James PATTERSON Fu But it seems that Epstein did work hard to untangle Wexner's to make the point that ther: finances. And it appears he succeeded. “Jeffrey cleaned that up world. As a joke, Epstein pl right away,” a former associate of Epstein’s says. belly and had Wexner sign it The two men became all but inseparable. Epstein asked his friend: “Very smart, with a combination of excellent judgment and | “Yes, Jeffrey,” said Wexne unusually high standards,” Wexner said of Epstein at the time. f | “It was an uproarious sce “Also, he is always a most loyal friend.” | ; Jeffrey being Jeffrey. That wa When Wexner wanted to break up with a woman he'd been 1 dating for several years — a woman who moved to Ohio and con- , F verted to Judaism to make him happy — he dispatched Epstein : j to do the dirty work. i 4 When Wexner hired a decorator for his Ohio mansion and 4 t wanted someone to verify the authenticity of several expensive 4 _ antiques, Epstein flew in his friend Stuart Pivar, the renowned 7 q art collector and author. (According to Pivar, most of the antiques 4 a were cheap imitations.) When Wexner traveled abroad, he'd a 4 bring back trinkets and gifts for Epstein. When Wexner wanted a a to see Cats, Epstein arranged to have the cast perform in his i mansion. a q In Ohio, Wexner’s associates whispered about his relationship g q with Jeffrey Epstein. In New York, they wondered about Epstein’s q role in Wexner’s 1993 marriage to Abigail Koppel. j : 4 At thirty-one, Koppel was twenty-four years Wexner’s junior. — , It was Epstein who negotiated the prenuptial agreement and . orchestrated its very strange signing. Abigail signed the agree q q ment in her law office. Wexner signed it in his office. According © ‘ to an associate of Epstein’s who was present, Epstein brought a 7 - Sports Illustrated swimsuit model along to Wexner's office, aS if q 10 4 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021978