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James PATTERSON
“Nothing,” says Mary.
«t talked to Jeffrey, and I'm going to his house tomorrow
morning, says Wendy. “I’m going to set something up for you.”
“Cool. Like, what do you think?”
“1 don’t know. I’m going to talk to him tomorrow morning
when I go to his house about it.”
“Um, how much would | get paid?”
“Talk to him. I'll talk to him tomorrow, and then [ll bring
you in the next day. You can talk to him about it.”
So far, so good, thinks Officer Pagan. But she needs more. She
looks at Mary expectantly, but not too expectantly, she hopes. She
can imagine how hard it must be for the girl. Or maybe she cant
imagine it at all. But either way, Mary seems [Oo have gotten the
message. Straightening up in her chair, she begins to press Wendy.
“| don’t know,” Wendy says In response. “t don't know. Youre
going to have to talk to him about it. I mean, | don't really work tor
him like that. I just bring girls to him and they work for him... . You
can ask him, like, ‘What can 1 do to make more money?’”
Mary keeps pressing. |
“The more you do, the more you get paid,” Wendy says finally.
“want me to bring my sister for you? So that we can get paid.
more or something?”
“Well, yeah. That’s what [’m saying. I’m working tomorrow,
and me and him are going to put a schedule together for you and
your sister. SO I'll call you tomorrow when 1 leave Jeffrey with a
schedule.”
“Okay, well, I dont have a phone. So if you guys call me, I'd
have to know what time so I could ge
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CHAPTER 9
ther believe their girl. Officer
arents. Ergo, Mary must be tell-
got a sweet, high, halting voice.
soth times, she speaks with her
“What happened?”
in writes: While speaking to me,
cry.
ye into the room,” Mary says.
tis waist. He took off the towel.
he lay down on a massage table.
it his wee-wee was very tiny.”
n spoke only to give her instruc:
ice. She tells Pagan that she was
lo.
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She removed her pants, leaving her thong panties on, Pagan
writes in her incident report.
She straddled his back, whereby her exposed buttocks were
touching Epstein’s exposed buttocks.
Epstein then turned to his side and started to rub his penis in an
up-and-down motion. Epstein pulled out a purple vibrator and began
to massage Mary’s vaginal area.
Mary’s sure that Epstein ejaculated. “He used a towel to wipe
himself down as he got off the table,” she says.
That week, Pagan’s assigned to the case, along with six detec-
tives. Five men, two women. “A predator case,” one of them will
say. “This is different from someone who is stealing. This preda-
tor is a smart person, and that’s his desire. He can’t stop.”
Within days, another victim comes into the station. She’s got
a similar story.
It’s a tricky case, according to a source closely involved with the
investigation, because the girls involved are far too young to use
as bait in an attempt to catch Epstein committing another crime—
even if they were willing to play along. Still, there are other
strings that
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CHAPTER 9
Mary: March 2005
ther and stepmother believe their girl. Officer
ary’s fa
‘ Mary must be tell-
Pagan believes Mary's parents. Ergo, , ,
ing the truth. The girl's got a sweet, high, halting voice.
Pagan interviews her twice, and both times, she speaks with her
chin buried deep in her chest.
“Tell me, honey,” says Pagan. “What happened?
In her notepad, Michele Pagan writes: While speaking to me,
Mary became upset and started to cry.
“This white-haired guy came into the room,” Mary says.
“Wearing only a towel around his waist. He took off the towel.
And then he was all naked, and he lay down ona minsaaer _
“He was a really built guy. But his wee-wee was very ii
Mary tells Pagan that Epstein spoke only to give her instruc-
tions, which he did in a stern voice. She tells Pagan that she was
alone and didn’t know what to do.
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She straddled his ba
touching Epstein’s exposec
Epstein then turned tc
up-and-down motion. Eps
to massage Mary’s vagina
Mary’s sure that Epst
himself down as he got c
That week, Pagan’s as
tives. Five men, two won
say. “This is different fro
tor is a Smart person, anc
Within days, another
a similar story.
