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The series was canceled after one season.
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* ItWasHereISwear: A cop sees a shooting at a small shop but is knocked out. When he wakes up, there's no sign of the corpse and another clerk is there claiming nothing happened. Cameron, naturally, is the only person who believes him and soon helping him crack the case.
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* DisappearedDad: It's unclear if the twin's father is dead, but he is definetly not part of their lives anymore.
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* MissingMom: Jonathan and Cameron's father is mentioned semi-frequently, though always in the past tense. Their mother, however, has never been mentioned at all.
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-->'''Jonathan''': Dad really screwed us up, didn't he?
-->'''Cameron''': Yeah, he did.
-->'''Cameron''': Yeah, he did.
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* BigStore: A variation as a kidnapped Cameron wakes up in what seems to be a hotel room in a foreign country. He manages to slip out of his handcuffs, knock out a guard and race to the elevators...which open into a warehouse in Jersey as this was all a test by the Mystery Woman.
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** Cameron rants to the Mystery Woman that he's not upset about her kidnapping him and handcuffing him to a bed. No, he's outraged she wants him to ''audition'' to be part of her scheme to rob an auction house.
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* NoodleIncident: Cameron is nonchalant about his circumstances when he's kidnapped by the Mystery Woman.
-->'''Cameron''': If you think this is the first time I've been handcuffed to a bed in a foreign country by a beautiful woman, you're greatly mistaken.
-->'''Cameron''': If you think this is the first time I've been handcuffed to a bed in a foreign country by a beautiful woman, you're greatly mistaken.
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* MotiveMisidentification: At first, Jonathan and Cameron assume the mystery woman was setting up Cameron as no one is supposed to know Jonathan exists. When it's discovered the woman has been tracking them for some time, they realize Jonathan was always the target as her scheme involved exposing the twins' secret to the world.
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* MotiveMisidentification: At first, Jonathan and Cameron assume the mystery woman was setting up Cameron as no one is supposed to know Jonathan exists. When it's discovered the woman has been tracking them for some time, they realize Jonathan was always the target as her scheme involved exposing the twins' secret to the world. However, it's later indicated that [[spoiler: she knew about them but mistakenly believed it ''was'' Cameron she was setting up, not Jonathan.]]
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* UnknownRival: The mystery woman claims to have been holding a long grudge on Cameron but he has no idea who she is. [[spoiler: It turns out, that's because twin she met in childhood was Jonathan using Cameron's name; Cameron was home sick.]]
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* UnknownRival: The mystery woman claims to have been holding a long grudge on Cameron but he has no idea who she is. [[spoiler: It turns out, that's because the twin she met in childhood was Jonathan using Cameron's name; Cameron was home sick.]]
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* WhamLine: "You chose the wrong brother."
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* AbusiveParents: The twin's father. If forcing his sons to share an identity for the sake of a stage act wasn't bad enough, he trained Cameron by handcuffing him, putting in a milk vat, and leaving him there alone, despite Cameron being much shakier with lock-picks than Jonathan. It's implied this was his standard training method.
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* MismatchedEyes: The mysterious woman who set up Jonathan has one eye blue and the other green.
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* MismatchedEyes: The mysterious woman who set up Jonathan has one eye blue and the other green. [[spoiler: Or not. She actually has two green eyes and a blue contact lense.]]
*TechnicianVsPerformer: The Black twins, and the reason Cameron ended up as the public identity. Their father pushed Cameron to be the visible twin from childhood because he's a natural performer, even though Jonathan was better at the technical aspects of magic.
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* UnknownRival: The mystery woman claims to have been holding a long grudge on Cameron but he has no idea who she is.
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* UnknownRival: The mystery woman claims to have been holding a long grudge on Cameron but he has no idea who she is. [[spoiler: It turns out, that's because twin she met in childhood was Jonathan using Cameron's name; Cameron was home sick.]]
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**HypocriteHasAPoint: However, Cameron is right when he points out that most people who see magicians perform know perfectly well that there's a trick going on, and trying to figure it out is half the fun, while psychics con people who genuinely believe in them into handing over their money.
