Speaker 1: So it's just about midnight, but thanks to jet lag,
Speaker 1: I am wide awake, as is apparently everyone else staying
Speaker 1: at this hotel. Sorry, excuse me, Yes, it's true what
Speaker 1: they say about it being the city that never sleeps?
Speaker 1: Or wait, was that Vegas? Either way, I'll tell you
Speaker 1: Hollywood is for hustlers. Not to mention what the zero
Speaker 1: percent humidity is doing for my hair. Just look at
Speaker 1: the people. These suits are named after the Maryland and
Speaker 1: Rose Sweet. She was an orphan before she became an
Speaker 1: international sex symbol. Audrey Hepburn survived World War Two and
Speaker 1: worked as a chorus girl before she was cast as Gigi.
Speaker 1: And of course the King himself. Did you know that
Speaker 1: when he was a kid, Elvis was teased and called hillbilly. See,
Speaker 1: all of these people have one thing in common. They
Speaker 1: came from nothing and overcame everything. Maybe that's why I
Speaker 1: like so much about this place. It's proof that there's hope.
Speaker 1: What do you guys think, does l A suit me
Speaker 1: better than New York knows? Maybe it's time to start
Speaker 1: a new chapter. Maybe that's the reason for all of this. Okay,
Speaker 1: we're soon. Sorry, I was just stop. Welcome to solve
Speaker 1: the interactive mystery podcast where you don't just hear about crimes,
Speaker 1: you solve them. Each episode will present you with a
Speaker 1: different case inspired by a true crime. You'll interrogate suspects,
Speaker 1: piece together evidence, and investigate the crime scene. You're the detective.
Speaker 1: This is your case. Can you solve it? Solve presents
Speaker 1: Old Hollywood Hotel. I'm here at the Old Hall Would Hotel,
Speaker 1: where twenty three year old influencer Elouise Fam was found
Speaker 1: dead in the swimming pool this morning. According to social media,
Speaker 1: the New York resident was visiting California with her boyfriend.
Speaker 1: They were supposed to fly home this afternoon. Eloise had
Speaker 1: recently hit one million followers on Instagram and had promised
Speaker 1: her fans it was just the beginning. Excuse me, can
Speaker 1: you tell me your name and why you're here today?
Speaker 1: I'm Helie. I just can't believe she's calling. You know,
Speaker 1: she's She's had so many people. Eloise is the whole
Speaker 1: reason that I'm here today. God, she did not deserve this.
Speaker 1: Well you heard it. Eloise FAM's fans are here watching
Speaker 1: her videos, honoring her brand and vowing to make sure
Speaker 1: her legacy lives on. This is insane. All these questions,
Speaker 1: how was your relationship with Eloise? Like if it were
Speaker 1: somehow a little rocky would mean that I killed her.
Speaker 1: We had our issues, sure, but at the end of
Speaker 1: the day, we really did love her. What come on, baby,
Speaker 1: you can't possibly still be mad at me and here
Speaker 1: I am doing the impossible. Well, then, I guess you
Speaker 1: don't want to hear the good news. What the news, Coop?
Speaker 1: What good news? I talked to my boss and I
Speaker 1: got the time off for California. All right, so you
Speaker 1: can go ahead and book the flights, hotels, whatever you want,
Speaker 1: whatever I want. I know how important to all this
Speaker 1: to you. I'm sorry if it didn't sound like that
Speaker 1: last night. I really am proud of you. I'll be
Speaker 1: right there. I'll text you later out. I can't wait
Speaker 1: to see what you look like on a California beach. Hi, everyone,
Speaker 1: it's me Eloise. I'm on my way home from the
Speaker 1: grocery store. But I just couldn't wait to tell you
Speaker 1: all that Cooper and I are officially coming to California
Speaker 1: in July. I'm so excited. So I have some ideas
Speaker 1: of where we want to check out, but please, any
Speaker 1: recommendations for hotels restaurants, everything in San Francisco, Napa, Santa Barbara,
Speaker 1: and most importantly Los Angeles. And of course, in return,
Speaker 1: I promised to bring you all along every step of
Speaker 1: the way, whether Cooper likes it or not. Okay, bye,
Speaker 1: more soon, Good afternoon, darling. This is the Old Hollywood Hotel.
