Now You See Me 2

An Eye for an Eye

Morning

January 1, 2014

Greenwich

The Horsemen are driving to their destination which is the Eye's HQ.

Once they made it to what looked like the Greenwich Observatory on the outside and was at least one spot that housed The Eye's HQ.

The Horsemen all get out from the car when Li and Heller Josh came out.

Li: Hey guys.

All: Hey!

Li: Good to see you all.

The group moves to give him some hugs.

Daniel: Good to see you, Li.

Li: Come on in.

The Horsemen family entered the observatory where Bu Bu and Heller Josh are expecting them.

Bu Bu: Good morning. Welcome. (To Dylan) I'm proud of you. All of you. I have a lot to show you. Come. Come.

She lead them as Dylan stops noticing something in the study.

Daniel: Hey, guys, uh, you might wanna come take a look at this.

Daniel told them, picking up pictures of Dylan on the phone and himself walking around in a hood. Pictures lined the walls, photos of all their tricks and a video of Walter Mabry and Arthur Tressler struggling in the grips of the guards. The video of the Octa show, along with a model of the stage sat on the table. Folders labelled with Personnel, Logistics and Vehicles.

The Horsemen family looked at the details of their cons and heists like the Octa Heist, Stealing the microchip and the Big Finale in the Thames.

Heller Josh: Gotta love the setups.

Li and his grandmother sat back with Heller Josh as they watched the Horsemen look over the pictures and the model plans of their tricks.

Carrie looked up suddenly, seeing Allen in front of her, pouring himself a cup of tea. Her eyes went wide and she slapped a hand to Spikey's stomach, the team looking up.

Allen: Now I know why you look so familiar. You're the Horsemen, aren't you?

They all nodded yes.

He winked and took a sip of his tea, walking away.

Merritt stared blankly after him and Herb and Jack chuckled, Daniel rubbed at his head

Daniel: Okay.

Spikey: That was sudden.

Herb: Never thought he was actually with us the whole time.

Carrie: (Laughs) I told you they were always here for us.

In the study, there were photos all over the place and he looked around only to see a picture of Lionel and Thaddeus.

Dylan: (Mutters) Dad.

Sure enough, it was him, looking a tad younger than what I remember, it could have been before Dylan was born, just as a picture next to it sat, with someone who looked familiar.

Thaddeus: Yes. Your father and I were partners. Our act was that of rivals,

Thaddeus says walking into the room.

Thaddeus: I was the hard-eyed realist. He was the dreamy-eyed idealist. We thought it was the perfect misdirect. Yes, in public, I did goad him. The only thing we didn't count on was it going so wrong.

Dylan: Why? Why didn't you ever say anything to me?

Thaddeus: don't know. Give it a name. Shame, guilt. Regret.

Thaddeus: I put you in jail, man. Why didn't you say something then?

Thaddeus: Well, you know, I was going to. But then, you were so quick to show your personal motivations that... Well, quite frankly it spoiled the trick for me. Well, it showed you weren't ready. But when you came back to my cell, you had let go of your 30-year vendetta against me... for your Horsemen family. And I said to myself, "That's Lionel's boy." And I knew it was my job to see to it that he became the magician he was born to be. All that was left then was…

Dylan: For me to hit bottom. So the safe, my father's wristwatch, that was all you? Walter and Tressler, were they in on it too?

Thaddeus: Oh, we knew Walter was in hiding. The Octa show was a setup to expose him to the public. And you were right about the Horsemen. They needed to learn to work together like a single organism.

Dylan: Okay. But that can't be what all this is about.

Thaddeus: You know, the best tricks work on many levels. (Sits down next to us on a stool) And the deepest one, for me, at least, is this moment right here. I'm sorry, Dylan. I miss your father.

Dylan: (Softly) Thirty years is a long time to drag something around, isn't it?

Thaddeus: Yes, it is.

Dylan: So, now what? Where do we go from here?

Thaddeus: Now I'm about out of moves. Oh... And I'm tired.

Dylan: Come on, you're the one who said that you believe that this road led to the great wizard behind the curtain.

Thaddeus: (Chuckling) I did. And that you'd finally get to look him in the eyes.

Dylan: I am.

Thaddeus: It's your game now. You play it however you see fit. (Puts his fedora back on his head) My suggestion, however, is that you find yourself a successor, especially with that little one on the way.

It was that moment Daniel walked in followed by the others.

Daniel: Hi. You have got to see what's there, every little detail planned out. Okay, so, um... Well, obviously, we have a few questions. Right?

Daniel was already trying to figure everything out.

Merritt: Uh... By "a few", I think he means, like, five million.

Richmond: Yeah.

Thaddeus: Well. Good luck to you all. Same goes for you Eric. (Pats Eric's head)

Eric: Right away.

Thaddeus says turning to leave

Daniel: Okay. See, that's not fair.

Carrie: What? Come on. That's gonna make me really angry!

Jack: That's not right.

Thaddeus: Oh, um, by the way... Pay no attention to the curtain.

Thaddeus says with a grins as if knowing something they don't know.

Spikey: There is a curtain. (Pointing back at it)

Herb: Go, go, go!

Herb pushes them towards it as Dylan goes to uncover it revealing a door which of course they had to go in.

This leads them toward a spiral staircase. They descend down the staircase. The ceiling window creates a shape of the Eye.

Thaddeus: (Narrating) Seeing is believing. But is it truth? Depends on your point of view. Are you listening, Horsemen? When you emerge, and you will, I will be there waiting. Because mark my words, you will get what's coming to you in ways you can't expect. But very much deserve. Because one thing I believe in is an eye for an eye.