*IdenticalTwinIDTag: Cameron's hair is loose and unrestrained, bordering on QuirkyCurls, while Jonathan's is slicked back, not a hair out of place. Also doubles as an ID tag for their personalities: Cameron is an optimistic showman with a penchant for improv, while Jonathan is a cynical chessmaster who prefers the long game. For bonus points, Cameron's hairstyle makes his hair appear much lighter; bordering on blond; Jonathan's makes his appear darker
*IdenticalTwinIDTag: Cameron's hair is loose and unrestrained, bordering on QuirkyCurls, while Jonathan's is slicked back, not a hair out of place. Also doubles as an ID tag for their personalities: Cameron is an optimistic showman with a penchant for improv, while Jonathan is a cynical chessmaster who prefers the long game. For bonus points, Cameron's hairstyle makes his hair appear much lighter; bordering on blond; Jonathan's makes his appear darker
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*TwinSwitch: The entire point of them posing as one person was to utilise this for their magic acts.
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* WhamShot: In the final scene of "Sacrifice 99 to Save One", Jonathan is trying to get some men out of a valut about to depressurize. The last one is the Mystery Woman's accomplice, who's locked inside. As the gang watch in horror, [[spoiler: the accomplice peels off his disguise to reveal it's Cameron just before he collapses.]]
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* WhamShot: In the final scene of "Sacrifice 99 to Save Fool One", Jonathan is trying to get some men out of a valut about to depressurize. The last one is the Mystery Woman's accomplice, who's locked inside. As the gang watch in horror, [[spoiler: the accomplice peels off his disguise to reveal it's Cameron just before he collapses.]]
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** Becomes a dark example in "Sacrifice 99 to Fool One" when [[spoiler: the team realize too late that the Mystery Woman's accomplice who's now locked in a depressurizing vault was a kidnapped Cameron in disguise. Even Jonathan had no idea it was his own twin.]]
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* WhamShot: In the final scene of "Sacrifice 99 to Save One", Jonathan is trying to get some men out of a valut about to depressurize. The last one is the Mystery Woman's accomplice, who's locked inside. As the gang watch in horror, [[spoiler: the accomplice peels off his disguise to reveal it's Cameron just before he collapses.]]
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* PolarOppositeTwins: Not as extreme but brought up when Cameron is abducted and the FBI get Jonathan out of jail to find him. Having been so used to Cameron joking and being laid-back, Kay and Alvarez are thrown by how Jonathan is far more serious, his jokes often insulting and not as eager to show off as Cameron is.
** Ironically, their superior actually likes Jonathan more than Cameron. "You don't talk as much. Good."
** Ironically, their superior actually likes Jonathan more than Cameron. "You don't talk as much. Good."
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** Cameron's ex girlfriend is being held captive inside a car being run on remote control. Cameron leaps onto the hood but then spends his time telling the woman he's sorry he never told her about Jonathan, not seeming to get how serious this situation is.
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** Also, Jonathan ends up setting up a private room at his prison with several charts of the various clues to the Mystery Woman.
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* SecretKeeper: Before the revelation to the world, only Cameron and his team were aware Jonathan even existed.
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* UnPerson: Jonathan has long been kept a massive secret to the point their father basically buried all records he had more than one son and the only time Jonathan shows up in public, he's pretending to be Cameron. He's surprisingly upbeat about not having any life of his own but annoyed it got him in jail.
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* UnPerson: Jonathan has long been kept a massive secret to the point their father basically buried all records he had more than one son and the only time Jonathan shows up in public, he's pretending to be Cameron. He's surprisingly upbeat about not having any life of his own but annoyed it got him in jail.jail.
* YourCheatingHeart: It turns out Jonathan and Dina used to date but broke up when she found him cheating on her.
* YourCheatingHeart: It turns out Jonathan and Dina used to date but broke up when she found him cheating on her.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: In one episode, Cameron is about to be attacked by thugs just as Jonathan is going to be stabbed by an inmate. Cameron notes their father took them on the road a lot and they were easy targets for thieves so "our dad taught us more than just magic." Cue both brothers suddenly showing great fighting skills to take down their foes.
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* GasLighting: A common tactic by Cameron and his team. When a guy working for a legendary graffiti artist turned criminal doesn't talk, the team makes sure he sees a mural of himself with blood on his face. Sure enough, the guy's convinced his boss is coming for him and turns evidence.