Speaker 1: My name is Daphnie. How may I assist you? By Daphne? Uh,
Speaker 1: my name is Eloise. I'm calling to meet the reservation
Speaker 1: for the night of all Right, Okay, my followers say
Speaker 1: this is the place to stay in Hollywood. Let me
Speaker 1: get you're one of those so called influencers expecting a Phoebe.
Speaker 1: Oh no, of course not. I mean I am an influencer,
Speaker 1: I guess, but I'm not expecting anything free. Yes, well,
Speaker 1: miss influencer, do you have a special suite in mind?
Speaker 1: As special? Sweet, I'm surprised your followers didn't tell you.
Speaker 1: Here at the Old Hollywood Hotel, each room is named
Speaker 1: for a different Hollywood star. Each suite has theme decor, beverages, snacks,
Speaker 1: wa art the works for your night. Oh, we have
Speaker 1: the Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland. I'll
Speaker 1: take that one. The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie,
Speaker 1: all right. The total for one night in the Judy
Speaker 1: Garland sweet is three D seventy six dollars and fifty
Speaker 1: four cents, not including parking or daily feest. How would
Speaker 1: you like to pay m X? Please? Great? What's the
Speaker 1: name on the card? Cooper Adler CEO. Look, ask anyone
Speaker 1: I do anything for Eloise, and frankly I did. I
Speaker 1: paid for everything. Eloise wouldn't have had anything to Instagram
Speaker 1: if it weren't for the clothes, dinners, vacations that I
Speaker 1: bought her. I blew up my own parents so I
Speaker 1: could take her to California. And sure they might think
Speaker 1: it's all a bit sort of vain and soulless, And look,
Speaker 1: the point is Eloise loved being an influencer, and I
Speaker 1: loved her, so I supported whatever she wanted to do,
Speaker 1: whether it was the videos or the yoga or whatever.
Speaker 1: That's what you do when you love someone, Isn't it.
Speaker 1: All I'm saying is I want this vacation to be
Speaker 1: about us, you and me, not you, me and your fans. Again,
Speaker 1: It's all about what you want, Coope. No consideration of
Speaker 1: me or or my career, your career. Hello, you're gonna
Speaker 1: keep this up? L Are you gonna live stream our
Speaker 1: wedding face tune or Toddler? And come on, what would
Speaker 1: you whether I do something I hate, something I do
Speaker 1: only for money, like like you. At least then you'd
Speaker 1: be contributing. Wow. Hey, hey, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Okay,
Speaker 1: come here. Look, I just I want to use this
Speaker 1: trip as a chance to get back to us. You
Speaker 1: know we do really Yeah, I love you l You
Speaker 1: know that, right, Yeah? I know I love you too.
Speaker 1: So I just wanted to say thank you for all
Speaker 1: your amazing recommendations. We booked our hotels, and if you
Speaker 1: have any last minute tips for our California trip, please
Speaker 1: comment down below. I love you all, seriously, I have
Speaker 1: the best fans in the world. I don't think you
Speaker 1: understood what Eloise meant to me. It wasn't just that
Speaker 1: she was someone whose videos I watched. Elouise helped me
Speaker 1: through the lowest point of my life. I wouldn't have
Speaker 1: done anything to hurt her. Mom. Mom, are you here? Sorry, Hayley,
Speaker 1: I'm in here, there you are. How is your first day?
Speaker 1: It was fine? Good? Good? Do you have homework? Not much.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go watch some videos in my room. That's okay,
Speaker 1: of course, I love you. Dad would be so proud
Speaker 1: of you. The hi Elois here. I just wanted to
Speaker 1: give you all a quick chore of our new apartment.
Speaker 1: That's right, Coop and I are officially cohabitating, isn't it wild?
Speaker 1: I also wanted to say thank you. I've been kind
Speaker 1: of a basket case about it all, and the only
Speaker 1: thing that hit me going was having your guide to support.
Speaker 1: I feel so much less alone because I have you all,
Speaker 1: and I hope you feel less alone because you have me.
