DEMONSTRATION XII. This test is known as the "Murder and the Detective,"
and is very spectacular and sensational, and is accordingly one that is
in great favor with the public performers. It is performed as follows:
The audience selects one man to act as the "murderer"; another to act as
"the victim"; and also some object to act as the dagger; and lastly a
place in which the body is to be concealed. Then the "murderer" picks up
the "dagger," and "kills" his "victim," afterward concealing the body in
some part of the room (usually sitting in a chair) and the "dagger" in
another place. Then when you return to the room you first find the
"body"; then the "wound"; then the "dagger," and then the "murderer."
This is usually announced as a wonderful piece of "telepathic detective
work," and is extremely effective, and may be reserved as the "principal
effect" of your series of demonstrations.
You will notice that the feat is merely an elaborate combination of the
simpler feats of "Finding the Person," "Finding the Object," etc.