After the disappearance of her two children, nightclub hostess Eileen Maloney (Suzy Amis, The Ballad of Little Jo) is confronted in her home by an aggressive police lieutenant (Fred Ward, Henry and June) who subjects her to a series of ruthless interrogations.

DECEPTIVE PRACTICE traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller.