Jesse exhaled again, softly this time. “I’m sorry we couldn’t narrow it down more. That hotel runs a special system. They have a VIP list for certain powerful clients who want privacy. They don’t keep full records, just a name, a key card, and that’s it. According to the manager, five such men were there that night."

"But we know Mandy was in Room 203 the next morning we found her." Aiden pressed, his tone sharpening. "Did you ask who booked that specific room?"

"We did.” ...