The Magician — Season 1, Episode 9: Nightmare in Steel

Episode synopsis

A band of modern-day pirates is seeking to hijack a tanker ship for its $4 million worth of fuel. They have coerced a merchant seaman to help them by kidnapping his wife, who had just gotten a role as Tony Blake's stage assistant. Tony steals onto the ship to overhear the pirates' nefarious plans and to try to devise a way to rescue husband and wife.

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
• E6Man on Fire
• E7Lady in A Trap
• E8The Man who Lost Himself
• E10Shattered Image
• E11The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit (1)
• E12The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit (2)
• E13The Illusion of the Stainless Steel Lady