Law & Order: Criminal Intent's upcoming episode (Sunday, July 20 at 10 pm, 9 Central time) features a storyline about a magician who vanishes during his act. While I'm not entirely certain what "ripped from the headlines" story inspired this episode, it might be one like Michael Patrick's, about which I blogged a while ago. Of course, the L&O: CI writers will dress up the script's original "RFTH" inspirations to avoid the usual right of publicity, invasion of privacy, and defamation concerns. Still, I'll be interested to see the episode, with guest stars Christopher Lloyd and James Frain.
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