Restoring the corner to a restored card is often asked for by spectators. This is an effective solution to that logical additional step. Let us say that the 10H is to be torn and restored. Have the 10H on top of deck followed by the AS. Third card is a duplicate 10H. On face of deck is a duplicate AS. A third 10H with corner missing (in possession of performer) is in a card box. The top 10H is forced, preferably by the “slip” method. Parenthetically, it can be said at this point that performer can reveal card by the Before Your Eyes feature in Jinx #32. The card is then torn up by spectator, an index corner given him to hold (corner fitting card in box, of course), pieces being dropped into empty compartment of card box for the exchange.

After the restoration, and after the corner has been found to fit, the performer places the cornerless card on the face of deck, same being held in left hand facing audience, they being given ample opportunity to see that the card on which the 10H has been placed is the AS. The performer then moistens the torn off corner or puts on a dab of wax and sticks it to the center of the exposed 10H. Of course the index corner of the AS can still be seen through the corner of the 10H. Meanwhile, the first finger of the left hand has lifted up the upper end of the two top cards at back of deck, and the performer makes a regular “color change”, the back TWO cards being passed to the front.

To the audience the face 10H is visibly restored. The performer casually removes the 10H to show and the AS still seen beneath. It is then inserted in center of deck and the two face cards palmed off at first opportunity, leaving deck in a complete and normal condition.