Speaker 1: And I'm so excited to tell you all that we're
Speaker 1: going to be staying at the Old Hollywood Hotel for
Speaker 1: our last night in l A. I'm so excited that
Speaker 1: we have to find a way to go. Just give
Speaker 1: you my chance to meet her, to talk to her,
Speaker 1: maybe even become friends with her. I can finally tell
Speaker 1: her how much she's inspired me, changed my life. I mean,
Speaker 1: I'd probably still be obsessed with boy bands if it
Speaker 1: wasn't for Luise. Don't remind me. I just can't believe it.
Speaker 1: Not only is she coming to l A, but she's
Speaker 1: staying in a hotel twenty minutes away. It's like it's
Speaker 1: like like it's a sign exactly, it's destiny, Haley. I
Speaker 1: just have a feeling this trip to l A. It's
Speaker 1: gonna be big for Luise. It's gonna change things for her. Alright, soccer,
Speaker 1: what the plant? So just in case you guys might
Speaker 1: think I live a glamorous life, this is my reality
Speaker 1: right now. No makeup, hair in a top, not hiding
Speaker 1: out in the airplane bathroom. Four hours into a cross
Speaker 1: country flight, and of course Coope is sound asleep in
Speaker 1: his seat. Is there some secret to sleeping on planes
Speaker 1: that I haven't figured out yet? Message me if you
Speaker 1: have tips for the flight back police. As we have
Speaker 1: noticed that the captin and turned on the deep belt sign,
Speaker 1: we'll be starting our initial defense to Los angel Is short.
Speaker 1: Please return to your Did you hear that? Fus l A.
Speaker 1: I handled the front desk at the hotel reservations phone
Speaker 1: calls idiots off the street trying to use our lobby bathrooms.
Speaker 1: So yeah, I checked the girl in. And look, I'll
Speaker 1: be the first one to tell you I'm not exactly
Speaker 1: a fan of this whole influencer thing. I mean, I
Speaker 1: got a fourteen year old kid at home. So I
Speaker 1: see what social media is doing to these kids, and worse,
Speaker 1: I see the kind of people that social media is
Speaker 1: making a famous I can't believe we're find me here.
Speaker 1: I guess it's not so bad. That's so bad. It's beautiful.
Speaker 1: Where's the pool? I'll be right back. Are you Daphney
Speaker 1: depends he's asking. I know you probably can't tell me,
Speaker 1: but as all these fam checked in yet, she's my
Speaker 1: favorite influencer, and I'm hoping you maybe get a selfie
Speaker 1: or an autograph or something an influencer. Seriously, I just
Speaker 1: can't everything all right over here? Yes, I was just
Speaker 1: pointing this nice young lady towards the pool. Oh okay,
Speaker 1: thank you, And if you happen to see helly, let's
Speaker 1: go rich have I thank you lately for deciding to
Speaker 1: let anyone use the pool on weekends, because really one
Speaker 1: of your best ideas, Stephane, You're welcome. It's good for business.
Speaker 1: Now remind me how having a bunch of celebrity chasing
Speaker 1: teeny boppers running around is good for business. Any publicity
Speaker 1: is good publicity. Speaking of which, who was she talking about? Right?
Speaker 1: Ten years I've owned this place. Nothing like this has
Speaker 1: ever happened. I mean, worst we had as an overdose
Speaker 1: working girls in the first few years, but we earned
Speaker 1: ourselves reputation as a stand up business, you know, I mean,
Speaker 1: no other way to run things if you ask me. Anyway,
Speaker 1: I only met her once in passing. Daphanie told me
Speaker 1: she was like, it's a social media star or something.
