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ds in the Hamptons; affairs with ig splashed all over the tabloids. on a time, he and Epstein would 's, "that was just business. He'd dinners. When he went to the irls with him. They'd take turns egs." n used to boast that he "liked to he liked to fuck crazy women." eister adds. "But I'm telling you,

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in back in the 1980s, this kind of But the thing about Epstein was 1 out. One minute he was charming.

The most charming man you'd ever meet. The next he was snarl, threat, and bluster. Something didn't add up. So you'd run the numbers: this many parties, that many women. Even with the connection to Victoria's Secret, the women didn't add up, either.

Throw in the modeling agency, it makes more sense. Then you plug in the parties. The scene brings Eyes Wide Shut to mind. But the thing is, Eyes Wide Shut only works in the shadows. For Epstein, getting on that plane with Clinton was more like a moment in Caddyshack-the one in which the groundhog peeks out from his hole in the golf course. From there on in, Jeffrey Epstein was like the mole in a game of whack-a-mole. It was only a matter of time before he'd be caught. But the question you had to ask yourself was, are people like Epstein born without mor- als? Or are their morals like snakeskin-just something they shed (along with all the other basic, day-to-day concerns that everyday working people have) as they make their way into that Eyes Wide Shut world?

Todd Meister, who was married to Nicky Hilton and stole the heiress Samantha Boardman away from Condé Nast's former editorial director James Truman, should know. He wonders out loud:

"How does a yutz like Epstein get beautiful women?" At Harry Cipriani, the question lingers in the air.

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