When entering the saloon of the Van Horn Trading Post, the protagonist encounters Miss Marjorie and a strong simpleton named Bertram, the leader of a traveling sideshow and one half of the talent, respectively. Bertram loses his temper with the bartender for taking a bottle of alcohol away from him. He begins choking the bartender before attempting to fight the protagonist. After a few good punches, Bertram apologizes. Miss Marjorie mentions that the other half of her act Magnifico has been missing. She needs help finding him, to save the highlight of her show.

Magnifico can be found southwest of the outpost, sitting at a campfire in the woods. When he realizes that Miss Marjorie has sent the protagonist to find him, he disappears in a cloud of smoke. This begins a chase where the player must follow the clouds of smoke to catch Magnifico. He attempts hiding in trees before fleeing across the railroad tracks and running right into the arms of Bertram and Miss Marjorie. The three of them then ride off for their next show, in Saint Denis, with an invitation to Arthur to visit them there.

The protagonist heads to the Theatre Râleur and tells the tickettaker that he was asked by Miss Marjorie to attend the show, after helping her in Van Horn. The tickettaker tells the protagonist that he will inform her of their arrival, and to come see him after the show.

After being introduced to the stage, Miss Marjorie greets the audience while cracking a whip. She introduces Bertram to the stage and states that he’s a simpleton, but a very strong one. She asks a volunteer to step up to the stage, to test Bertram's strength. A male volunteer comes up and punches Bertram twice in the stomach. which angers Bertram, causing him to attack the averagesized fellow. Marjorie is finally able to stop Bertram, but the man angrily confronts her, causing Bertram to effortlessly pick the man up.

Suddenly, Magnifico appears on stage, assuring the audience that he can control Bertram, ordering him to drop the helpless man. Magnifico then launches into his act, performing magic for the audience. He makes a chicken appear out of thin air, vanish, and then reappear, only this time on a plate, fullycooked.

He then causes Miss Marjorie to have a “wardrobe malfunction” by making her top disappear, enraging her. She cracks her whip at Magnifico as he states that he only wanted to give them a show.. He then storms off stage, with Marjorie and Bertram soon following. After the show, the protagonist can return to the tickettaker and collect some money and a letter from Miss Marjorie.

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