iZombie (TV Series)

Abra Cadaver (2015)

Fiona Gubelmann: Houdina

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Quotes 

• [the magician Houdina performs her card throwing trick on stage with Liv as the volunteer] 

  Houdina : People think playing cards is just for fun and games. But a full deck is like a gun with 52 deadly bullets in the chamber.

  [Houdina throws the playing card, cutting the celery stalk Liv holds in her mouth] 

• [the magician Houdina tells Clive and Liv about Steve AKA Syd Wicked] 

  Houdina : We were young and doing crappy clubs. Syd's whole gimmick was the goth, death thing. But it was just an onstage persona.

  Olivia Moore : He didn't believe in that stuff?

  Houdina : Ah! No. When I met him he was still going by Steve and owned all the Police Academy movies. Over the years, he got more and more into it. When he told me he'd hired a Wiccan to perform the wedding ceremony, I got the hell out of there.

• [Liv and Clive interview Houdina who denies believing that Syd Wicked is dead] 

  Clive Babineaux : We'd like to ask you some questions about Syd Wicked.

  Houdina : He's not dead. I bet it's a stunt. Syd's very talented.

  Olivia Moore : Trust me, he's dead.

  Houdina : [Houdina smiles]  Whatever you say.

• [Houdina gives Clive her alibi for the time of Syd Wicked's murder] 

  Clive Babineaux : You weren't performing when Syd was killed. You'd already disappeared off-stage for your closer.

  Houdina : Guys, I didn't actually disappear. I hate to break this to you. Magic isn't real. You remember the cocktail waitress at the end of the show? The one you asked if she knew where I was? That was me. I had her costume on underneath mine.

  Clive Babineaux : But I looked right at you.

  Houdina : That's the thing about a magic trick. If it's done well, the answer's right in front of you.