https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/blackes-magic.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526727/
1986 NBC. "Address Unknown." From creators Richard Levinson and William Link, who were responsible for some fine TV crime shows like Ellery Queen, Mannix, and Columbo. Hal Linden is magician Alexander Blacke, and Harry Morgan his con man father, Leonard Blacke. They solve mysteries together. Mark Shera from S.W.A.T. and Barnaby Jones is part of the recurring cast, as is Claudia Christian and R.J. Adams. Guest stars in this ep. are J.D. Cannon, John David Carson, Lynda Day George, Stephen Elliott, John McCook, Ken Swofford, Marianne Muellerleile (a whopping 233 credits on IMDb), Victor Mohica, and Vince Howard.
A corporate whistleblower is being harassed and his wife is Alex's former assistant, so she enlists his help in getting the goods on the defense industry corruption. When a nighttime meet with the contact who has the corruption info goes down, the contact is killed, and by the time the police are alerted not only the contact but the whole street has disappeared. It is now up to Alex and his father to figure out how such a thing could have happened. Leonard Blacke's initial reaction after being told what occurred is to say, "It's a scam, son." If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a con job.
There are two episodes of Blacke's Magic on Youtube, both of which I watched before during my initial TV research. This is a good show, and what you would expect once you see the pedigree of those involved. TV is a fickle business and good does not necessarily translate into good ratings. Fourteen episodes were produced in total.
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