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** All it takes is a mention of a real-life rival like Chris Angel or David Blaine for Cameron to go on a rant.
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* JurisdictionFriction: Even departments within the FBI are not immune to this. A suspect in a murder investigation turns out to be already under investigation by the FBI's Counter Intelligence division. When Kay asks what is going on, the Counter Intelligence agent lies to her face and insists that it is just a routine investigation into ties to money launderers. Turns out the suspect is a very dangerous international weapons dealer and Counter Intelligence did not want Homicide to mess with their case.
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** Kay realizes a "cop" at a crime scene is a hitman as his shoes and the pen he gives her are far too expensive for a beat cop.
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** Cameron annoyed when Kay tells him to "grab your wand" or other magician-themed item when they're leaving.
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** Cameron invokes this as the major trick used by a psychic for her "predictions" although it's hinted the woman might be more than that.
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-->'''Cameron''': You're locked in a trunk with an escape artist. You think I can't get out of here?
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-->'''Cameron''': You're locked in a trunk with an escape artist. You think I can't get out of here?
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* HypocrisyNod: When investigating the murder of a psychic, Cameron rants a bit on how they're frauds and liars. Kay and Alvarez note that it's not much better than spending years not telling the public he had a twin brother helping.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
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* HypocrisyNod: When investigating the murder of a psychic, Cameron rants a bit on how they're frauds and liars. Kay and Alvarez note that it's not much better than spending years not telling the public he had a twin brother helping.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
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* HypocrisyNod: When investigating the murder of a psychic, Cameron rants a bit on how they're frauds and liars. Kay and Alvarez note that it's not much better than spending years not telling the public he had a twin brother helping.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
** At one point, they find an earpiece used by the woman's partner, Cameron mocking it only for the agents to point out he used the exact same thing for his act.
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* ManBehindTheMan: A female version as they investigate the death of a psychic. It turns out the victim was just the front for the customers as her younger sister was the one who watched in secret and did the cold readings but had to keep out of sight for personal reasons.
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** Going over the remains of some paintings caught in an explosion, Kay, a major art fan who's visited this museum constantly, realizes the detail is wrong and the paintings were fakes and the entire "bombing" was a distraction for them being stolen already.
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** Going over the remains of some paintings caught in an explosion, Kay, a major art fan who's visited this museum constantly, realizes the detail brush stroke style is wrong and the paintings were fakes and the entire "bombing" was a distraction for them being stolen already.
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* LockMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: Lampshaded by Cameron when he and a woman are locked in a trunk and she's amazed at him out of his handcuffs in seconds.
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* LockMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: Lampshaded by Cameron when he and a woman are locked in a trunk and she's amazed at him out of his handcuffs in seconds.
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* CardboardPrison: Cameron states he's thought up at least eight ways to easily break Jonathan out of prison. However, this would make them both fugitives and thus nearly impossible for them to prove Jonathan's innocence. It's hinted Jonathan could break out on his own but agrees with Cameron's feeling and thus stays inside.
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* CardboardPrison: Cameron states he's thought up at least eight ways to easily break Jonathan out of prison. prison and "I could get him out tomorrow." However, this would make them both fugitives and thus nearly impossible for them to prove Jonathan's innocence. It's hinted Jonathan could break out on his own but agrees with Cameron's feeling and thus stays inside.
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* LockMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: Lampshaded by Cameron when he and a woman are locked in a trunk and she's amazed at him out of his handcuffs in seconds.
-->'''Cameron''': You're locked in a trunk with an escape artist. You think I can't get out of here?
-->'''Cameron''': You're locked in a trunk with an escape artist. You think I can't get out of here?
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* SkewedPriorities: Invoked by Cameron when, just as bombs in a museum are about to go off, Kay insists on dragging a painting out rather than save herself. But she defends it on how her late sister loved them so much and she had to save one.
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** Going over the remains of some paintings caught in an explosion, Kay, a major art fan who's visited this museum constantly, realizes the detail is wrong and the paintings were fakes and the entire "bombing" was a distraction for them being stolen already.
