32Uh, okay.
00:56:33You should try to blend in.
00:56:35Okay.
00:56:36No wallflowers.
00:56:37Everyone has to dance.
00:56:38Those are the rules.
00:56:40Okay.
00:56:41Okay.
00:56:43You heard him.
00:56:44I heard him loud and clear.
00:56:45This is definitely not part of my job description.
00:56:54Um, you know how to tango?
00:56:57Yeah, I'll be straight up with you.
00:56:59What, it takes two?
00:57:00Yeah.
00:57:01It takes two.
00:57:02Yeah, just follow my lead.
00:57:03I'm not really a natural follower.
00:57:05That's who she is.
00:57:09Please explain.
00:57:10Well, you're an only child.
00:57:12Probably class valedictorian.
00:57:13Maybe a little Napoleon complex.
00:57:15Okay, no, not my ability to follow.
00:57:17Your ability to ballroom dance.
00:57:18Well, my mother said it would always be good to know a little ballroom dancing.
00:57:21You know what?
00:57:22She's absolutely right.
00:57:28Wait, look.
00:57:29I'm looking.
00:57:32It's Alistair.
00:57:35Oh, yeah.
00:57:36Bingo.
00:57:37And that's the woman in the gold dress that I saw at night at the manor when he was murdered.
00:57:41Alistair McLean, jewelry marketer.
00:57:45Oh, hey.
00:57:46Zippy tangled.
00:57:47Hi.
00:57:48Hi.
00:57:49I'm Tamara.
00:57:50I run the studio.
00:57:51Nice to meet you.
00:57:52Hello.
00:57:53Oh, did you know Alistair?
00:57:54I'm from the magic manor.
00:57:56So sad what happened.
00:57:58Oh, so sad.
00:58:00Poor Julia.
00:58:01I mean, she must just be devastated.
00:58:03She's very stoic.
00:58:05Have you seen her around here lately?
00:58:07Every day she lives upstairs.
00:58:09Oh, really?
00:58:10Excuse me.
00:58:13She lives upstairs?
00:58:14Mm-hmm.
00:58:16What are you doing?
00:58:17Just this once.
00:58:19Take my lead.
00:58:22Tess?
00:58:29Yes, we'll leave from there.
00:58:31Tomorrow, 10 p.m.
00:58:32Be packed.
00:58:34Julia, hi.
00:58:35Tamara asked us to stop by and drop off these earrings you left at the studio.
00:58:40Those aren't mine.
00:58:41Oh, really?
00:58:42Oh.
00:58:43She was so sure.
00:58:45That's funny.
00:58:49We were so sorry to hear about your partner.
00:58:52I take classes at the magic manor.
00:58:54I met Alistair.
00:58:56We were actually there the night it happened, and it was just, just awful.
00:59:01You weren't there, were you?
00:59:02No, no, I was at a competition that night across town.
00:59:05I've actually never seen one of Alistair's magic shows.
00:59:08We were just dancing partners.
00:59:10No more.
00:59:11Well, you made a great team.
00:59:14How did you learn about the Galaxy Social Club?
00:59:17Did Alistair tell you?
00:59:18No, Bianca told me.
00:59:20Oh, I see.
00:59:22Well, um, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.
00:59:25No, of course.
00:59:26So sorry to have bothered you.
00:59:27Thanks.
00:59:28Good night.
00:59:35Yeah, you can hide the evidence, Pop, but I can smell that fresh Danish from here.
00:59:38The last one, I promise.
00:59:39Oh, yeah, I'm sure it is.
00:59:41Okay, what's up?
00:59:44Well, I've been doing a little research, and you know Julia Marquez, Alistair's dancing partner?
00:59:48She's married.
00:59:49So?
00:59:50So, Bianca said there might have been something going on between her and Alistair.
00:59:53Maybe, as the old expression goes, she was stepping out on her husband with a magician?
00:59:57It's possible.
00:59:58But I got one better.
01:00:00She's a pharmacist.
01:00:01She'd have total access to tetrodotoxin.
01:00:03Why would she poison Alistair if she was having an affair with him?
01:00:06I don't know. Maybe her husband found out about the affair, and he was seeking revenge.
01:00:09What, is he a pharmacist, too?
01:00:10No, he works at some boxership place. He lost his job over four months ago.
01:00:14Oh, boxership, that reminds me. The trunk that was last seen entering the Magic Manor is now officially MIA.
