Amanda travels to Las Vegas to become an assistant in one of the city's famous magic shows. There, she meets and gets advice from famous magician's assistants such as Jinger Leigh, and finds out all about being a "box jumper". With only two weeks of preparation, she must get ready to perform as the principal assistant to magician Brandon Silverfield in his stage show, which culminates in her being cut in half in his spectacular Impossible Sawing illusion.