Room three thirteen.
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The Blackwood Hotel.
Portland, Oregon.
February fourteenth.
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It was Valentine's Day morning.
A hotel maid walked down the hallway... slid her keycard into the lock... and pushed the door open.
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The room was empty.
But not the kind of empty where someone just stepped out.
No.
This was different.
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The bed was made.
Perfectly made.
Hospital corners. Crisp white sheets. Not a single wrinkle.
Like someone had taken their time... to make it look like no