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Panama, 2003.
“Customers?” Baldwin repeated.
“Sure. Douglas Mackelvey meets many people. All kinds of people. And he likes to please them. He has to. Sometimes with a little money; sometimes with a little extra.”
“A little extra? Like… hookers?”
“Now you’re getting it Baldwin. Mackelvey needs to give some people a special treat to get some; you know… favors in return.”
“You mean political deals?”
“Yes. You know how it works. You give some, you get some.”
“But why his interest in Golfito? Why ‘El Barco’?”
“Don’t you get it? Many of his contacts like to have s*x with a minor. You can imagine these people cannot take the risk being seen with a minor in public. They are being watched and as you will understand, the international press would love to hear about it. The risk would be