It’s a tricky case, accordii
investigation, because thi
as bait in an attempt to cat
even if they were willin
strings that Chief Reiter’s
Two weeks later, on
a controlled call to Wend:
The first attempt goes
The next time Mary c:
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tiny and tentative,
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Otficer Pagan’s starting to feel as though she’s swimming in
uncharted waters. She’s young, and the cases she’s worked before
this have been minor. Robberies, that sort of thing. Pagan’s not
used to the Gold Coast. She was educated in New York City, and,
to her, the less affluent towns further in from the Coast might as
well be somewhere in Georgia. Then again, she knows enough to
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know that in the back of the station, detectives are already
CHAPTER 8 | whispering.
3 What’s a guy with that kind of money need with some girl from
out west? The women around here could make a man cry.
Extortion?
The kid’s fourteen. What would she know from extortion?
Have you seen the shows these kids watch? They know about
things we've never dreamed about.
No, Pagan thinks. This is her case.
a police officer Michele Pagan She’s the one who’s going to work it.
fary’s stepmother.
’m going to have to ask you to
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it Pd urge you to come in. Let us
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does most of the talking.
says. “At school. A fight between
.ase understand, our Mary's not | B
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Officer Pagan’s startin
uncharted waters. She’s yc
this have been minor. Ro
used to the Gold Coast. SI
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Have you seen the sho
Michele Pagan: March 2005
things we've never dreamed
No, Pagan thinks. This
She's the one who's goi
» March 15, Palm Beach police officer Michele Pagan
takes the first call from Mary's stepmother.
“Ma'am.” she says, “I'm going to have to ask you to
come down to the station.”
“T don't want to Say anything more until I speak with my
husband.” ; Be
“Ma’am, I appreciate that. But 'd urge you to come in. Letus a |
Gnd out what happened. Please.” j q 5
“Tl get back to you.” ’ be
“Please, ma'am. I’m here for the rest of the day. We're on a
South County Road.” a
At the station, Mary’s father does most of the talking. : a
“There was an incident,” he says. “At school. A fight between :
erstand, our Marys not |
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Still, a friend.
“Nothing,” says Mary.
“You got your period?”
“Shut the fuck up,” Mary whispers.
There have been rumors going around, she knows that.
| Rumors started by a girl who has eyes for Joe.
f “Whore,” her rival shouts in the hallway one day.
CH AP % ER / | “Youre the whore,” Mary shouts back.
Mary rushes the girl, who shoves back, grabbing at Mary’s hair,
twisting and tugging. Someone yells, “Catfight!” By the time the
bell rings for next period, Mary’s sitting in the principal's office.
She shakes her head in reply to the questions, stays silent,
= 7 rs et Ste ers
feeling humiliated.
Then, in her wallet, they find the three hundred dollars.
netown is less than thirty min-
Palm Beach. But in economic : Mary's too young and too small to be stripping. Besides, the bills
igh school is run by the county. : are all twenties, not singles or fives. When they call Mary’s par-
ck. Thirty percent are Hispanic, ents, her teachers suggest a more obvious explanation: Does
school has a C rating, and lots Mary do drugs or deal them?
unted lunches. Mary is one of Mary’s father knows better than that. “No,” he insists. A psy-
1, she’s working her way out of : chologist is called in. And then, Mary does start talking.
r teachers think. A kid with a | : Once she does, she can’t stop.
i It's a wild story. Highly disturbing. A mansion in Palm Beach.
her meeting with Epstein. She a A powerful man. This is all far from the principal’s wheelhouse.
sit. Still, other kid
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Mary: March 2005
f there’s no traffic, Mary’s hometown is less than thirty caine
utes away from the island of Palm Beach. But in economic
terms it’s a world away. Her high school is run by the Comm
Most of Mary’s classmates are black. Thirty percent are Hispanic,
as she is. The rest are white. The school has a C rating, and lots
of students receive free or discounted lunches. Mary is one of
those students. But inch by inch, she’s working her way ac of
the crab barrel. A good kid, her teachers think. A kid with a
future in front of her.
