America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

Coming out of the police station, Georgina found four missed calls on her phone, all from Martin, and she felt a warm sensation in her heart.

But the pain on her arm and face reminded her of the jerk temporarily detained by the LAPD, and she couldn't help but spit a few times in disgust!

Women are a strange creature; when they look down on a man, they only see his flaws.

Georgina said goodbye to her lawyer, got into her car, and hurriedly called Martin. As soon as he picked up, she said, "I'm out of the police station, I'm fine."

Martin spoke considerately, "I called several times and couldn't get through. I've been worried and asked Los Angeles Police Department's McLain to keep an eye on your situation."

Georgina, remembering the police chief personally coming to comfort her, said, "Thank you, Martin."

Martin said, "Go back and have a good sleep, rest assured, everything will pass."

Georgina touched her face and declared, "I've decided to divorce him. I can't stand that disgusting jerk any longer!"

Martin, being a good person, said, "Don't rush into a decision. Wait until you've calmed down, okay?"

Georgina responded and, noticing paparazzi lurking nearby, said, "I have to go, I'm heading home."

The LAPD could detain Harvey for up to 24 hours, or even less, and Georgina decided not to go home but to head straight to a hotel instead.

She needed some quiet time to think.

The lawyer had just told Georgina about some situations on the media; she felt that Harvey's quality stock could no longer hold up.
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There was no need to continue this marriage. How could she maximize her benefits?

Although they had signed a prenuptial agreement, Georgina had other plans, especially with evidence of domestic violence at hand. If she went public, she could garner widespread sympathy, perhaps obtaining greater benefits.

But that alone wasn't enough.

Many more ideas sprouted in Georgina's mind, one of which seemed so incredible to her.

This divorce would inevitably go through litigation. Given Harvey's current situation, it would attract a lot of attention. Would it be more advantageous if she appeared in public, in court, pregnant?

The more Georgina thought about it, the more excited she became, finding the idea highly feasible.

As for the father of the child, wasn't Martin an excellent choice?

After applying a cold compress to her face, Georgina went to sleep early, pushing the day's quarrels and pains out of her mind, even smiling in her dreams.

......

Burbank, Davis Film Studio.

The lights in Martin's third-floor office were still on; he, Thomas, and Bruce hadn't left work yet.

The LCD TV on the wall was turned on, broadcasting news about Harvey's incident.

Warner had unsurprisingly followed suit.

"Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case is currently brewing online, and from the publicly released video, we can see..."

As the voice-over continued, the news footage showed a corpulent silhouette: "There is no doubt that this is Harvey Weinstein. We have contacted both Harvey himself and his office, but Harvey has consistently avoided responding directly."

Bruce glanced at his phone after just receiving a text and said, "CNN has reported on it too."

Thomas immediately switched to the CNN channel, the professional news network based in Atlanta, which was also reporting on Harvey-related incidents.

At ten o'clock in the evening, when the prime-time news aired, all five major television networks, without exception, reported related news.

The affair had taken over the internet, with the news consistently topping Google's hot search list!

Martin, seeing it was late, said, "Let's call it a day. Go home and rest well. Keep in touch if anything comes up, and we'll continue tomorrow."

Thomas remarked, "A lot of people won't sleep well tonight."

Bruce added, "But we can have a good night's sleep."

The three men left the building and departed in two separate cars.

As the car started, Martin asked, "What's the situation with Jody?"

Bruce replied, "Harvey Levin, the boss of TMZ, left Los Angeles for a road trip this afternoon, the editor-in-chief is vacationing in the Caribbean Sea, and the daily affairs of the site are currently managed by Jody."

Martin understood the implications, "If things go well, they can return at any time; if not, Jody will carry the can."

Bruce said, "This aligns with our expectations. Now Jody has a considerable amount of autonomy."

Martin continued to check the internet's news on his phone. After a while, he said, "Unless something unexpected happens, Harvey should be able to leave the police station tomorrow morning. Have Jody mobilize the victims tonight to report to the Beverly Police Station, their experiences of assault at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel."

Bruce nodded, "That way, the LAPD would have a legitimate reason and pretext to detain him again tomorrow for a while longer. With the leader and core of the Foot Clan not out in front controlling everything, it increases the space we have to maneuver."

Martin made several calls and, once finished, said, "The news from Kelly's side is that Cyrillic seems all normal."

Bruce asked, "How about New York? Any movements from Bob Weinstein?"

"Nothing for now," Martin remembered vividly, Harvey's own brother was "super close" to him indeed.

......

