The Wolf of Los Angeles.

"This woman is a lunatic!"

From Tom Cruise's perspective, Nicole Kidman's behavior is simply incomprehensible.

Just like Nicole Kidman felt that Tom Cruise had wasted ten years of her youth, so at the moment of divorce, there was such an exciting emotional release.

It is difficult to tell right from wrong for ex-husbands and ex-wives, only their positions.

Tom Cruise added: "Nicole Kidman paid a small, inconspicuous PR firm to launch an ice bucket challenge against me by deliberately fabricating and spreading rumors."

Now that Tom Cruise is willing to pay and provide resources in the entertainment industry, Hawke naturally stands on Tom Cruise's side.

This is also the most basic professional ethics.

Hawke asked directly: "How are you going to deal with it?"

"It's not convenient for me to do anything, after all, she is a woman." Tom Cruise has concerns: "For ex-husbands, no matter who is at fault, the public and media will think it is the ex-husband's fault."

He sneered: "The feminist movement has been developing for so many years, and this can be considered a stereotype against men."

Hawke didn't speak yet, but considered the matter comprehensively. Pat Kingsley kept her mouth shut, but Nicole Kidman was still dancing...

The former probably didn't tell the latter the real reason for keeping silent.

It is impossible to tell the latter.

Hawke asked, "What's going on with Pat Kingsley?"

"She hasn't been to St. Bernard's for a long time." Tom Cruise said simply: "I think she took the initiative to cut off contact with St. Bernard's."

Hawke had an idea and said, "I remember Nicole Kidman declared her Catholicism after divorcing you."

Tom Cruise nodded: "Yes, she has said it more than once in public."

Hawke confirmed the matter, and the rest was up to Tom Cruise: "You should have someone who can influence Nicole Kidman, right? Think of a way to let Nicole Kidman go to St. Bean's Cathedral to attend mass, and then donate to St. Bean's Church School. In short, let her be involved with St. Bean's."

Last time at a Fox party, Nicole Kidman called him a disgusting man.

Then let this disgusting man give her a push.

Tom Cruise is a smart guy: "I understand, wait for my news."

Before leaving, Hawke specifically asked Eric about the box office performance of "Dark Night Journey".

The film has been released in North America for nearly two months and the box office has already reached nearly 5000 million US dollars.

Producers and distributors can recoup their investment just through box office revenue.

On his way back to the company, Hawke called Campos and asked about St. Bian's Church and the Church Welfare School.

Some time ago, after the Pat Kingsley recording incident, he developed a media flood strategy regarding the Catholic Church and minors.

The investigation was handed over to Campos.

Campos planned to start the investigation by investigating the immigrant children involved.

The disappearance of illegal immigrants and immigrant children is not uncommon here.

But few people check.

The main input is not proportional to the output, and there is also the risk.

At the Butterfly Company, there has been someone secretly investigating this matter.

Just like many rumors about Catholic priests and boys, these things are not secret and are not difficult to find out as long as you are willing to look for them.

…………

Olvera Street, Los Angeles.

Juan was walking on the street with Betty, carrying a bag.

This is the area with the highest concentration of Mexican Americans in California, home to a large number of Mexican immigrants.

Two Mexicans walked here, inconspicuous.

Walking around the old post office building, Betty looked at the house number and said, "We need to go further inside."

Juan said: "It is not easy to find relatives of a child in welfare school."

"They are very careful." Betty used her female advantage and acted as a kind-hearted person among the illegal immigrants from Latin America for a long time before she found out some information.

St. Benedict's Church Welfare School does not accept all children. It mainly accepts people who have lost their immediate family members.

People like this don't pose much of a threat.

The two came to an old house and Betty went up and knocked on the door.

After a while, a fat middle-aged woman came to open the door. Seeing two strangers, she was very cautious and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Are you Mrs. Frieda?" Betty took out a fake business card and handed it over. "We are volunteers from the Palm Springs Children's Aid Association in Los Angeles. We specialize in providing financial assistance to families with many children. A former colleague at the Langley restaurant where you used to work told us about your situation..."

Hearing the word financial assistance, Frida immediately changed from vigilance to kindness. She took the business card, looked at it, and made way for the door: "Please come in."

Betty entered the house first, and Juan played the role of the honest younger brother.

