Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

Detectives Frank and Lu probe a series of strange occurrences surrounding a stage performance. Their investigation intensifies after a volunteer from the audience, recruited to assist a magician with a trick, collapses and dies. The puzzling circumstances hint at something beyond a simple accident.

This Rough Magic is a single episode of a television programme. Classified as an episode within the broader series, it presents a self‑contained story that fits the format of a typical broadcast installment. The narrative centres on the characters Frank and Lu, who find themselves drawn into a puzzling situation after a tragic incident onstage. A woman from the audience is selected to help a magician with one of his tricks, and she subsequently dies. The sudden death triggers a series of unexplained occurrences, prompting Frank and Lu to launch an investigation into the strange events surrounding the performance. Throughout the episode, the duo’s inquiry delves into the circumstances of the fatal trick, questioning both the magician’s routine and the audience’s reaction. Their pursuit of answers is driven by the need to understand how a seemingly routine illusion could result in such a fatal outcome, and what hidden factors might be at play. The story unfolds within the confines of the theatre, using the stage‑magic setting to heighten the sense of mystery. By focusing on the investigative efforts of Frank and Lu, the episode maintains a tight, suspense‑laden plot that revolves entirely around the unexplained death and the eerie goings‑on that follow.