Catch Me If You Can
By Pit Hartling
EFFECT
The performer offers to
break one of magic's golden rules and do the same trick twice -the first time
with sleight of hand, the second time without.
First, in a shameless display of dexterity, two
"detective" cards catch a freely named "criminal" in the
middle of a shuffled deck.
Then the two detectives'
colleagues in a second deck, isolated since the beginning and untouched by the
performer throughout, impossibly catch the freely named card in their deck as well.
This
two-deck, two-phase sandwich routine contrasts sleight of hand with hands-off
test conditions. It also uses a somewhat offbeat method that makes you smile
every time you do it.
No
Gimmick decks are used.
No
Decks are supplied. You will use your own decks.
WE
will provide you a gimmick card which will do most of the memory job for you.