ˈʌðɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈɪlboːɹn kɹˈɪstəfɚ spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪt ðætðə tˈɛkst ʌvðə mˈɛsɪdʒ jˈuːzd ɐ pɹˈaɪvət kˈoʊd bᵻtwˌiːn haʊdˈiːni ænd hɪz wˈaɪf ðæt kˌʊdɐv ˈiːzili bˌɪn bɹˈoʊkən baɪ fˈoːɹd ɔːɹ hɪz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ klˈuːz.
Others such as Milbourne Christopher speculate that the text of the message used a private code between Houdini and his wife that could have easily been broken by Ford or his associates using a number of existing clues.