Weeks have gone by since her meeting with Epstein. She
hasn't told anyone about the visit. Still, other kids at the high
school have noticed a change.
“Yo, Mary,” a friend says. “What's up with you anyway:
This is a kid who veers from nice to mean, depending on
who else is around.
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Still, a friend.
“Nothing,” says Mary.
“You got your period?
“Shut the fuck up,” M:
There have been rut
Rumors started by a girl v
“Whore,” her rival shc
“You're the whore.” M;
Mary rushes the girl, w
twisting and tugging. Son
bell rings for next period, }
She shakes her head i
feeling humiliated.
Then, in her wallet, th
Mary's too young and too:
are all twenties, not single
ents, her teachers sugges
Mary do drugs or deal thei
Mary’s father knows be
chologist is called in. And
Once she does, she can
It's a wild story. Highly
A powerful man. This is al
It's definitely a matter for th
recommending a transfer,
; troubled kids— ones
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CHAPTER 6
a bank president than a cop.
of formality and discretion. But
on the job. Decades earlier, he
tsburgh. Then he rose, steadily,
moving up from patrol officer
tics, and organized crime, then
ajor, and assistant chief—a job
yecoming chief of police. Reiter
hough chief of police in Palm
s political skills as much as his
e, things do happen.
ire murders —though these are
mbered for decades.
»s to contend with, and, when the
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sea calms, human cargo washes up on the shore. Sometimes traf-
fickers aim the bows of their boats at the glow of the Breakers resort,
order their passengers to go overboard, then tell them to swim.
Most of the passengers are Haitian—men, women, and children
who stake all they have on a chance at a life in America. From time
to time, Palm Beach cops have to retrieve their bodies from the surf.
Things get busier during the wintertime, or, as the locals call
it, the season. It’s when the very rich come to town, throw par-
ties and balls, shop, and tangle traffic at the intersections around
Worth Avenue. The population booms, and the men and women
who work under Chief Reiter deal with fender benders, shoplift-
ers, and snotty skateboarding teenagers. There are DUIs. Domes-
tic disturbances. Choking victims and heart attacks. It’s routine
stuff, but there’s always lots of it. Enough to keep the men and
women who work for Reiter busy.
Chief Reiter’s proud of the team he has built. And, the team
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Worth Avenue. The pop
| who work under Chief R
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Michael Reiter: March 2005 tic disturbances. Chokin
; stuff, but there’s always
: women who work for Rei
hief Reiter looks more like a bank president than a cop. Chief Reiter’s proud «
He’s well built, with an air of formality and discretion. But
twenty-four years on the job. Decades earlier, he
steadily, B | the John F. Kennedy Sch
knows, they’re lucky to hi
he’s got for the job. If anything, h
campus police officer in Pittsburgh. Then he rose,
was a
moving up from patrol officer
through the ranks in Palm Beach,
to detective, working vice, narcotic
tain, major, and assistant chief —a job iS
terrorist training at Quan
s, and organized crime, then up often at cocktail partic
hijackers lived in Palm Bi
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local airstrips. A few, inc!
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made-up stories about the
street smarts. i
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Then again, from time to time, things do happen.
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ndy.
-are—and leads them to the
7, Wendy, some middle-a ged
hy eyebrows, and thick silver
cks that Mary goes to school
vay too old for that. But confi-
>ssion.
»s a woman. She’s blond, very
iks. She can’t shake the feeling
1 he nods, and he and Wendy
vile later, they’re back. _
ll woman. “You can take Mary
ling staircase carpeted in pink.
that’s got photographs on the
ains cover windows and don't
’s a strong lavender fragrance.
ntaining a green-and-pink sofa.
ae side and doors on either side
oire with sex toys on it. There's
of a naked woman.
will be up in a moment.”
