Aunt Emma

**Aunt Emma** was a relative of former model Naomi Lapaglia, and helped her neice's husband, Jordan Belfort, extradite money into Europe.

## History

### **The Wedding**

In 1992, Emma arrived from London to the Bahamas, to be in surprise attendance of the wedding of her niece, Naomi Lapaglia. Emma and Naomi had a particularly strong relationship with one another, as Naomi idolized her in some capacity and Emma likewise being very fond of her. During the after party, Naomi was in shock by Emma's arrival, not knowing she would come or not. Naomi proceeds to quickly introduce her to the groom, Jordan Belfort, who was informed about her on his first date with Naomi. Jordan and Emma hug each other, but she notices residue of cocaine on Jordan's nose. She slyly wipes his nose, saying that she sees that he likes "donuts", much to Jordan's embarrassment. But Emma reassures Jordan, telling him that she lived through the 60's and he should enjoy himself tonight. She further converses with Naomi, with Naomi still being flabbergasted that she was able to come, with the party continuing to rage on.

### **Swiss Bank**

In 1993, a little more than a year and a half later, Emma would once again meet with Jordan, who arrived seeking business arrangements from her. Jordan and Naomi at the time, were seeking to transfer their money into Switzerland, under a bank account opened by Jean-Jacques Saurel. The problem with this situation was that a participant would need to take the account under their name, to evade U.S. authorities jurisdiction, and the person in question would need to be from Europe. Accordingly, Jordan sought out Emma specifically as a result, and he arrives hastily from Switzerland to Emma's apartment in England. The two would take a walk in Hyde Park, and discuss the details of what Emma would need to do. Jordan assures her that she would only need to open the account and Jordan would do the rest and pay her handsomely. Though initially reserved, she accepts the offer graciously, as the risk invigorates her to do so. She however soon turns the conversation over to Jordan's obvious substance abuse, as he is very jittery and sweating a lot. Emma tells Jordan to sit down, and the duo discuss Jordan's addictions. The conversation turns awkward, as both believe that each other is hitting on them, sparked from their muddled lack of communication. Jordan proceeds to kiss Emma, but she stops him, much to Jordan's relief, as she tells him to take care of her niece and she will take care of the arrangements.

The plan was a success, as Emma was able to transfer some of the money through her purse, while Jordan handled the rest of the money shipments to Geneva. As Emma is a subject of the British Crown, she was out of the immediate reach of the American authorities. However, in 1996 a myocardial infarction ended Emma's life. The news traveled to Naomi, who was on a vacation tour in Italy with Jordan, with the FBI being unaware that he was out of the country. Naomi was heartbroken and relayed the news to Jordan, who was rather distressed as well, but not for the same reasons. Jordan knew that the account under her name would be in some trouble due to her death, and learns from Saurel that if he doesn't come to Geneva in three days, the money would be taken by the bank. This results in Jordan ignoring Naomi's pleas for them to go back to London for Emma's funeral, but Jordan attempts to console Naomi, in that Emma would still be dead by the time they arrived there, and now they should rather head towards Switzerland. Jordan would however be unsuccessful in this venture, as while on the journey, his yacht was capsized in the middle of a storm.

Jordan had superficially honored his promise to Emma to "take care of her niece". It is unknown if Emma learned of Jordan multple adulteries, but this may have been suspect considering how he acted with her. Emma would not live to see her niece's marriage torpedo into a spiral of violence and disdain when his financial situation took a turn for the worse, ultimately resulting in the demise of the relationship.

## Gallery

Emma reunites with Naomi, her nieceEmma meets the groomEmma and Jordan talk about the accountEmma stops Jordan's awkward kiss