01:00:20How is that possible?
01:00:21All the Magic Manor security cam footage was thoroughly viewed, and no trunk was seen exiting the building.
01:00:26There's also no evidence of any trunk actually being in the building either, so poof.
01:00:31Things don't just disappear, do they?
01:00:32Well, if you build a place called the Magic Manor, perhaps they do.
01:00:35Maybe.
01:00:37I don't know, I just feel like we're missing something.
01:00:40Blueprints?
01:00:43All right, everyone, great work today, great concentration. When you go home, I want you to practice your palming.
01:00:48Next time, we're going to learn the French drop.
01:00:57Can I ask you something about the night Alistair was murdered?
01:01:00You know, I went through most of this with your friend, Logan.
01:01:02It's just that I thought I saw someone in the upstairs hallway.
01:01:06I thought I saw someone in the upstairs hallway. A woman in a gold dress.
01:01:11Gold dress? Um, I don't think I remember that.
01:01:14No, I saw her. I definitely saw her, and then it was as if she just vanished.
01:01:23We all must remember the words of the great Harry Houdini.
01:01:27What the eyes see and the ear hears, the mind...
01:01:36The mind believes, but nothing ever actually vanishes.
01:01:45That would break the laws of physics.
01:01:47Don't tell the audience, because then we'd be out of business.
01:01:57Winston, do you remember there being a basement at the Magic Manor?
01:02:02No.
01:02:03Because these are the original blueprints from 1921,
01:02:06and they show a basement with a closet at the end of a very long hallway here,
01:02:10both on the first and second floors.
01:02:12And these plans filed with the fire marshal ten years ago
01:02:15show the same original overall dimensions,
01:02:18but with no basement, no closets,
01:02:22and this hallway leading to nowhere.
01:02:26Looks like roughly a six-foot difference.
01:02:28Yeah, right there.
01:02:30I think we're missing six feet somewhere, boys.
01:03:01What the eyes see and the ears hear,
01:03:07the mind believes.
01:04:00What the eyes see and the ears hear,
01:04:02the mind believes.
01:04:30What the eyes see and the ears hear,
01:04:32the mind believes.
01:05:00What the eyes see and the ears hear,
01:05:02the mind believes.
01:05:31He's got a gun!
01:05:33Drop your weapon!
01:06:01You okay?
01:06:03I'm fine.
01:06:05Who was that guy?
01:06:06I have no idea.
01:06:07But look what he left behind.
01:06:13It's a truck.
01:06:15Yeah.
01:06:18Huh.
01:06:29So, I've been talking to a captain over in the Central Robbery Division.
01:06:32Apparently Alistair performed at another party where something was stolen.
01:06:36Are you kidding me?
01:06:37They're investigating a pattern of thefts at parties in the city.
01:06:40The week before your birthday,
01:06:41tech billionaire Paul Drexler had a party for his 40th.
01:06:44He had a mariachi band and fireworks and an amazing Alistair.
01:06:48Alistair was there?
01:06:49Yeah, right?
01:06:50Yeah.
01:06:51My last birthday party was in an office kitchen with a shared cake for all April birthdays.
01:06:55But, then again, no one ever stole a Qing Dynasty jade bowl at my party.
01:06:58Wait, someone stole a Qing Dynasty bowl from Drexler?
01:07:00Correct.
01:07:01That's a 17th century piece and it's worth a fortune.
01:07:03I think that'd be pretty hard to sell without attracting attention.
01:07:05Actually, I tracked it to an antiques dealer who's got his own way of doing business.
01:07:10I did a story on black market antiques.
01:07:12It's pretty killer.
01:07:18For Qing Dynasty jade, you're a week late.
01:07:20I just sold a beautiful bowl.
01:07:22In fact, if it hadn't had a chip, I probably would have fetched over a million.
01:07:26Yeah, I was actually looking for a particular thing for my friend Paul Drexler.
01:07:30Paul Drexler?
01:07:32That's a good friend to have.
01:07:33Yeah, it was stolen from him.
01:07:35Well, you should go talk to the police.
01:07:37Yeah, I think that's a great idea.
01:07:39What a coincidence finding you here.
01:07:41Don't tell me you're also looking for a Qing Dynasty jade bowl?
01:07:44Also?
01:07:45Yeah, you know my aunt.
01:07:48She collects them.