Speaker 1: I mean, what do they call him? Influencers? Yeah, influencers. Hey, hello,
Speaker 1: welcome to the Old Hollywood Hotel. You're checking in. Yes,
Speaker 1: we wanted to let you all know that we have
Speaker 1: officially landed in l A and we made it to
Speaker 1: the Old Hollywood Hotel and oh my god, it's even
Speaker 1: more stunning in person. Seriously, this is everything I've been
Speaker 1: dreaming of. I'll make should have posting pictures once we
Speaker 1: get up to our room. What you haven't even gotten
Speaker 1: inside and you've already done the one thing I asked
Speaker 1: you not to do. Coop, just forget it, Okay, I'm
Speaker 1: sure we'll be having the same fight this whole trip. Hey,
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I won't post it. Okay, really, really, come on,
Speaker 1: let's go check it. M I just don't understand. We've
Speaker 1: been here two hours and nothing. They were supposed to
Speaker 1: land this morning. It's eighty degrees outside and she hasn't
Speaker 1: posted anything new. What else could they be doing? I
Speaker 1: don't know, probably just enjoying this beautiful day. Maybe you
Speaker 1: should try it. I'm gonna go walk around, so you
Speaker 1: have trow in the lobby or something. Can you just
Speaker 1: hold her spot? Please? Sure? Oh my god, but would
Speaker 1: you look at this place? Thank you for bringing me here?
Speaker 1: Really it's perfect. Well, welcome to the Old Hollywood Hotel.
Speaker 1: I'm the owner, rich Are you checking in? Oh my god,
Speaker 1: the owner? Did you know we were coming? Mm hmm.
Speaker 1: It worries me. Look at the old Hollywood suits, Marilyn Monroe,
Speaker 1: Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, old blue Eyes.
Speaker 1: I loved him. At least they had talent. At least
Speaker 1: they did something more than carry around a camera and
Speaker 1: film themselves being up touse. I mean, you ever follow
Speaker 1: these so called influencers or whatever you say, because let
Speaker 1: me tell you I have, and there's not an ounce
Speaker 1: of talent in any one of them. Oh. I don't
Speaker 1: mean to sound insensitive. I'm sure this Eloise was a
Speaker 1: perfectly nice girl and she certainly didn't deserve what she got,
Speaker 1: but I'll tell you I wouldn't be surprised if that's
Speaker 1: what this was all about, if that is what ended
Speaker 1: up getting her in trouble. Come on, how can you
Speaker 1: influence anyone if you're not posting anything? Oh my god,
Speaker 1: Oh my god. Hello, come to the lobby right now.
Speaker 1: She's here and she looks even more perfect in person.
Speaker 1: That's great. Hey, um, but I think I'm good though.
Speaker 1: I'm still at the pool, so I'll just come over
Speaker 1: here whenever you're done. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Hey, Okay, Okay, him,
Speaker 1: I'm sorry to bother you better. I'm a really big fan.
Speaker 1: I just wanted to tell you how much your videos
Speaker 1: mean to me. I've I've been watching you said you
Speaker 1: we had a few thousand followers, and I have all
Speaker 1: of your merchant. Yeah, I just I wanted to say
Speaker 1: thank you for everything you do. It it really means
Speaker 1: a lot to people like me. Thank you. That's so sweet.
Speaker 1: What's your name? I'm Haley, Haley. Yeah. We did it
Speaker 1: be possible to get a selfie with you? Of course, Hannah?
Speaker 1: Was it? You seem very sweet and I know Eloise
Speaker 1: appreciates meeting fans, but we're really trying to enjoy the
Speaker 1: last day of our vacation. It's been a long week.
Speaker 1: You can probably understand. Oh maybe come on, it's just
Speaker 1: one check in the next party. Here. Look that's us.
Speaker 1: Thanks again for coming to say him. Okay, why do
Speaker 1: you have to be like that. Someone has to set
Speaker 1: some boundaries. You know, I wouldn't have anything if it
Speaker 1: wasn't for my fans. No, you wouldn't have anything if
Speaker 1: it wasn't for me. Hey, babe, we're leaving in ten minutes. Hi, guys,
Speaker 1: coming to live from the Judy Garland Sweet So I
Speaker 1: can't stay long because I have to get ready for dinner,
Speaker 1: but I just wanted to tell you we are having
Speaker 1: the best time so far. I even got to meet
Speaker 1: one of you guys in the lobby. I can't tell
Speaker 1: you how much it means to me when fans come
Speaker 1: up to say hi. I may not quite be at
Speaker 1: the level of Judy Garland, but hey, I'm getting there. Okay,
Speaker 1: gotta go. We're going to this place that's like right
Speaker 1: by Hollywood in Highland coops and no phones, but I'll
Speaker 1: try to sneak a pick for you. Guys. Okay, bye,
Speaker 1: what were you talking to? Nobody? Baby, nobody at all. Honestly, though,
Speaker 1: I wasn't around the hotel long, at least during the day.
