A deep look inside Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious seven-story Manhattan townhouse reveals a disturbing mix of covert surveillance, bizarre decorations, and unsettling mementos from some of the most powerful names in politics, media, and business.

One of five properties owned by the convicted sex offender, the lavish residence was described by The New York Times as “both a personal hideaway and a salon where he could hold court with accomplished intellectuals, scientists, and financiers.” This role only intensified after Epstein’s early release from a Florida jail, where he served just 13 months for soliciting prostitution from a minor — a sweetheart deal many critics still see as emblematic of elite privilege shielding the well-connected.

Upon entering the home, guests were met with a grotesque display: “dozens of framed prosthetic eyeballs” lining the entryway, and in the atrium, a “sculpture of a woman wearing a bridal gown and clutching a rope.”

On the ground floor sat a formal dining room where Epstein “entertained a rotating cast of celebrities, academics, politicians and businessmen.” For his 63rd birthday, some of these associates sent him letters — the contents of which raise serious questions about the culture and morality of the elite circles Epstein moved in.

Media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman sent a recipe he claimed “would enhance Jeffrey’s sexual performance.” Disgraced film director Woody Allen compared Epstein’s dinners to scenes from Dracula’s castle, “where Lugosi has three young female vampires who service the place.”

Displayed nearby were photographs of Epstein with former President Bill Clinton and former Obama administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. Also in plain sight: a framed dollar bill signed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates with the words “I was wrong!” — reportedly the result of losing a bet to Epstein.

A grand staircase led to Epstein’s wood-paneled office, home to more photographs and a rare first-edition copy of Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial 1955 novel about a man’s sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl.

On the next level, Epstein’s bedroom featured a mounted surveillance camera above the bed — with a second camera visible in an adjoining room. His victims have alleged the entire townhouse, like Epstein’s other properties, was wired with hidden cameras for blackmail purposes.

“There were pinhole cameras to record everything on every estate,” former Epstein receptionist Maria Farmer told The Sun in 2021. “The cameras were ubiquitous. You couldn’t see them unless they were pointed out to you.”

Farmer also claimed there were “mechanical rooms and tunnel systems” in every residence. “These rooms were enormous — bigger than houses. I have no idea why anyone needs so many computers in one room,” she said.

On the third floor, investigators found a massage room adorned with paintings of naked women, a large silver ball and chain, and large quantities of lubricant. Epstein’s accusers say these rooms were where he coerced underage girls into performing sexual massages — acts that often escalated to masturbation in their presence or outright rape.

For many Americans, the revelations about Epstein’s townhouse underscore what they already suspect: that the wealthy and politically connected operate under a different set of rules, shielded from the justice they so often escape.