01:07:49Oh yeah, and your friend Paul Drexler.
01:07:51Never met so many people interested in one chip jade bowl.
01:07:54Yeah, I know, right? It's crazy.
01:07:55You're friends with Paul Drexler?
01:07:56Yeah, can you believe it?
01:07:57No, can you?
01:07:58How'd you meet him?
01:07:59Okay, I told you Reed is doing a story on him.
01:08:01Oh, okay.
01:08:02Wait, a reporter?
01:08:03No.
01:08:04Okay, that's the last thing I need right now.
01:08:05I think this might be the last thing you need, though.
01:08:08Look, man.
01:08:09I had no idea the bowl was stolen, okay?
01:08:11Came with a certificate of authenticity and everything.
01:08:13Is that right?
01:08:14You recognize this guy?
01:08:19No, never seen this guy.
01:08:21Who sold you the bowl?
01:08:23It's a big guy. Bald.
01:08:25All cap.
01:08:26Wait, was he wearing a skull ring?
01:08:29Yeah, he was.
01:08:33We'll be in touch.
01:08:37Oh, so you do think Alistair is stealing things?
01:08:40Could be.
01:08:42Drexler thought so, too, which is probably why he went to the show.
01:08:44Yeah, maybe he was the one that ransacked Bianca's room.
01:08:51Can you zoom in on his hand?
01:08:57It's the guy.
01:08:58Yep.
01:08:59Also, uh, Tess.
01:09:00Cormac's alibi.
01:09:02Checked out the night after Alistair's murder.
01:09:04Yeah, I spoke to the manager at the Peregrine Club and he verified that he was working the door that night.
01:09:09That's Dr. Collins.
01:09:10Hey, Tess.
01:09:12Also, it turns out that Julia Marquez was telling the truth about the dance championship.
01:09:16Her and her old friend came in second place.
01:09:18I don't know. She still seemed uneasy when we showed up at the door.
01:09:20And she looked like she was definitely about to leave town.
01:09:23I just got off the phone with Dr. Collins.
01:09:25Okay, what's up?
01:09:27He was in Seattle the night Alistair was murdered.
01:09:30You're saying that the doctor that was on stage at the manor is not Dr. Collins? What do you mean?
01:09:33Here's the results on the Harrison case.
01:09:37Oh.
01:09:38The victim's sister is a suspect now.
01:09:41She came to ID the body. Seemed like a nice lady.
01:09:46What? Are you sure?
01:09:47That's not Claire McLean.
01:09:48This is Julia Marquez. This is Alistair's dancing partner. This is the woman you saw identify the body?
01:09:52I'm telling you, that's her.
01:09:58Yeah, that's not Alistair McLean.
01:10:01The body of the amazing Alistair? It isn't even Alistair?
01:10:04What is that?
01:10:05Best magic trick ever.
01:10:06Dental records came back on our John Doe. He's been identified as a Scott Harrington.
01:10:10Yeah, that's Julia Marquez's husband. Thank you.
01:10:12Wait, so Julia Marquez poses as Alistair's sister and then identifies the body of her dead husband as Alistair McLean.
01:10:18Doesn't anyone check ID in the coroner's office?
01:10:20They actually don't. But in their defense, I'd say that this is an unusual situation.
01:10:25The clerk contacted his emergency contact information and his employee records and supposedly it was his sister.
01:10:30Okay, and that took some planning.
01:10:31Dad, I need a favor. I need a warrant so I can check Julia Marquez's residence and her cell phone logs.
01:10:35You got it. I have a judge owes me a favor.
01:10:37Thanks, Dad.
01:10:46Come in.
01:10:47Hi. I'm so glad you're here.
01:10:50Listen, I don't want to scare you, but I think you should maybe head home. At least until tomorrow.
01:10:55We think Alistair is still alive.
01:10:58And if he is alive, he may have been the one who tampered with your sword cabinet trick.
01:11:03Why would Alistair do something like that?
01:11:05Listen, we don't have the answers, but just until we find Alistair, I just want you to be safe.
01:11:10Do you have a friend or someone you could stay with?
01:11:12Yeah.
01:11:13And if there's anything you can tell me or Logan that may help us figure out where Alistair may be.
01:11:19Yeah.
01:11:25I should have probably told you earlier, but I didn't want to look obsessive.
01:11:30You can trust me.