) anything else. Fidgeting with
a, jumps up again.
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Then she sees the picture.
All the girls in the photos are young. But the girl in this one’s
just a baby.
Much younger than Mary herself.
The, girl’s smiling, but the smile’s mixed with something
else—some sort of anxiety that’s out of place on such a small
face. And what she’s doing is shocking: pulling her underwear
off to the side. Flashing one of her tiny apple-round butt cheeks
toward the camera.
Mary gasps. She turns around. And there’s Epstein standing
in front of her, wearing nothing but a towel.
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James PATTERSON
“We're here to see Jeff,” says Wendy.
The guard nods—of course you are—and leads them to the
side door.
They're in the kitchen now. Mary, Wendy, some middle-aged
man. The man has a long face, bushy eyebrows, and thick-silver
hair—and he’s fit. As fit as the jocks that Mary goes to school
with. Not attractive, exactly. He’s way too old for that. But confi-
dent, in a way that makes an impression.
Standing behind the man there's a woman. She’s blond, very
pretty, much taller than Wendy.
What a strange scene, Mary thinks. She can't shake the feeling
that the man is studying her. Then he nods, and he and Wendy
walk out of the kitchen. A little while later, they’re back.
“Sarah.” the man says to the tall woman. “You can take Mary
upstairs.”
Sarah takes Mary up a wide winding staircase carpeted in pink.
Together they walk down a hall that’s got photographs on the
wall_-naked women. Long curtains cover windows and don't
let in much light. In the air, there’s a strong lavender fragrance.
Then they come to a room containing a green-and-pink sofa.
There’s a large bathroom off to one side and doors on either side
of the sofa. There’s a wooden armoire with sex toys on it. There's
a massage table, too, and a mural of a naked woman.
«Wait here.” says Sarah. “Jeff will be up in a moment.”
Mary’s too freaked out to do anything else. Fidgeting with
her belt loops, she sits on the sofa, jumps up again.
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CHAPTER 5
its flavor, but Mary’s still chew-
, nervously, in the backseat of
.. The girl sitting up front next
She’s chain-smoking menthols.
filthy and gross. Worried that
Mary sits on her hands. Then,
sigantic resort called the Break-
hed, not quite real—like some-
yntrast.
says to the girl in the passenger
nall.”
wants to say something about 1f,
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but she doesn’t know if the other girls would even respond. Wen-
dy’s always seemed so much cooler than kids Mary’s age. This
other girl's just a mystery. And when Wendy does turn around to
speak to Mary, her stare seems to slice right through the younger
girl.
“Remember,” Wendy says, according to a probable cause affi-
davit filed by the Palm Beach police. “When he asks how old you
are, say eighteen.”
The light changes, and Wendy turns back around but keeps
looking at Mary in the rearview mirror.
“Got it?” |
Mary nods.
“| mean it,” says Wendy.
Who would believe her? Anyone can see that Mary is younger
than that.
“Okay,” she says. “I got it. Eighteen.”
Mary takes out her flip phone and sends Joe a text: “Your
cousin is a BAMF.”
A badass motherfucker.
There’s no reply.
“Or maybe she’s just a bitch,” Mary texts.
Still no reply.
Joe must still be in church, Mary thinks.
They pass El Bravo Way and turn onto El Brillo Way.
Wendy’s driving slowly now, right at the speed limit. Once
more, she says: “When the man asks your age, say eighteen.”
Mary nods again and smiles, slightly. She wa
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CHAPTER 5
Mary: February 2005
he Dubble Bubble’s lost all its flavor, but Mary’s still chew-
ing the gum as she shifts, nervously, in the backseat of
Wendy’s big pickup truck. The girl sitting up front next
to Wendy is a stranger to Mary. She’s chain-smoking menthols.
