 But no one appeared to live a more charmed life than James Rackover, who was living in Sutton Place. His father, Jeffrey, who had a much larger apartment in the same building on the 32nd floor, specialized in getting one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry for the world's rich and beautiful. I grew up in the same town with Jeffrey Rackover. We grew up a block apart. And while we weren't close, our families knew each other.