The "Christ Aces" with a new twist by Peter Walker Jr. (the Star) and ideas by Jerry Remenicky; both of Assembly #4 of Philadelphia and an ending by Rochester's Leo O'Leary.
EFFECT: Four Kings, buried in the deck, are revealed in interesting ways.
No set-up is absolutely necessary, but if you get a chance, reverse a Seven on the bottom of the deck. If you have lots of time, put nine cards below the seven.
Show four KINGS. The King of Clubs must be #3. (If using Aces, the Ace of Hearts is #3)
Make four piles: #1 has nine cards. #2 has a Seven reversed on the bottom of the pile. #3 and #4 are just two piles of cards.
#1 Pick up pile, spread cards face down and insert the King 4th from the bottom.
#2 Put King (face down) on TOP of stack #1 in left hand. Put pile #2 on top of stack. (There is now a Seven reversed on top of the second King.)
#3 Put pile #3 on top of stack in left hand. Put King of Clubs on top and double-cut to the bottom.
#4 Put last King on top of pile #4, then drop stack in left hand on TOP of tabled pile.
You may now false cut if you wish. (Don't reveal the reversed Seven.)
REVELATIONS
#1 SPREAD DECK, the Seven is face up! (A stool pigeon). Cut thedeck at the Seven, turning top portion FACE-UP. Square up the rest of the deck, getting a break under the face-down card directly below the Seven. Double-Lift, putting the Seven (+ one) on top of the FACE-UP PILE. COUNT SEVEN CARDS FROM THE FACE-DOWN PILE, one at a time, putting them FACE-UP on top of the FACE-UP Seven pile. The seventh card is the first King. Turn pile in hand FACE-UP and put on top of the FACE-UP deck.
#2 SPREAD DECK FACE-DOWN. The second King is now FACE-UP. Cut at the King and complete the cut of the FACE-DOWN deck.
#3 Spell "K-I-N-G-O-F-C-L-U-B-S". King is at the "S".
#4 The last King is now on top of the FACE-DOWN deck, to reveal as you wish.
Leo O'Leary Notes:
Turn the deck over, selecting two indifferent cards from the bottom (if you can find two of the same value within the first few,so much the better) and place them aside. Shuffle the deck, bringing the King to the bottom of the deck. Place one of the indifferent cards, face-up on bottom of the face-down deck, side-jogged about 1/2inch. Place the other indifferent card face-up on top of the deck. Grasp the deck with the thumb on top and the fingers on the bottom; fingertips in contact with the King directly above the bottom, face-up card. If you now toss the deck to one side, the fingers will retain the top and bottom two cards and the final King can be revealed as "captured".
Suggested patter by J. P. Remenicky
I have so much fun with this effect that I keep a red Seven reversed and 10th from the bottom of the deck. If I decide after removing the deck not to perform the trick, I can easily find an excuse for turning the Seven face down. It is also an easy matter to reverse the card in front of the audience undetected.
Remove the deck from its case, false cut and turn face up. Remove the four Kings and place them face up in Spades, Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts order.
I would like to tell you a story about the "Mothers and Fathers International Association (M.A.F.I.A.) Surely you have heard of this organizaton?? It's like a business or corporation but is run more like a family. In fact, the head is not a president or chairman of the board, but is more like a father figure. In fact, he's calledthe "Godfather". This is the "Godfather" - Big Al. (Show the King of Clubs)
This snappy dresser is "Diamond Jim". (Show the King of Diamonds)
This is "Joe Cool"..... (Show the King of Spades)
..and this is their hit man, an American Indian named "RedHeart". (Show the King of Hearts) I make four piles as I explain about the M.A.F.I.A. It is easy to get a break at the reversed 7.
The police would like to talk with the members of the Mothers and Fathers International Association but whenever they come to a meeting, the members leave. Joe Cool, Diamond Jim, Big Al and RedHeart all hide. What the police need is a birdy... a canary....a pigeon. That's it, they need a stool pigeon. Here he is. He not only tells them where the boys are, he shows them.
(Count down 7 from the face down pile and reveal "Joe Cool".)
(Assemble the deck, spread face down and reveal face up King of Diamonds.) I told Diamond Jim not to be such a snappy dresser since he always sticks out in a crowd.
To contact Big Al, you must call his attorney. I ask for Al (deal top two cards face down.) The attorney asks me who he is. You know who AL is, the GODFATHER. (here you spell G-O-D-F-A-T-H-E-R and reveal the King of Clubs at the R.)
Two policemen were assigned to search the building where Red Heart was last seen. One went to the basement and searched up(riffle deck up.) Another cop was placed on the roof and he searched all the floors. (riffle deck down.) If their search is thorough, they will find Red Heart. (toss the deck revealing face down card between the two cops.)