all the while, the larsens, especially milt's mom, remain close with their old friend bess houdini. >t hit it off. >> bess dies in 1943. she had no children, so she wills her beloved items to family and friends. that czar nicholas medal turned brooch goes to milt's mother, who prefers it as a necklace. did geri wear it?>> she wore it for special occasions, like magic conventions or when they met press people. >> in the 1960s, after their father's death, milt and his brother bill open an exclusive magic venue in los angeles that's still renowned today, called the magic castle, a place for magicians new and old to hone their craft. milt continues performing magic and running the magic castle into the 1980s. that's when he rekindles a friendship and more with a former coworker, arlene zamiaria. the couple marry in 1989, and with her vows, arlene enters into the private and exclusive world of magic. >> that was my only trick. [ laughs ] >> getting him. >> getting him. >> well done. and so you get married. are you accepted, being a non-magician? or you had to break the ice?on'e industry, u