The Magician — Season 1, Episode 6: Man on Fire

Episode synopsis

A woman who begins laughing hysterically when her boyfriend Paul proposes to her falls down a staircase after he shakes her. Matt Matthews, a supposed friend, photographs Paul as he carries the body outside and convinces him that the police will never believe his version of what happened and that he should put the body into a trunk and dump it in the lake. Matthews then immediately proceeds to blackmail Paul. Tony Blake is involved when Paul's son, Danny, finds out what happens and attempts to help his father, only to be captured by the villains. Blake's investigation leads him to a rendezvous at an ornate, Gothic style inn where he must find his informant and outwit the blackmailers.

About The Magician

The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was instead named Anthony Dorian. The name change was due to a conflict with the name of a real life stage magician.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Manhunters
• E2The Vanishing Lady
• E3Illusion in Terror
• E4Lightning on A Dry Day
• E5Ovation for Murder
• E7Lady in A Trap
• E8The Man who Lost Himself
• E9Nightmare in Steel
• E10Shattered Image
• E11The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit (1)
• E12The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit (2)
• E13The Illusion of the Stainless Steel Lady