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During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.


Vinnie Terranova is back, foiling a staged kidnaping of computer mogul Paul Callendar's son in order to probe possible inside information brokering. Meanwhile, McPike is having a hard time working with his young boss, who feels Terranova and McPike are dinosaurs not worth supporting.

Ken Wahl
Vinnie Terranova

Debrah Farentino
Emma Callendar

Ted Levine
Paul Callendar

Jim Byrnes
Lifeguard

Jonathan Banks
Frank McPike

Brian McNamara
Jason

John Kapelos
Dave Goss

Keith Coulouris
Eric
Zachary Browne
Alex Callendar

David Purdham
Scott Mason
Wiseguy is a tv movie, crime film released in 1996. Directed by James Whitmore Jr., it stars Ken Wahl, Debrah Farentino, Ted Levine. Vinnie Terranova is back, foiling a staged kidnaping of computer mogul Paul Callendar's son in order to probe possible inside information brokering. Meanwhile, McPike is having a hard time working with his young boss, who feels Terranova and McPike are dinosaurs not worth supporting.
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