Vanishing Act (20 Jul. 2008)

A popular magician disappears right before the conclusion of a death-defying stunt, and is found dead in a blade box at an old mentor's show on Coney Island.

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Rene Balcer (developer),

Stars:

Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross
James Frain	...	Dean Holiday
Will Janowitz	...	Jacob Green
Kristen Connolly	...	Miranda / Teresa
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Angel Desai	...	Nikki Ushima
Christopher Lloyd	...	Carmine
Paul Shaffer	...	Himself
The Naked Cowboy	...	Himself
Shaun Robinson	...	Herself
Jeremy Gender	...	Miles Stone
Traci Godfrey	...	Det. Agnes Farley
Tony Campisi	...	CSU Tech

Storyline

A "modern age" magician disappears from the coffin in which he had buried himself for thirty-one days...only to reappear in an older magician's "blade box", with seven swords stuck in his body. Goren and Eames initially suspect the old man of murder, but he is quickly cleared when the M.E. informs them that the victim starved to death. However, further testing shows that he had been given potassium cyanide through his I.V. drip, mimicking a heart attack, and the investigation turns to a small circle of suspects who had their own motives for wanting this magician dead.

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Plot Keywords:

camera focus on female butt

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jacob Green: [about Miles Stone and his act] He called it "the new magic."

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