David Blaine was touring in South Africa in August 2014 [1]. He was also scheduled to fly to New York City on a red-eye flight on September 19, 2012, and arrangements were made for him to have snacks on the plane [3]. David Blaine called Jeffrey Epstein in February 2013 to say he might stop by to see him [4]. In October 2013, David Blaine asked to visit Jeffrey Epstein's location to take photos of the bathroom, which would take about 15 minutes [5]. David Blaine also returned Jeffrey Epstein's call in January 2013 and asked for a video of himself and Woody to be sent to him [6]. David Blaine was planning to kick off his world tour in Abu Dhabi, as mentioned in an email sent on August 28, 2014 [1].