Charles Homans

But nobody is checking on the cells overnight.

Mm-hmm.

So because of that, what we came to learn in our reporting was that the only people who were really alert to what was happening in Epstein's cell were the other inmates on the hall with him.

And what do they observe?

So we found an inmate who was at the time housed in the cell right next to Epstein's cell.

And he told a very interesting story.

One thing about these cells is you can actually hear a fair amount between the cells.

And late that night, he hears this ripping sound.

Coming from Epstein's cell.

Ripping sound.

It sounds like someone's ripping sheets in there.

And he kind of connects the dots here and, you know, clearly has some sense of what's happening.

And so he tries to kind of distract Epstein.

And he calls out and he asks him if he has any stamps.

Stamps are kind of a common currency in jail.

And Epstein tells him, I didn't order any stamps.

Basically buzz off.

Basically buzz off.

And that's the end of their interaction.

This inmate says he keeps hearing this ripping sound for a while, and then it goes quiet.