Now You See Me Page #2

- You built it this size.

No one could fit through there. No one.

- Rebecca fit through.

- Ah...

Rebecca fit for years.

Do you know how hard it is to stay

in those tiny little costumes?

No. I'm the main attraction.

Okay. So he never made you feel special.

And, trust me, you deserve

to be made to feel special.

That's a really nice story.

Hope you guys enjoy each other's company.

No way.

J. Daniel Atlas?

Dude, I've seen everything

that you have ever done.

You're like...

I idolize you. Seriously.

From a true fan. It's so nice to meet you.

I'm Jack, by the way.

Question. Did you get one of these?

Yeah. Death.

The High Priestess.

I'm the Lover.

(COUGHS) Three minutes.

Hermit.

So, what are we...

Are we waiting for someone?

- Why are we just...

BOTH:
- The door's locked.

Oh, no, nothing's ever locked.

Hmm.

HENLEY:
What is this place?

- Ugh!

MERRITT:
- Oh!

Wow. Thought my apartment was nasty.

JACK:
Man, it's freezing in here.

HENLEY:
What's that?

I don't know.

MERRITT:
What's it say?

"Now you don't."

"A rose by any other name..."

(DANIEL LAUGHS)

JACK:
Guys, what's happening?

Whoa.

Look at that.

Whoa.

JACK:
It's gas!

MERRITT:
Relax. Just dry ice.

Cool.

Wait. What do you think this is all about?

Hang on. Hang on.

(MOANS)

I got nothin'.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you for the delay.

I'm just trying to create

the space for wisdom.

Okay, so you're like Buddha,

if he wasn't so enlightened.

And you're like Jesus,

if he was arrogant

and all of his miracles were fake.

Okay, lovebirds, get a room.

Danny, be honest. Did you do this?

No. Wait, did you?

I wish.

Why didn't anyone ask me if I did it?

Oh, great.

JACK:
Electricity is out.

Well, let's check.

Whoa.

(HENLEY LAUGHS)

HENLEY:
Blueprints.

DANIEL:
They're incredible.

JACK:
Who do you think did this?

I don't know, but I

really want to meet them.

It's a show.

Wow.

ANNOUNCER:
Merritt McKinney,

Daniel Atlas,

Henley Reeves,

Jack Wilder.

Arthur Tress/er and the MGM Grand

proudly presents

The Four Horsemen.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

MERRITT:
Thank you.

Tonight we would like to try something

that will, well, set us a bit apart.

For our final trick,

we're gonna do something never before

seen on a Las Vegas stage.

Or any stage for that matter.

Ladies and gentlemen,

tonight

we are going to rob a bank.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY)

That's a lot of excitement for a crime.

HENLEY:
I'm getting excited.

What about you, people?

(CHEERING INTENSIFIES)

BOTH:
One, two, three!

Sorry, sir. There's absolutely no recording

allowed during the performance.

Oh, yeah, yeah, sure, of course.

(BEEPS)

- Let me just put this away.

Actually, I need to take that.

After the show, I can come

and give it back to you.

Okay.

(CHUCKLING)

DANIEL:
Okay, okay.

Now, please, please, settle down.

Now who here has a bank

they would like us to rob?

That's a lot of people with a vendetta.

So we'll choose one at random then.

(CLAMORING)

My associates will make sure

it's random. Right?

Thank you, Merritt.

We are looking at row number 5.

Where is that?

And Henley, could I please

have a random seat number?

Oh. Lucky number 13.

- B-5-13. Where are you?

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Sir, please, stand up.

Ah, there you are. Hi.

Could you just confirm for me that this

is, in fact, your seat? B-5-13.

Yes.

Okay. Wonderful.

Now, could you please tell us

your name and the name of your bank?

Well, my name is Etienne Forcier.

And my bank, it's Credit

Republicain de Paris.

French. Okay. Uh...

We were hoping for something

a little more local,

a kind of mom-and-pop

credit union with no security.

But that's fine. A promise is a promise.

Could you please come up to the stage

- and we'll rob your bank.

(CHEERING)

And while he does that...

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.

This is Daniel Atlas. Can you hear me?

- Etienne? Are you okay?

- Yes.

Perfect. What do you see in there?

Money.

Is this real?

Yes. Looks like three million or so

Euros' worth.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

Okay, now, here's what

we're gonna need you to do.

I want you to take the card that you signed

out of your pocket.

And I want you to take the ticket stub

from tonight's show

and I want you to put it right there

in the middle of the money.

Now drop it.

Now, on the side of your helmet

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