James PATTERSON ; Something an old cop would notice. : nineteen-year-old bez | Reiter’s officers had told him about complaints they'd gotten : described, by anothe afew months earlier — young women hanging around at the end q tive Recarey, as one o of the block or coming and going at all hours from Epstein’s t house. “There was some follow-up to that,” Reiter said in a depo- sition for B.B. vs. Epstein, a civil suit, brought by a victim, that ’ In September, sever: Jeffrey eventually settled. “I think we may have encountered one q calls Reiter directly < or two of them. [We] may have done a little bit of surveillance or j arms simulator yet? . talked to neighbors as to whether or not they had seen that. I Cautiously, Reiter think we were of the general understanding that, yes, there were } If the departmen very attractive young women coming and going from Mr. { happy to provide ther | Epstein's residence. q Reiter thanks hir | “We did some level of further inquiry, and we were of the 1 now that Epstein knc { belief that they were all adults. And [we] were also of the belief = Epstein’s crimes in P. that there was a possibility that there could be prostitution. But I ia knows, if the charge mean that’s just not something that we heavily pursued — | = public. prostitution in private residences; it’s common everywhere in 5. Cops like Reiter America. We didn't believe that they were underage at that point, =~ om that they’re no longe: and so we had no further interest in it.” - helps to hold on toa Reiter had recalled those complaints on the day Epstein had a to understand: you s 3 shown up with his $90,000 donation. And when Reiter had 2 Prarders make a kin walked Epstein downstairs, he couldn't help but notice the tall, F q tion. There’s great sa beautiful woman whom Epstein had brought with him to the _ Epstein’s been up to. station. : i i Who is this guy? It struck him as strange that she was standing so stiffly, eyes , Reiter’s detective cast downward, as though