James PaTTERSON Epstein prefers diminutive women, but Nadia is tall. She’s rail-thin and blond like the sun, with glowing skin, a wide smile, and sky-high cheekbones. On a good day, she could pass for a Bond girl—a woman ; caught up in a web of crime and intrigue. But of course, that’s j . exactly what she is. - In certain circles, the academics and the women in Epstein’s q id orbit are almost a joke. Ina 2003 profile of him, New York maga- ” 4 zine quotes Harvard professors (“He is amazing”), Princeton I F § professors (“He changed my life”), MIT professors (“If I had acted i ia upon the investment advice he has given me over the years, I'd 4 3 Virginia Roberts: 1999 be calling you from my Gulfstream right now”), and other lumi- | naries, up to and including Bill Clinton. a a “Pye known Jeff for fifteen years,” says Donald Trump. 4 4 rump's estate, Mar-: “Terrific guy; he’s a lot of fun to be with.” a : [es wealthy he: No one knew then that someday Trump would run for presi- 7 " sits on twenty perf dent. (When he does, he'll attack Hillary Clinton for Bill Clinton’s ; 5 miles away from Jeffrey E own entanglements with Epstein.) But Trump's already ahead of _ home to the exclusive Mar- the curve in that he ends up severing his ties to Epstein well — _ courts, an before the police or the media get wind of Epstein’s penchant for 3 q seal e a underage girls. : q they blocked all his efforts | He does this because he finds out that in their endless hunt — | Other clubs on the island- for “masseuses,” Epstein’s procurers have been prowling around ~ _ blacks and Jews—had neve Trump’s estate in Palm Beach. 4 | argued. At one point he sent q ber of the town council: Gu q pidney Poitier confronts his ! Heman’s Agreement, in which ‘a in Connecticut and New Yo 130 4 1 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022097