Quarantine by Craig Petty

Sealed. Signed. Still impossible.

Quarantine is one of those rare routines that feels so fair—yet you get away with so much. A shuffled deck, a signed card, and a layer of cellophane that turns the entire trick into a locked-room mystery. This is straight from Craig Petty’s real-world working set, and it shows.

Here’s the sequence that fries people:

A deck is removed from the box and shuffled by the audience. A card is freely chosen, signed, and lost.
A loose, crumpled piece of cellophane is examined… then the deck is slammed into it. Instantly, the cards are fully sealed inside plastic.
Even though the deck is clearly trapped, you visually pull the signed card out of the sealed pack, leaving the cellophane completely intact.
Just when they think it’s over, you hand them the card box—only for them to realize it too is still sealed in unopened cellophane.

No gaps. No weak moments. Every phase tightens the impossibility.

Quarantine is built for real performances. It’s direct, commercial, and structured so the audience does most of the convincing for you. Craig teaches multiple handlings, including no-palm versions, no-switch options, and alternate approaches that let you adapt on the fly. Everything is examinable, and the method stays invisible even under heat.

Why Quarantine lives in workers’ sets:

• Audience-shuffled deck
• Signed card
• Visual extraction from sealed plastic
• Multiple handlings taught
• Built-in misdirection
• Corporate-ready and close-up strong

This isn’t a puzzle. It’s an experience—one that feels locked down from every angle.

If you want a routine that looks clean, feels impossible, and holds up under real scrutiny, Quarantine earns its spot the moment you perform it.

“I love the plot. This is a devilishly strong and memorable routine. You have to close with it but good luck leaving, they’ll want to keep asking HOW?!” - Noel Qualter

“There are very few things we do as card magicians that are strong enough to close our whole act in a way that our audiences won’t ever forget. I think Quarantine may be the strongest closer to a formal card act that I’ve ever seen!” - Kyle Purnell

“Wow! Every magician wishes they could do this after every card trick... to seal up the deck all over again and bam... it's brand new again! Quarantine is making me want to quarantine myself to play around with this. This will ENHANCE your card magic to the next level with a kicker finale!” - Alon Zaikin

“Craig has done it again! Quarantine is a really strong and commercial effect guaranteed to get great responses! The moment you pull their signed card from the completely cellophaned and sealed deck is incredibly visual - love it!” - Adam Dadswell

“Quarantine delivers the ultimate impossible moment, leaving the audience in a collective gasp of amazement as he builds toward the perfect closing routine.” - Andy Smith