An Evening With Doyle

Illusion Two- Boxing Lulu (Part 9)

"Oh, Josh- now you can come up. And, catch!" Doyle reached into his pockets and tossed a key ring to Josh as he climbed up on the stage.

"I'm betting you're wondering where Lulu went. Well- this is actually sort of a reverse escape trick. Instead of having someone escape from a locked box, they've magically been put inside one!"

Josh glanced at the small chest on the table, which had been sitting unmentioned and unnoticed on stage the entire time. "There's no way she's in there! It's so small!"

"Well, if you want your girl back, that's the only place to look."

Josh walked over to the chest. "Lu?" He put his hand on the lid. "Lulu?"

From inside the chest there was a voice, "Yes, Josh, I'm in here!"

The young man nearly fumbled the keys as he raced to undo the padlocks, dropping them on the stage and flipping the lid open. From inside a space almost too small to contain her, Lulu popped out, waving her now-restored arms, and leaned forward to give Josh a hug. He helped her out of the chest and placed her on the stage.

Doyle turned to the audience, "Ladies and gentlemen, a big hand for Lulu and Josh!" The two bowed, and Avery helped them down from the stage.