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y finding underage girls to
pstein and Maxwell also got
quaintances. Epstein specifi-
r him doing this was so that
uld "be in his pocket," and he
1." I understood that Epstein
if he was ever caught doing
d escape trouble altogether.

ation in support of a motion to
ongoing, as of this writing) that
ecution agreement that Jeffrey
vernment. Roberts was seeking
e government by two other vic-
ion in April of 2015, explaining
pending for several years, and it
ional plaintiff.
oes on for another eight pages, and
ts, was stricken from the record—
urid" and "unnecessary details"
suit against the government, were
he proceedings.
Ghislaine Maxwell called the
lies," after which Roberts filed a
ll. In an answer filed in the suit,
s's "story of abuse at the hands of
for financial gain.

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CHAPTER 35

Alicia: May 20, 1997

Donald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were solid. But if the reporters who were beginning to look into Epstein's mysterious background had dug a bit further, there's a chance they would have hit pay dirt as well—and not just in Palm Beach.
In California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched from the Santa Monica Police Department to Epstein's front door.
In the spring—almost the summer—of 1997, a call came in to the police. The young woman who placed it—a young actress who'd appeared on Baywatch and General Hospital—said she'd been sexually assaulted at a trendy hotel called Shutters on the Beach.
The officer who took the call knew the woman's name—Alicia*—and her voice. A week earlier, she'd told him about an

* Alicia's name, some identifying details, and dialogue have been changed.

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