Inside the holding cell of the police station.

Harvey paced the empty room, his eyes reflecting an anxious urgency. At this point, he could tell that someone was out to get him.

How far had those online news stories gone?

Trapped here, he knew nothing.

And there was his wife, Georgina!

Harvey suspected she had ulterior motives.

Georgina had caught him chatting with Nicole Kidman in the hotel about work. Everything had been calm for two days, yet, today she picked a fight with him. Was she trying to provoke him on purpose?

Even without Lombardo, she might find another way to push him to act.

This woman!

The door was opened from the outside, and Harvey's lawyer entered the detention room accompanied by two police officers.

Once the police left, Harvey asked, "Do you have a phone?"

The lawyer shook his head, "I don't know why, but they're being very strict with the regulations this time. You're not allowed to have any external contact during detention. If you have something to say, tell me."

"Someone is trying to frame me," Harvey could be certain of that. "What's the situation with media opinion now?"

The lawyer had some understanding and replied, "It's very bad. The five major television networks have reported your news. You need to prepare yourself for the worst."

Harvey lowered his voice, "Call Bob and tell him to get in touch with Washington immediately. There will be people there to protect me." His voice grew even lower, "Tell him that there's a bank safe deposit box key in my office drawer. He needs to take it and hide it well."

"I'll call Bob as soon as I leave," the lawyer noted all of that down.

After Harvey gave a few more instructions and made sure the lawyer memorized them, he asked, "When can I get out?"

The lawyer replied, "I'm working on the bail procedure, but the earliest would be tomorrow morning."

"Make it as fast as possible," Harvey urged.

The lawyer asked a few more things and left the holding cell. After exerting routine pressure on the police and regaining his phone, he made his calls outside the police station.

Bob's mobile was unreachable, the landline unresponsive, but fortunately, someone picked up at the house. The lawyer urged Bob's wife to find him and have him call back immediately.

A car was parked in the distance, its driver Jody turning off the headlights.

The car sank into darkness, the faces of Anna-Frank, Angela Oye, and Emma O'Connor faintly visible.

Jody said, "You can go to the police now. Don't worry, the police will definitely take it seriously."

Emma O'Connor asked, "Jody, aren't you coming with us?"

"I won't show my face," Jody encouraged them, "I've found someone more suitable to accompany you, the female lawyer you've met before."

She patted the arms of the three girls, "One thing I haven't told you, Lawyer Camille has represented the victims of Pitt Nannygate and Ben Affleck Teachergate before, helping them win justice and compensation, while the abusers got the punishment they deserved."

All three had heard of those incidents, which bolstered their confidence a bit.

Jody opened the door, "Go, I'll be supporting you from behind!"

The three got out, and the door to a BMW opened ahead. Lawyer Camille waved to them. The most financially needy, Anna-Frank, walked over first and the other two followed suit,

Lawyer Camille embraced them, offering comforting and supportive words, then led them into the police station.

Jody had already taken out her DV, capturing the entire process of them entering the police station. She then went to Century City, entered a coffee shop, opened her laptop to use the Wi-Fi, and uploaded the video to a website. After that, she wrote a concise news piece.

"Three victims of alleged coercion by Harvey Weinstein enter the police station tonight to officially report the Hollywood movie mogul."

Jody promoted the news to the front page, placing it alongside Harvey's previous stories.

She believed that Harvey's news could become a series.

If Harvey fell, she could even plan a documentary just about him.

The night deepened, but Jody was far from sleepy. She seemed to see the Pulitzer Prize waving at her, large sums of money about to fall into her account.

......

In the police station's detention room, Harvey hadn't slept all night, and by dawn, his eyes were filled with red streaks.

The lawyer came again; he had just received a callback from Bob.

He gave Harvey the news first: "I reached Bob, and he said he had called Washington yesterday afternoon."

Yesterday afternoon, Bob had indeed called Washington...

Harvey felt somewhat relieved and asked impatiently, "Is the bail procedure done? When can I get out?"

The lawyer's face was grim as he said, "They've denied the bail application because you're involved in another case."

Harvey's eyes widened, "What?"

The lawyer quickly explained, "Early yesterday morning, renowned women's rights attorney Camille, along with the three women from the video, went to the police to file a report. Two of them provided solid evidence. You were detained for less than 24 hours, and the police are applying for an extension of the detention."

Harvey was taken aback, suddenly feeling fear: "This is a conspiracy, someone is targeting me!"

The lawyer couldn't break him out of jail; given the new case and LAPD having solid evidence, there was no procedural issue.