Mike Cannon encounters an old friend from MIT, Ben Pearce, who has qualified for the World Poker Championship being hosted at the Montecito. The reunion takes a dark turn when Mike witnesses Ben being forcibly thrown from a car after a meeting at the Mystique restaurant. Review Consensus
is the tenth episode of the first season of the TV drama Las Vegas , which originally aired on December 15, 2003. Episode Overview [S1E10] Decks and Violence
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The episode follows several intersecting storylines at the Montecito Resort & Casino: Episode Overview You can find the episode listed
A magician's wife and partner, Vera, disappears during a magic show at the casino. Ed Deline and Danny McCoy must investigate whether the disappearance is part of the act or a genuine crime.
The episode balances the show's signature high-stakes drama with quirky, humorous subplots (like the swizzle stick collectors).
Danny is tasked with a bizarre security request from Monty McClure, the president of the Society for American Swizzle Stick Collectors. McClure is paranoid about the theft of a George W. Bush swizzle stick valued at approximately $80.