The music is blaring; the seat 1s filthy and gross. Worried that
her white jeans will get grody, Mary sits on her hands. Then,
through the window, she sees a gigantic resort called the Break-
ers. It is resplendent, sun-drenched, not quite real—like some-
thing you'd see in the movies.
It makes for an interesting contrast.
“We'll wait for her,” Wendy says to the girl in the passenger
seat. “Then we can all go to the mall.”
“Which one?”
“The Gardens.” :
irs like she’s not there. Mary wants to say something about it,
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but she doesn’t know if the
dy’s always seemed so m
other girl’s just a mystery.
speak to Mary, her stare se
girl.
“Remember,” Wendy s
davit filed by the Palm Bez
are, say eighteen.”
The light changes, anc
looking at Mary in the rea
“Got it?”
Mary nods.
“| mean it,” says Wend
Who would believe her
than that.
“Okay,” she says. “I got
Mary takes out her fli
cousin is a BAMF.”
A badass motherfucke1
There’s no reply.
“Or maybe she’s just a
Still no reply.
Joe must still be in churc
They pass El Bravo Wa’
Wendy’s driving slowh
more, she says: “When the
Mary nods again and :
see her smiling. To know |
Wendy’s eyes are on the fri
a they walk past
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ite, has bought up several lots
mansions, and built a grand,
ys neighbors have blocked his
| increase his holdings.
ich is 358 El Brillo Way. Built in
e-mill architect, the house has
ibors’ homes. It’s big, with a big
st you can say for it. Its totally
a dead-end block, the last block
ery secluded.
lack Escalades will whisk him
terminal at Palm Beach Interna-
ht down to Little Saint James—
nt Jeffs — the seventy-eight-acre
lands. But for the moment, there
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are still things to attend to in Florida. Business and pleasure
although, in Epstein’s experi | er
perience, the two have al
— ways fit together
He strolls through the gate, past the guard, up to the side
a that leads to the kitchen. Inside, he ignores the maid doing
dishes and climbs a wide, winding staircase to the second floor.
He walks down a hallway, one that’s lined with photographs of
naked women. Then, in his bedroom, he opens a closet. Inside
there siiioiaais more photographs. Erotic photos, tacked to the
wall, of girls who have come to the house.
Familiar faces, familiar bodies. That’s what makes the
first-timers so special.
Epstein checks his watch before closing the door
The Virgin Islands can wait.
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although, in Epstein’s exp
nicely.
He strolls through th
door that leads to the kitc
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there are many more pho!
wall, of girls who have cor
Familiar faces, famil
first-timers so special.
Jeffrey Epstein: February 2005 4 Epstein checks his wat
The Virgin Islands can
ohn Kluge, the media magnate, has bought up several lots
around here, torn down the mansions, and built a grand,
sprawling estate. But Epstein’s neighbors have blocked his
own efforts to buy more land and increase his holdings.
Epstein’s address in Palm Beach is 358 El Brillo Way. Built in
the fifties by a totally run-of-the-mill architect, the house has
none of the elegance of his neighbors’ homes. It’s big, with a big
swimming pool—that’s the most you cam say for it. It’s totally p
bland. But it’s the last house on a dead-end block, the last block |
of the street, and this makes it very secluded.
Tonight, one of Epstein’s black Escalades will whisk him
away, taking him to the private terminal at Palm Beach Interna-
tional Airport. Then a short flight down to Little Saint James—
or, as he likes to call it, Little Saint Jeff's—the seventy-eight-acre
island he owns in the Virgin Islands. But for the moment, there
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lands and strip malls she’s grown up around. There’s so much
that she wants to do and see. But for her the Gold Coast, twenty
miles away, might as well be another country.
“Yes,” she had said, without even thinking about it.
Then there was Joe to contend with.
“Who is this guy?” Joe had said, shaking his head. “You don’t
know a thing about him.” ,
“Hundreds of dollars,” Mary had whispered. She couldn't
quite look at Joe, but she was firm: “I can make that in one hour.”
