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Metal rings, ladies and gentlemen

If there are any ladies and gentlemen here

Solid metal - Seen that already

Who threw that?

This is what you came for, is it?

So

who wants to volunteer?

I do, - Me!

Me

Me

Are you man enough, sir?

Yes

Which knot did you tie, Borden?

Which knot did you tie, Borden?

I don’t know

He came in to demand an answer, and I told him the truth

That I have fought with myself over that night,

one half of me swearing blind that I tied a simple slipknot,

the other half convinced that I tied the Langford double

I can never know for sure

How can he not know!

How can he not know?

He must know what he did

He must

Sarah, that bloody hurts

I don’t understand how it can be bleeding again

It’s as bad as the day it happened

We have to get a doctor back - We can’t afford the doctor back

You’ve woken her - Great

I’m sorry, I need this to heal so I can get back to work

You’ve got to face things What tricks can you perform with this injury?

I can do car pulls I can do some prop tricks

I can still do that I can do the trick I’ve been telling you about

The one that they’re gonna remember me for

Come on

I never thought I’d find an answer at the bottom of a pint glass

Hasn’t stopped your looking

Heard about a booking Nice little theater

Young, up-and-coming magician - Who?

You - Me, Booking, Why?

I want to keep on working

Who’s going to hire the ingénieur that killed Julia McCullough

in front of a sellout crowd at the Orpheum?

Someone who knows it wasn’t your fault

Someone who knows Alfred Borden and his repertoire of exotic knots

I hear he had a spot of bad luck catching a bullet south of the river

That’s a dangerous trick, that one

We’ll have to whitewash the windows,

confound the more curious members of the public, but it will do

We should see about an assistant - I’ve made some arrangements

You settled on a name?

Yes, I have

The Great Danton

It’s a bit old-fashioned, isn’t it?

No, it’s sophisticated

The birdcage can’t be our climax Everybody knows it

Not like this - I don’t want to kill doves

Then stay off the stage

You’re a magician, not a wizard

You got to get your hands dirty, if you’re going to achieve the impossible

In here, Miss Wenscombe

No point in meeting Mr Angier if you don’t fit On the right

What’s so hard about this, - Nothing

You’re going down here

And this will conceal, right, - Oh, sure

Tighten up on there - Yep

OK

This ties up here?

Ties in the back - Good

Breathe as little as possible

Now, you see?

That’s it - OK

She’s not experienced,

but she knows how to present herself

A pretty assistant is the most effective form of misdirection

Thank you Ladies and gentlemen, for my final trick,

I will require the assistance of two volunteers

Mr Merrit, if you would oblige me?

Yep

Under, - Under, yeah

Come around his foot

Careful - It’s all right

Your volunteer, put their hand there - Yeah?

And another one here

If you’ll place your hands on either side of the cage, please

Thank you, Olivia

You best not be intending to hurt this animal, Mr Angier

Of course not - Ready, Right

One - Two

Three

That’s bloody marvelous, Cutter

Very nice

And the best part is

I thought you said I had to get my hands dirty

Someday, perhaps you will

I just had to know that you can

Very nice Very nice, indeed

I haven’t had the chance to compliment you on your beautiful theater

It’ll be a lot more beautiful when it’s full

Don’t worry

You all say that Why should I worry?

If your tricks don’t get them in, somebody else’s will

Maybe somebody willing to do a bullet catch or a water escape?

Cheap thrills, Mr Merrit

People hoping for an accident, likely to see one too

What would that do for your business?

You got a week, John

Thank you, Mr Merrit

Thank you

Uh Sir, in the third row there

Please stand up and show us your handkerchief

This isn’t mine

Perhaps you’d return it to the lady in the aisle of the second row

I believe she has yours

I’m sorry I’m so sorry I’m making so many mistakes I’m so nervous

The audience doesn’t seem to be responding

They’ve seen a lot of tricks before,

but not this next one

Cloth over

Keep your fingers crossed

I’ll have the champagne ready

You’ve seen this one before, - We’ve seen them all before

I’ll make it a little harder then, shall I?

Two volunteers, please A lady and a gentlemen

To hold this cage with me

I’ll perform this feat in a manner

never before seen by yourselves or any other audience anywhere in the world

Madame, place one hand on the back of the cage,

one hand on the front

Sir, one hand on the bottom of the cage

one hand on the top