Now You See Me Page #4

There is someone here tonight

without whom we would just be

four magicians working the circuit,

trying to get...

Well, actually, trying to get here.

You probably know this man,

if not from one of the many, many

companies he puts his name on.

He is our friend. He is our benefactor.

Mr. Arthur Tressier.

Please, stand up, Art. Please, stand up.

MERRITT:
The only man here with

the Queen's cell phone number.

Actually, please, stay standing, Art.

I want to say that when we came

to Mr. Tressier,

we promised that, as a unit, we could

become the biggest name in magic.

HENLEY:
So we wanted to say, "Thank you."

And by the way, Art,

you notice on the sign out front,

we made sure we put your name on top.

If you turn out to be as good

as you think you are, dear girl,

that won't be necessary much longer.

HENLEY:
We haven't done our closer yet.

(GRUNTS)

- Why don't you watch it

and then you can decide for yourself.

Ladies and gentlemen, Arthur Tressier!

DANIEL:
Thank you.

And, of course, once again,

the Cardinal of Clairvoyance,

Merritt McKinney.

Etienne, what Jack

is bringing to the stage now,

is what we in the magic world

call a teleportation helmet.

You will need to wear this, as it will allow

you to literally fold through space and time

to your bank in the...

8th?

- 9th arrondissement.

- Yeah.

Now, once you are there, we will be able

to speak with you through this helmet.

- Now if... Ah!

- Ow.

- Oh, my God, that's beautiful.

(AUDIENCE CHUCKLING)

it has the added attraction of being

very stylish.

It's about time the French learned

from America on that subject.

Is that a beautiful piece of headgear?

- Thank you. Thank you...

- It is.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

MERRITT:
Mais oui. Mais oui.

But before you go anywhere,

could you please, pick a card, any card.

Not that card. Oh!

No, that's an old American joke.

You can take that one.

Okay. This one?

Show it to your friends in Section B.

But not to us.

Okay, great.

Now if you could just sign your name there.

- Yes.

- In English, if possible.

MERRITT:
- That's good.

- Thanks.

Put it in your pocket.

And now for one tiny detail.

(AUDIENCE GASPING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Now, Etienne, let's step into

this cockamamie contraption.

And I'll step off of it. Bonne chance.

It's 11:
50 p.m. here in Vegas.

That's 8:
50 a.m. in Paris.

Your bank opens in less than 10 minutes.

One,

two...

Three.

(ALL GASPING)

MERRITT:
What the f***?

- Wow! Etienne?

- Whoa. Etienne?

It wasn't supposed to happen

like that, was it?

HENLEY:
Etienne?

I liked that little French guy.

Where did he go?

(CARS HONKING)

Wait, there he is.

No, no, no, no, please, please, please.

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