VANISHED OR GONE By: Peter Duffie

You give a spectator the deck and ask him to think of any card that comes to mind. He has a completely free choice. He tells no one what that card is. You now state, "The card that you are thinking of is gone! Please deal through the deck and verify that fact." He deals through the deck and, sure enough, the card he is thinking of is missing, and there are only fifty-one cards. If the above sounds like a miracle, then that's because it is.

However, Peter says; “I have a confession to make. There is a catch. You only get that miracle effect fifty-percent of the time. There are, in fact, two different effects, but the audience is only aware of one. Here is how the alternative effect appears.

We pick it up with the spectator dealing through to verify your statement: The spectator stops as he is dealing because he comes to the card he is thinking of. You look embarrassed after making such a bold statement. You pick up the deck and fan it face down to show normal backs. You then turn over the thought-of card to reveal the word "GONE” printed in bold letters on its back, as you comment, "As I said, your card is gone!"