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At first, detectives thought the card had been stolen. But when they checked the guest register and surveillance footage, disbelief spread through the control room. There she was — unmistakably Karolina — checking in under a false name, wearing a hoodie and baseball cap pulled low over her face. Alone.
Officers moved immediately. A quiet operation was arranged, sirens silenced to avoid panic. The hotel’s narrow corridors filled with tension as police approached the door of Room 204. No one was sure what they would find — or whether they were already too late.
Inside the Hotel Room