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As far as Danny knows, his father died in a dangerous escape routine. Escaping from under his grandmother\u0027s roof, Danny, in a step to achieve his goal as they have all his father\u0027s old professional paraphernalia, reunites with his Aunt Sibyl and Uncle Burke in the town of Harding where they have a mind-reading act, she who actually can read minds but which only impinges on the smoke and mirrors they\u0027ve developed with the act itself. In his wanderings around Harding, Danny gets involved with corrupt Stu Qui\u00f1ones, and indirectly with Stu\u0027s equally corrupt father, the town\u0027s mayor, Leon Qui\u00f1ones. This father\/son pair no longer associate with each other as although Stu aspires to be as corrupt as his father, Stu\u0027s activities are a little too brazen and public for a politician with which to deal. 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