At a subdued Midnight Dinner in London, Celia Bowen sits beside Mme. Padva while Marco lingers nearby, watching Celia intently. When Chandresh nearly spills red wine, Celia silently sets the glass right and restores the tablecloth, making Chandresh wary. After dinner Celia “loses” her ivory lace shawl, only to find Marco holding it; when he tries to place it on her shoulders, the lace disintegrates, and Celia immediately reappears wearing it, proving she is watching and countering him.

Outside, Marco asks Celia for the drink they never had in Prague, and Celia agrees despite sensing coercion in Marco’s gaze. Back in the candlelit dining room, they speak about their work: Celia calls it manipulation and “enchanting,” and accuses Marco of enchanting people like Chandresh and Isobel. Celia reveals her mother’s suicide and her vow not to be trapped by romantic “charm,” while Marco admits he was raised from an orphanage and groomed for the contest, valuing the chance to be honest with Celia.

Celia realizes Marco’s face is an ongoing illusion and asks him to drop it; he changes into a younger, softer “true” appearance that Celia recognizes from his visits to her shows. In the game room, surrounded by paired weapons and scattered games, they openly confirm they are each other’s opponents: Celia knew in Prague, and Marco admits he was tired of hiding. They trade demonstrations with a deck of cards, then Celia proves her physical mastery by stabbing her own hand and healing it, while Marco pockets the restored card as a keepsake.

Marco takes Celia to a garden renovation “in progress” and immerses her in a vivid, single-viewer illusion of the finished maze of roses, lanterns, and koi, explaining his dependence on proximity and his bonfire connection to the circus. Celia hints that his bonfire has had consequences for the Murray twins, but refuses to explain. They then descend to a blue, star-painted cushion room, talk about their favorite circus tents and collaborations, and Marco asks about the Wishing Tree, which Celia implies she made with an impression of her unseen opponent in mind.

When Marco helps Celia up by the hand, their contact triggers a powerful magical charge that shakes the chandelier; Celia explains she is sensitive to the “energy” of magicians and is not used to Marco’s. As they walk back through the ballroom, Marco admits Chandresh has been increasingly unfocused, and that Marco has tried to steady him even at the cost of Chandresh’s memory, especially after what happened to Tara Burgess; Celia reassures Marco that Tara’s death was not his fault. Marco then holds Celia’s hand again while deliberately balancing their energies so the room stays intact, and the moment becomes openly intimate; after the clock chimes, Celia pulls away, warns Marco he has her attention now, and vanishes to leave, her shawl later found draped over Marco’s jacket in the game room.