The magician Walter Marks goes on the run after an unfortunate performance incident taking refuge on Appletree Farm. Billy Ferguson, a local lad with a bad reputation, is trying to turn things around but things are not looking good for him. After a very special recipe goes missing from a local bakery, Billy is caught up in the investigation along with other suspects. Can PC McPlonk and his uncooperative police dog, Floppy, crack the case? Probably not - but what about that magician? This the second story set in 'Waffleworld'. The first, The Day of The Scarecrow, was a short story that introduced Wafflepants and Cocklesticks. Billy and The Magician is a standalone story with similar daft situations, but with less farts and more cake.