Illusion Magic Lounge · 1418 4th St, Santa Monica · First Fridays
Pick your night.
A real closed murder case, opened in front of the room by retired LAPD homicide detective Don Tabak. Two shows a night, doors an hour before. Pick a night below — or see what the night actually is first.
Don was home handing out candy when the phone rang: “You’ve got a murder.” On Nov 6 he walks the room through that real case, in the order he got the evidence. Use code HALLOWEEN89 at checkout for $10 off General Admission, Front Row or VIP, 7PM or 9PM.
About 1.5 hours · For mature audiences · Refunds up to 7 days before the show through Eventbrite · Questions: CrimeSceneLiveLA@gmail.com
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What the night actually is.
Don Tabak spent his career working homicide for the LAPD. He brings a real closed case into the room and opens it in front of you — the evidence, the witness statements, the timeline, the things that never made the news. You work it while he walks it. Then you name the killer, out loud, before he tells you who it was.
The case opens. Everything you need is in the room.You get the file the detectives got.Then you make the call — before he does.
WhereIllusion Magic Lounge — 1418 4th St, Santa Monica. Full bar.
How longAbout 1.5 hours. Doors open an hour before the show.
Who it’s forMature audiences. Come with people — it plays better when you argue about it.
What you doWork the evidence, question the timeline, and commit to a name at the end.
A seat in the room and the full case: the evidence, the witness statements, the timeline. Seated behind the first three rows. You work it and you make the call.
Front RowFirst three rows
A seat in the first three rows, closest to Don and the screens. Nov 6: also includes a photo op and meet & greet with Don. From Dec 4 on, the meet & greet is VIP only.
VIPEvidence Package
The official meet & greet package: meet & greet and photo op with Don, priority front-row seating and a signed Crime Scene Live detective notebook. Meet & greet and photo op run before the 7 PM show and after the 9 PM show.
4-PackBring 3 friends
Four seats for the price of three. Seated behind the first three rows. You solve it as a table, so four is the sweet spot. Pick the 4-Pack at checkout for any show. Ten or more? See groups below.
Groups & team nights
Bring the whole office.
Ten seats for the price of six — $270 for a group of ten, any show, seated together. Work the case as a team, argue about it at the bar after. Birthdays, work outings, bachelorette weekends, the group chat that never stops sharing case updates.
Email CrimeSceneLiveLA@gmail.com with your date and headcount and we'll hold the seats and send one link to pay. Larger groups and private buyouts: same address.
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