One of the darkest scandals of the modern era.

A billionaire financier.

Powerful friends.

Hidden networks.

And questions that refuse to go away.

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

I'm Gordon Carrera.

And I'm David McCloskey.

And we're the hosts of The Rest is Classified, the Intelligence and National Security podcast from Gollhanger.

And we've just released a gripping new series investigating whether Epstein was linked to any spy agencies.

And asking what those agencies might have known about him.

Listen or watch now on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

So I went to Cesar Topia at 3.15 p.m. on a Friday afternoon.

It was me, seven children, and their associated mothers or nannies,

no father's present. I was the only adult male in the theater. So I not only was I there as a professional, but I have never been so demonstrative about the fact that I'm a professional.

I took my notebook out of my backpack, and I was like, I'm not here to enjoy the film.

Silence children. This is a, I'm close reading.

I sent my colleague Ben Nadaf Halfrey, a film buff and literary scholar, to see Disney's new

blockbuster animated film Zootopia 2.

I told him it was urgent.

First things first, did you enjoy the film?

I did.

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