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I don’t understand

Perhaps it would be best if you left us to it

Is there a problem, Mr Tesla?

No Come back next week - Next week?

Next week, it will be fine - Tesla!

Just a little temperamental

Interesting workshop - Yeah, we make do

My name is Olivia - I know who you are

Here to steal the rest of my show?

To give your show what it’s missing

Yeah, what might that be, - Me

I was just saying that, wasn’t I?

A woman’s touch - I’ve left Angier

All right - I want a job

Yeah

I know you’ve no reason to trust me

Why wouldn’t I trust you?

You’re only the mistress of my enemy Why wouldn’t I trust you?

Mr Borden - Alfred

I’m going to tell you the truth

Now that is a slippery notion

in our line of work, isn’t it, Miss Wenscombe?

I am here because he sent me here

He wants me to work for you and steal your secret

What does he need my secret for, His trick is topnotch

He vanishes, and then he reappears instantly

on the other side of the stage, mute, overweight

and, unless I’m mistaken, very drunk

It’s astonishing How does he do it, And tell me, Olivia,

does he enjoy taking his bows under the stage?

It’s killing him He’s obsessed with discovering your methods

He thinks of nothing else, takes no pleasure in our success

And I’ve had enough

There is no future with him

He sent me here to steal your secrets, but I’ve come to offer you his

This is the truth is it?

Think you’d better get dressed, sir

Root, you’re late and more drunk than usual Get down below stairs right away

No

No, we need to have a little chat, Mr Cutter

We have a problem Cutter, Borden is performing right across the street

Yeah, we have a bigger problem

Root He’s realized that he can make demands

Wha, He’s blackmailing us?

I was surprised, to tell you the truth

It usually takes them a lot longer to figure it out

How much does he want, - It makes no difference

We’ve got to stop doing the trick - Stop the trick, Look at this

Last week they said you were the premier stage performer in London

Not magician, mind you Performer of any kind

What’s your point, - My point is, you’ve climbed too high

to get away with professional embarrassment

We don’t do any tricks we can’t control

Just pay him for now We keep doing the trick until Borden opens,

and then we’ll phase it out

All right

Cutter was always surprised

how fast Root turned bad

To what do I owe the pleasure of this rather welcome pint of ale?

You’re the Great Danton, aren’t you, - Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh

Of course I am, but don’t advertise it, because I’ll be mobbed with fans

We paid him enough to keep him in beers

You wouldn’t expect him to rock the boat

Many of you may be familiar with this technique,

but for those of you who aren’t, do not be alarmed

What you’re about to see is considered safe

And who are you, - I am a humble admirer

and a fellow practitioner

Mmm Very good

Another one, - Oh, if you insist

Another - I’m not performing tonight

I’m only doing one show, but to be frank,

my people pretty much run things these days

Get up there

Get up!

Your illusion, The Transported Man,

I’m not claiming to know your methods,

but I had a similar trick in my act,

and, uhI used a double

Mm, I see, very good - Well, it was, and then it went bad

What I didn’t count on was that when I incorporated this bloke

into my act,

he had complete power over me

Complete power, you say?

Ohh!

Be very careful giving someone that power over you

Huh Thank you Um

Yes, thank you for the warning

Hmm Cheers

I cannot claim this next feat as illusion

What you’re about to see is considered safe

Ahh!

Oh, The Great Danton

I apologize

There simply is too much magic

for my stage at The Pantages

across the street

Pardon my intrusion

And go easy on the poor chap He does try so very hard

I don’t know how Borden found him

Kept him under wraps I was careful

Yeah, well, he did

Do you think it was her?

You weren’t expecting me?

I expected you sooner Your message said afternoon

It takes a bit for me to get around these days

He’s taken everything from me My wife, my career,

now you - You sent me

I sent you to steal his secret, not to improve his act

It’s my job - Or fall in love!

I did everything you asked, - Yes, Yes?

How does he do it, - Cutter was right, a double

‘Course he said that - He didn’t say it

I’ve seen things, makeup, glasses, wigs We don’t use for the show

I’ve seen it hidden backstage - Misdirection

He leaves them lying around to make you think that

He doesn’t know when I’m looking

All the time, Olivia, That’s who he is!

That’s what it takes!

He lives his act, don’t you see?

Just because you’re sleeping with him doesn’t mean he trusts you

You think you can see everything, don’t you?

The Great Danton is a blind fool

His notebook

You stole it?

I borrowed it for tonight

I thought you could translate some of it

I can’t No one can It’s a cipher

Even with the keyword, it will take months to decode

And without the keyword, - Perhaps never

We’ll see - We will not see

If I don’t get that back by tomorrow he’ll know I took it

Leave him - I can’t He knows where I live

This is his diary, Olivia All of his secrets are right here in my hands

It won’t bring your wife back

I don’t care about my wife I care about his secret

Look, I’ll, um

I’ll go to his workshop and stage a break-in

He’ll know you took it - Yes, me Not you

Understand?

Robert

I have fallen in love with him

Then I know how hard this has been for you

Notebook?

Then he’s just getting started

Professor!

Good evening

I’m walking tonight

Let him come I don’t care

Professor, Professor!