01:11:33One night when we were dating, I followed Alistair. I wanted to see if he was seeing someone else.
01:11:40I followed him down this alleyway in the Bowery. He was right behind a pharmacy.
01:11:48He met a woman. I didn't really see her face, but it could have been his dance partner.
01:11:53Thanks.
01:12:18Oh, hi.
01:12:20Hi.
01:12:22You're too late. She's already left.
01:12:24Oh, actually, I have a warrant here to search your apartment.
01:12:29Oh, NYPD. You are multi-talented.
01:12:34When was the last time you saw Julia?
01:12:36She gave notice yesterday, then she just left.
01:12:38Did you mention where she was going?
01:12:39Nope. No forwarding address.
01:12:42No forwarding address. She just drove off in her rental car and left all this stuff.
01:12:48When was the last time you saw her husband?
01:12:50Scott?
01:12:51Yeah.
01:12:52I haven't seen him since the fight.
01:12:54The fight?
01:12:55Oh, yes. Door slamming, things breaking. I mean, I was not trying to eavesdrop, but I live right next door.
01:13:02These old buildings and walls are paper thick.
01:13:05Oh, yes. I can imagine.
01:13:13What is it?
01:13:17It's the missing piece.
01:13:36Tess.
01:13:38Rocco, it's just you.
01:13:40Not my ideal greeting, but I'll take it.
01:13:42Can I give this to you for Logan? He should be here soon, but I really gotta run.
01:13:45Yeah, sure. What's it for?
01:13:47You need it to operate the trap drawer on the stage.
01:13:49We haven't used it in years. I thought that thing was lost, but then it showed up in my desk drawer.
01:13:53The cleaning crew's gonna be by in a little while to lock up.
01:13:56No problem.
01:13:57Thanks.
01:14:09Come on.
01:14:39Tess?
01:14:41Logan?
01:14:42Logan, is that you?
01:14:43Yeah. Hey, what are you doing? Why didn't you call me?
01:14:45Oh, you scared me. Rocco gave me the key.
01:14:47I know. You left the door open.
01:14:48Listen.
01:14:49Look at this place. Listen, I got news. I gotta tell you something. Listen.
01:14:51You know that Jade gold that was stolen from Paul Drexler?
01:14:53Yeah, of course.
01:14:54Yeah, I found the missing chip at Julie Marquez's apartment.
01:14:57Look at this place.
01:14:58There's no one here.
01:14:59No one?
01:15:00There's no one here.
01:15:01There's no one here.
01:15:02There's no one here.
01:15:03There's no one here.
01:15:04There's no one here.
01:15:05There's no one here.
01:15:06There's no one here.
01:15:07Look at this place.
01:15:08This wasn't a part of the original blueprint.
01:15:10No, it's a trap room. Like at the Globe Theater. I've never seen anything like it.
01:15:14They created these secret passageways in all these rooms when they built the manor.
01:15:19Wait, look at this.
01:15:20What?
01:15:22It's a gurney.
01:15:23Yeah.
01:15:24Okay, hold on a second.
01:15:25So when the lights went out, Alice showed him an on-the-neck gurney when it went through the trap door and it came down this ramp.
01:15:30And they would have switched his body with Julie Marquez's husband who was already dead.
01:15:34Do you think that Julia's husband's body was in the trunk that was delivered to the dressing room and then brought down here?
01:15:38We never saw the delivery mannings of the building on the security footage.
01:15:41Why?
01:15:42Because he was here with the trunk.
01:15:45So Julia must have been the one who flipped the house lights and released the trap door.
01:15:50So that would mean that when the lights went on, Julia Marquez's husband was up there on stage underneath that draped dress as Alistair.
01:15:55I mean, Julia must have hidden somewhere.
01:15:57She must have waited to make sure the EMTs took her husband's body to the morgue.
01:16:01Which is why she then used the hidden ladder to go down the tunnel.
01:16:04And that's why she's underneath the security footage.
01:16:06Exactly.
01:16:13Okay, we gotta get out of here.
01:16:14How?
01:16:15There's gotta be somewhere they got the trunk out of here.
01:16:16It's gotta be this door.
01:16:19Oh, come on.
01:16:24Winston, it's me.
01:16:25Listen, I need two units here at the Manor ASAP, okay?
01:16:28Yeah, now.
01:16:32Wait.
01:16:33Logan, look at this.
