Description
You show five cards to a spectator and ask her to think of one of them (and write it down on a piece of paper so she doesn’t forget). She has a completely free choice and should not reveal her choice to you. You study the cards and remove one and place it in your pocket. When the cards are shown to the spectator again, one is missing – her chosen card!
The trick is easy to do and only requires a little dexterity. Special cards do almost all the work.