Thai Nights

Her name is Lat, and she is a Thai "daughter" of Jim Thompson. I met her through her step-sister, same mother, different father. No more details, for reasons that will become apparent.
Two days after he "disappeared" in Malaysia, he collected her and her mother in Nong Khai and they traveled across the north of Thailand (only at night) to Mae Sariang, and then crossed the border into Burma. In the following years, they traveled a great deal in south Asia, always returning to Burma, where she spent most of her childhood. She told me - he had been planning this for a long time. There was more to his business than just silk. His involvement with certain groups and governments had reached a point of "no control" and would explode just prior to the American escalation in Viet Nam. He was "marked." He survived. He died in 1984. Lat's mother died four years ago. I saw photos and documents. I believe her. And some day, when her safety is no longer an issue, she will release them.