01:16:35What do you got?
01:16:37It's...
01:16:38It's the tracks from where they loaded the trunk.
01:16:40Yeah, they're both down there.
01:16:42I'm gonna take care of it.
01:16:46We gotta move this in.
01:16:47It has to be.
01:16:56What are you doing?
01:16:57The portal.
01:16:58That's gotta be it.
01:17:01Okay.
01:17:31Come on.
01:17:32Okay.
01:17:33Old man, old man.
01:17:34Okay.
01:17:36Come on.
01:17:37You alright?
01:17:38Yeah.
01:17:39Oh, it's Winston, too.
01:17:40Juliet, Mark has his cell phone locked.
01:17:41She just came in.
01:17:42Her last call was someone in the Bowery.
01:17:45I have an idea.
01:17:46What?
01:17:47Come on.
01:17:48Let's go.
01:17:50Alright.
01:18:00Hi.
01:18:01You waiting for someone?
01:18:11In we go.
01:18:12In we go.
01:18:17Let's go!
01:18:18Go, go, go, go, go!
01:18:25Back from the dead, huh?
01:18:27Gotta tell you, Alistair, that's the best trick I've ever seen.
01:18:29Not one of you zip ties, brother.
01:18:31Let's go.
01:18:34It's your last trick, my friend.
01:18:42Okay.
01:18:44Ready when you are.
01:18:45State your name.
01:18:46Jeff Grazer.
01:18:48And how did you meet Alistair McLean and Julia Marquez?
01:18:51Julia's my cousin.
01:18:53She and Alistair wanted me to help them with a magic trick and a couple other things.
01:18:56And when did you first meet Alistair?
01:18:57He came into the dance studio two years ago.
01:19:00Tamara paired us for the Viennese Waltz.
01:19:02And how long had the both of you been romantically involved?
01:19:04About a year.
01:19:05Until, of course, your husband found out about it, right?
01:19:09Scott was violently angry.
01:19:13How long have you been stealing things at parties?
01:19:14You think I've been stealing things?
01:19:16Things would go a whole lot easier, Alistair, if you worked with me.
01:19:18Promise?
01:19:19It's hard to make a living as a magician.
01:19:21I mean, you would think that people would pay top dollar to be amazed, but...
01:19:27Look, what you do isn't so different.
01:19:29Really?
01:19:30Huh. Smoking gun.
01:19:32Mirrors?
01:19:35The difference, Alistair, is that I rely on facts.
01:19:43That's the difference.
01:19:46Knock, knock.
01:19:49You came.
01:19:50Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world.
01:19:54Congrats.
01:19:57You're welcome.
01:20:00Hey, I wanted you to know, it was...
01:20:01It was your tip that ultimately led Logan to Alistair and Julia.
01:20:05I'm sorry.
01:20:06It's okay.
01:20:07I'm sorry.
01:20:08I'm sorry.
01:20:09I'm sorry.
01:20:10I'm sorry.
01:20:11I'm sorry.
01:20:12I'm sorry.
01:20:13I'm sorry.
01:20:14I'm sorry.
01:20:15I am sorry for Alistair and Julia.
01:20:17And they're for sure in custody now, right?
01:20:19Yes.
01:20:20I can assure you the locks in prison are very real.
01:20:31Prick a leg.
01:20:33They're gonna be great.
01:20:45I was hoping maybe it would be you up on stage.
01:20:58No, I could never.
01:21:00She's amazing.
01:21:01Now let me ask you a question.
01:21:05Why do you think we love to see things disappear and then reappear?
01:21:10To feel that sense of loss, and then joy at reappearance?
01:21:16You see, we miss the things that vanish.
01:21:27And we treasure them even more when they return.
01:21:40Hey.
01:21:41Hey.
01:21:42Here it is.
01:21:43Puzzle editor helps crack case.
01:21:45It doesn't surprise me that we put you on the headline.
01:21:50Are you jealous?
01:21:52He's right.
01:21:54I wouldn't have been able to find Alistair and Julie without your help.
01:21:58That's a pretty good trick they pulled off.
01:22:00Yeah, one that now ends with them disappearing behind prison walls for a very, very long time.
01:22:08I mean, murder.
01:22:09Attempted murder.
01:22:10Grand larceny.
01:22:11Well, I know one thing that I will not forget.
01:22:14Could that be to leave homicide investigations to the NYPD?