Jar of Fools #Part One

From the back cover: \"Magic has lost its meaning for an unemployed magician named Ernie Weiss; haunted by the death of his escape-artist brother and a failed romance, his remaining hope lies in his aging mentor, Al Flosso. But Al is a fugitive from his retirement home, slipping further into senility with each passing day. Meanwhile, Esther O'Dea, Ernie's ex-love, struggles to find peace in her own life, struggles to find peace in her own life, and a con-man named Nathan Lender sets some mysterious plans for Ernie's future in motion.\"