恶人谷

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/ ... id=topnews

Palfrey就是最近一年多轰动本地的 DC Madam，她开的高级妓院在本地服务了很多很多的政界要人。去年就在她的案子里爆出来Louisiana议员，名字忘记了，嫖妓丑闻。（别担心，这个议员跟Larry Craig 一样，还好好地霸着位置呢，人家脸皮可没Spitzer薄。）

前阵子她已经被判罪名成立，交保释放，等待判刑。今天忽然＂自杀＂身亡。谁信她不是被灭口的？

谁信她不是被灭口的？

根据以上的detail，应该容易得出灭口的猜测。But you never know。

后面的评论真是……

比较搞的一条

Moral of this story: Pay your taxes

为什么这会儿灭？案子都审完了，她肯供的都供了。

Knowing wrote:为什么这会儿灭？案子都审完了，她肯供的都供了。

报复？也许还有没供的，生活困难了会搞blackmail。

真那么狠早就把她灭了，白担那么久的心。

In the original trial, she "officially" turned over her "black book" of clients. The only notable scandal that came out was the Louisiana congressman Vitter. However, after the trial, she told news agencies that she did not believe she would spend a day in federal prison. (I interpret that as hinting that she knows a lot of more important people up there.)

Who is to say the black book she gave up initially was the entire client list?

又是将来很多小说的好题材啊。

想起来前些日子看的电影The Bank Job

她自己也预感到结局：
"No I'm not planning to commit suicide," Palfrey told The Alex Jones Show on her last appearance. She also said "that she was at risk of being killed and that authorities would make it look like suicide" and that "if she was found dead it would be murder." "I'm planning on going into court and defending myself vigorously and exposing the government," she said.

另外文章说：authorities said she grossed about $2 million from 1993 to 2006, splitting the money about evenly with her escorts.
13年才两百万，还得跟姑娘们分--这也太少了吧？

But I don't believe anything the authorities say.

authorities said she grossed about $2 million from 1993 to 2006, splitting the money about evenly with her escorts.
13年才两百万，还得跟姑娘们分--这也太少了吧？