<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=1437.msg41304#msg41304">Quote from: Pixel on 18-08-2005, 13:37:34</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Jess pays the man, picking up the key,"danka."  She takes her bag and proceeds through the lobby slipping down the hallway and quickly finding the first door on the right which has a 19 on it. She gently runs her hand over the surface of the door, it doesn't swing open, just a small bit of unconsious checking before she slips the key in and turns the knob. She pushed the door fully open before even contemplating crossing the threshold, peeking around before moving forward. While she does this in a nonchallant manner, her training and senses are fully awake as she slowly steps forward, looking behind the door quickly.<br/><br/><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Curiously enough, you find the doorframe slightly tacky.  Checking closely, you see that there is also traces of a past adhesive on the other side of the doorframe, slightly higher then waist height.. perhaps 2 inches wide. (duct tape?)<br/><br/>Inside the room, there is a large double bed, the sheets rather plain but clean enough.  There are two chairs, a TV (color), a desk, nightstand, telephone a full bath and a closet.  The back window opens up to the alley between the hotel and Cafe-Inn.  And you notice the window is openable.<br/><br/>There was no-one behind the door, and you give a quick search of the hotel room.  You find streaking traces of a black powder residual near the windowframe.  You also notice that the window is openable, and there are some small scratch marks near the locking mechanism.. perhaps something was used to jimmy or force the window lock at some point in the past.