In “Now You Don’t,” the latest episode of NBC’s “The Irrational,” a seemingly ordinary date night takes a morbid turn. Alec and Rose find themselves at a magic show where a volunteer’s on-stage demise is anything but an illusion. This unsettling incident forces Alec to deploy his unique brand of behavioral science, attempting to decipher a crime that initially appears inexplicable.
The added wrinkle? The magician at the center of this macabre spectacle is a friend of Alec’s, adding a personal dimension to an already complicated case. This premise seems tailor-made to test Alec’s skills, as he grapples with a crime scene that defies logic and plays on the very nature of perception and misdirection.
One can only hope the episode manages to balance the inherent theatricality of magic with the grounded nature of behavioral science without veering too far into the realm of the outlandish.
Tune in Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 10:00 PM on NBC to see how Alec tackles this perplexing puzzle.