Able to Outwit the World's Greatest Magician

I'm sure every young boy at some stage wishes that he had magical powers. As this story attests, having that wish granted is not always a good thing. Even though "Dr. Magic" has all the powers and seems to have everything going for him, it was with Detective Hetfield that I most identified with. Despite his human frailties of perhaps vanity and a desire to be the center of attention, it was his very humanness that I found attractive and could identify with. Even though he had no magical powers, using his keen sense of inquisitiveness and problem-solving ability, he was able to outwit the world's greatest magician with innate magical powers that defied reason and science. The ending was highly satisfactory and as with all great stories, came with a lesson and a moral we could all take to heart.