By
Charlotte Cowles,
The Cut’s financial-advice columnist.
In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.
What happens when you’re very, very wealthy and your drug-addicted kid disappears? You hire Matt, who specializes in “complex interventions” for the rich, famous, and publicity-averse. Matt’s specialties are discretion (he’s using his first name only here — if you can’t find him, you can’t afford him) and high-touch service (he’ll detox a client with a private team in an Airbnb if he needs to). He will also do “extractions” — high-risk operations that involve tracking down an addict who’s gone AWOL and needs coaxing into treatment. He typically gets referrals through ultraexclusive recruiters like Brian Daniel, who facilitated this interview; while he has a wide network, his company has no name or website.
