this morning we may have gone an answer to one of the questions generated by the scandal of jeffrey epstein and his suicide. where is his close friend? there have been plenty of rumors about her whereabouts. it turns out she may be not on the run or even hiding overseas. stephanie gosk has the latest. . >> reporter: dressed casually and seemingly unfazed by someone taking her picture, this photo on the cover of today's new york post shows jeffrey epstein's lesson-time friend reportedly grabbing lunch at in and out in l.a. according to the tabloid, the photo was taken monday. nbc news has not been able to verify when it was taken or why. a manager at the burger joint telling us they don't remember maxwell eating there and declining to share security camera footage. the photo was allegedly taken the same day william barr issued a stark warning to epstein's associates.