Some places are meant to offer protection.A door that locks.A room that closes the world out.

Hotels promise safety, privacy, anonymity.Temporary shelter in unfamiliar cities.Spaces designed for rest and for disappearance.

But when something goes wrong inside a room meant to keep others out,answers don’t always follow.

In this episode, we explore what happens when a space becomes a sealed system.When movement stops.When timelines fracture.When what should be known… remains contained.

These are not stories of spectacle.They are stories of absence.Of moments that occur behind closed doors, and the questions that remain after checkout.

This is Crimes Across Coordinates.And tonight, we enter the places designed to keep secrets.

— Related Reading & Context —

• The Japan Times - reporting on unexplained deaths and investigations in Japanese hotels

• NHK World - features on love hotels, anonymity, and investigative challenges

• BBC News - global coverage of hotel-room deaths and closed-space mysteries

This series is shaped slowly, by place, by memory, and by those who listen closely.

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