My next stop was the Hooker House. Jess was entertaining her CEO at the pool, serving him lunch and Champagne. She was nude except for a kitchen apron. He was an older, interesting client. He loved parading Jess around, even in private, to show off that young, beautiful women still fawned over him. Even if it was for $750 per hour.

Jess had a particular gift for making people feel special. She had tremendous charisma, so when she focused her attention directly on you, it made you feel like a star. That she could turn that charm on and off like a switch -- if you paid her, the switch...