Joe seemed to think they were actually talking about it. A
conversation—some back-and-forth. But the thought of not going
hadn’t even crossed Mary’s mind. If anything, she hoped that it
would become a regular thing.
“To rub his feet? Are you kidding? If you’re not worried about
it, why haven't you told your dad?”
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making,* And it’s not like she’s running off to do something
crazy. After all, Wendy's assured her already that there’s nothing
to worry about.
Mary’s father is Cuban—an immigrant—a self-made man who
runs a contracting business. He’s wise to the ways of the world
and highly protective of his two daughters. They're good girls, he
knows. Almost angels. As far as he knows, they don’t drink.
They've never tried drugs. They love clothes and, especially,
music—Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Maroon 5, the boy band
with that dreamy lead singer. Mary loves California, which she's
never seen but daydreams about. She just knows she'll live there
someday—a plan that’s okay with her father as long as Mary
keeps up with her homework and chores.
What he worries about, in the meantime, is the crowd that
Mary runs with.
Joe is a fine boy. More responsible than most American boys
his age. But Joe’s cousin, Wendy, is another story. Mary’s father
doesn’t like Wendy at all and would have liked her even less had
he known about Wendy’s intentions.
In just one hour, Wendy’s told Mary, she can make more
money than her father makes in a day: “This guy in Palm Beach.
He’s rich. Very rich. He has an airplane. He owns an island, you
know?”
Like a lot of kids who live inland, away from the Florida
coast, Mary’s dreams reach way beyond the dull, scrubby flat-
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| Mary: February 2005
ownstairs, the doorbell is ringing. Mary’s father shouts,
gruffly:
“Ella esta aqut. Su amiga con el camién.”
“She’s here. Your friend with the truck.”
Mary runs down the stairs. It’s game day, and Dad's already
got the TV on. Her stepmom’s out running errands. Mary’s twin
sister has gone out, too, Rollerblading with a few of her friends.
“Going shopping,” she yells, and she pops a piece of Dubble
Bubble into her mouth. |
“éDice quién?”
“Says who?”
Mary’s already halfway out the door. Her father calls out
again, but on Sundays there’s no getting him out of his chair.
Pi Besides, Mary knows he'll be happy when he sees the money
j ee she’s made. Real money, like Joe’s cousin Wendy Dobbs, is
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But is Jeffrey thinking about that trip now?
is due that morning at nine, and that leaves
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few phone calls
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But on this day, there’s a delicious twist.
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CHAPTER 2
ecise and unvarying. First he
1 silence, visualizing the day
banana, and Miteslix that his
way every day—at six in the
d ofa mile up to South County
ake deep, restorative breaths.
ward the ocean. Jeffrey’s home
ehind him now. The morning's
id glittery, and fishing trawlers
1ed sweatpants, monogrammed
asual attire offset by embroi-
s—the kind that sell for hun-
hich is thick, has turned silver.
paunch. For a fifty-two-year-old
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man, he’s extremely fit. Six feet tall, 180 pounds, brown eyes, a
strong jawline.
He's never been a drinker. He doesn’t smoke or take drugs,
and he takes care good care of his body as well as his mind.
It's a magnificent mind. His gift is for numbers: complex calcu-
lations, abstract formulas. Even as a child, Jeffrey could untangle
math problems that would stump most smart adults. Numbers just
fall into place for him, forming in ranks he can bend, twist,
manipulate—and multiply. He could have been a scientist or a
mathematician. As a young man, he taught calculus and physics.
Then he became an investor—a very rich man. Then he became a
philanthropist, like Bill Gates. His love for science has inspired him
to give millions to academics and institutions committed to study-
ing mysteries of the brain and the arcana of physics. He's given mil-
lions to Harvard. And he’s given money to politicians: Governor
Eliot Spitzer, of New York, and Governor Bill Richardson, of New
Mexico, where