Annie tracks down the streaker

“See? There’s something weird going on!” Annie was showing the evidence of the naked woman to Laura. The picture where she was chained to the bed, the one where she was pressed against the glass, some security footage from the store, and a video that the party dude took of the party girl.

“Or could be a coincidence, she could be a pervert that had an exciting escapade go horribly wrong. Trust me, it’s more common than you think.”

“There are no such things as coincidences! The licking, lock trap and the note? Someone is forcing these women to undergo humiliating ordeals!”

“Hmmm, maybe, but you still have no evidence connecting the two of them, so it’s all moot.”

Annie sighed. For a fellow investigator, Laura was surprisingly skeptical… or not skeptical enough? “Well, the woman is probably staying in this hotel! This is where the trail went cold, have you seen her?”

Laura glanced at the phone. “…Ye-hmm. No, certainly not. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some …relaxation to do. You should try it too.” The detective patted the redhead’shoulder and walked out of the restaurant.

This wasn’t the first time that Annie was told that she was wrong, but it certainly stung more when it came from a fellow investigator. She would show her!

The redheaded sleuth spent the better part of the next hour stealing the hotel’s records, but she was disappointed to find out that they did not contain photos of their occupants. So, she went for plan B.

In Annie’s experience; a charming smile, a sob story, and a delicious cake are all you need to convince a guard to let you examine the security footage. That’s where she spotted the naked brunette entering the hotel and sneaking across the hallways to …room 206.

Examining the registry that she “borrowed” from the front office, Annie could see that the room was emptied earlier today. It’s two occupants had checked out.

The bad news was that the women were gone, but the good news was that Annie had their names and the room wasn’t cleaned yet. Perhaps she could find more clues if she hurried there, so she did.

The room was a mess, the sheets were everywhere but the bed, the furniture was toppled over and there were crumbs all over the floor. Just what happened here? Annie began her search and found a small piece of paper tucked under the bed.

It was a receipt, someone rented a container …suspicious. Annie would have to go and check out container #42-A.

The door suddenly clicked as someone twisted the handle. Annie jumped back like a squirrel spotting a marauding cat. It was probably only a maid coming to clean the room, but she should not be found trespassing.

The investigator quickly went to the balcony and propped her feet on the railing before jumping to the next room’s balcony.

Luckily, the other room was empty (and tidier) so she was able to exit back into the hotel’s hallway undetected. Annie gave the messy room a side-glance as she passed by, there wasn’t a maid in there, but a woman with bronze skin and an athletic body. She couldn’t see her face, but she seemed familiar.

Oh well, she had her next big clue. It was time to check that container.