Catch and Kill

Harvey Weinstein meets with Dylan Howard, Lanny Davis, and an operative from Black Cube. Davis is a notorious lawyer and crisis manager who has worked with human rights abusers and other people at the center of scandals. Weinstein rants angrily about McGowan and her accusations against him. Davis advises him not to try to discredit all of his accusers because “it looks awful” (64).

Farrow searches through Auletta’s notes for more information. People slowly open up to him about the existence of documents and other survivors, though most people assume that Weinstein will eventually have the story squashed. Farrow attends Time magazine’s annual gala where Weinstein is also in attendance. Farrow watches Weinstein from across the room.

In May, Black Cube contacts Weinstein with news that “high quality intelligence and hard evidence” (66) is being obtained. A meeting is arranged with McGowan under the guise of a charity campaign. She sits down and talks openly, unaware of the true identity of her companion. 

Farrow is meets Ben Wallace who has been trying to write a story about Harvey Weinstein for New York magazine. Wallace speaks about his frustrations that so many people seemed to be double agents who reported everything back to Weinstein.