The house was a bit messy, and there was a mixed-race baby sleeping in a stroller nearby.

Betty glanced at the photo of five children on the low table and said, "The children are very cute."

“Yes, they are very cute.” When talking about her children, Frida’s face was filled with a happy smile: “Although it is tiring to take care of them, it is very warm when they are around me.”

Her happiness was short-lived, and the reality was very distressing: "My ex-husband and three ex-boyfriends were all irresponsible bastards. They all ran away after we had children, so my life was difficult."

Betty took out a form seriously and said, "Fill in the children's information. Do they go to school? Also fill in the information of the school they are currently attending. Each child will receive a subsidy."

This seemed to remind Frida: "Can every child get a subsidy?"

This is how Betty piqued Frida's interest: "Yes, the foundation needs to be reviewed, but the situation is real and the grant will be granted soon."

Frieda asked, "I... I have a nephew, does that count?"

Betty asked back, "Does he live with you? Where does he go to school?"

“My sister and brother-in-law died of illness.” Frida elaborated, “I have been raising him, but you can see the situation here. I have too many children and I am overwhelmed. I sent him to a Catholic welfare school, but I would visit him every week… No, I would pick him up every week.”

Betty wrote something on the form: "If what you said is true, this situation also counts, but the prerequisite is that I have to see the person in person."

Frieda thought for a moment and said, "It's not the weekend now. I can't pick him up."

For a family like hers, an additional financial subsidy is a huge temptation that cannot be refused: "Yes, you can go visit him. If you have time, we can go to St. Bernard's Welfare School to visit Marcelo."

Juan came over and said, "This lady's situation is the kind that needs the most help."

Frieda nodded repeatedly.

Betty asked, "When can we go over?"

Frieda checked the time and said, "The kids are almost done with school. Once they're done, I'll take you there right away after I've settled them down."

Betty nodded, "Ma'am, you're in luck, we have time to wait."

Half an hour later, Frida picked up the children and asked a neighbor to take care of them. She took Betty and Juan straight to the St. Benedict Church Welfare School.

This was not Frida’s first visit here. She entered the school with familiarity and met her nephew Marcelo through a familiar teacher.

She gave the teacher some favors and took Marcelo out of the school gate under the pretext of taking him out for dinner, where she met Betty and Juan who were waiting outside.

Betty accompanied them into a restaurant and treated them to dinner.

The two sides established initial trust.

Betty and Juan were not in a hurry, but gradually won more trust from the two men.

In the next two days, Frida passed the foundation's review and received a grant.

On weekends, Betty accompanied Frieda to the welfare school again.

In cases like Marcelo's, his relationship with Frida was recorded at school, and he could be taken home for a day on weekends.

Betty took advantage of this day to explore and asked Marcelo about some situations.

"Those students who don't have relatives don't have weekends off, so they have to go to the church to help out." Marcelo talked about some things at school: "Every time they come back, they are very unhappy."

Betty pointed down: "Here?"

Marcelo nodded. “Yes, that’s right here. I saw it once. The priest had to feed him painkillers.”

Betty asked, "Doesn't Sergio have any relatives?"

“Yes, he is an orphan and no one visits him,” Marcelo said. “He cannot leave the school without the priest’s permission.”

Betty patted his forehead: "You have to learn to protect yourself."

Marcelo was still naive: "They know that I have an aunt who visits me every week and never lets me go to the church..."

"Is there anyone else?" Betty asked again.

Marcelo thought for a while and said, "Las also said that once, but he was not very popular with the priest. I remember that time he said that he met a male star who could only be seen on TV and in movies. The male star asked him to pee, and then he drank..."

Betty's eyes twitched. There are so many perverts in Hollywood.

She asked, "Oh, who is he?"

Marcelo shook his head: "Lars didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to ask."

Frida came out of the kitchen and saw Betty and Marcelo chatting happily. She smiled and said, "Please help me take care of him."

Betty smiled and said, "It's okay. I like children."

While Frida was busy, Betty asked some more questions. Marcelo was not a victim, and most of the information he knew was limited because he had only seen or heard about it.

But it also really opened up a breakthrough.

In the afternoon, the recording of Betty asking Marcelo was sent to Hawke by Campos. (End of this chapter)