Speaker 1: I tend to handle the business side of things and
Speaker 1: let Daphne run the floor. I got tied up with
Speaker 1: some meetings and just ended up crashing at the hotel.
Speaker 1: But I'll say, hey, man, I was beat. I had
Speaker 1: a long day and I really just wanted to get
Speaker 1: back to my room and get some rest. Mm hmmm
Speaker 1: another one, please make it too, Thanks Jesus been you're
Speaker 1: tracking my iPhone or something. I hate to tell you this, Rich,
Speaker 1: but there's only one place to find you, usually the
Speaker 1: Barton sixth. Yeah, they changed their hours. You aren't going
Speaker 1: to be able to run from this, you know. Mean
Speaker 1: you can try, but this isn't the kind of thing
Speaker 1: that goes away. The board is talking about bankruptcy. Rich,
Speaker 1: They think you're gonna have to close the property board.
Speaker 1: This the board that the board as your livelihood in
Speaker 1: its hands, I mean, not just yours, that everyone who
Speaker 1: works at that hotel. What are you going to tell them? Oh? Thanks,
Speaker 1: all right, So what would you do? I mean, you're
Speaker 1: the advisor, right, advise me. Honestly, the best thing you
Speaker 1: can do at this point is cut your losses. Deficit
Speaker 1: is so deep. The only way you'd be able to
Speaker 1: make up these kind of numbers that you do something drastic,
Speaker 1: do a reno, get some sort of major celebrity endorsement.
Speaker 1: How long ago I have the board is making the
Speaker 1: decision on Friday? Okay, I'll take care of it. Trust me,
Speaker 1: Trust me, Daphne Rich, where the hell are you? I
Speaker 1: had a thing, a meeting, okay, but where Hollywood Boulevard? Why?
Speaker 1: Trust me? I know I'm on my way back to
Speaker 1: the hotel. How is it over there? Oh twice? The
Speaker 1: amount of people here for the show is there? Are
Speaker 1: paying customers? So the usual We're not a capacity to right,
Speaker 1: are we? No? Rich, We're not a capacity. Can you
Speaker 1: think of the last time we were at capacity? Because
Speaker 1: I can't, so I assume my suite is open. You
Speaker 1: know I never took out the elves? Sweet? When are
Speaker 1: you going to admit you live there? I'll see you
Speaker 1: soon day I'll be here. Guys usually who we're slow down?
Speaker 1: Why are you doing like this? I'm not asking for much, okay?
Speaker 1: All I asked for was one night to ourselves. It
Speaker 1: has been to ourselves. We wanted to take one picture
Speaker 1: and video and live stream and story, and me wanted
Speaker 1: to share this experience with my fans. Should affect the
Speaker 1: time we're spending together. It does when all I wanted
Speaker 1: was for you, for once to want to share the
Speaker 1: experience with me. Oh boy, what do you think you're
Speaker 1: looking at? Me? Two gifts who should probably take what
Speaker 1: it seems to be a private conversation to their private suite.
Speaker 1: We're paying gas. You can't talk to us like that, Cooper,
Speaker 1: and let's just go out. I'd watch it. If I
Speaker 1: were you, I could probably get you fired with my
Speaker 1: thought worms. I'd like to see you try, Cooper, let's go.
Speaker 1: I mean the girl's own boyfriend couldn't stand it. Caused
Speaker 1: a whole scene in the lobby. They left a few
Speaker 1: minutes after they went back to the sweet I didn't
Speaker 1: see him again the rest of the night. And again, Oh,
Speaker 1: I don't mean to sound insensitive, but can you really
Speaker 1: blame him? I'm sorry to say, but I can't excuse me.
Speaker 1: I didn't need to say that. So it's just about midnight,
Speaker 1: but thanks to jet lag, I am wide awake as
Speaker 1: is apparently everyone else staying at this hotel. Sorry, excuse me, Yes,
Speaker 1: it's true what they say about it being the city
Speaker 1: that never sleeps? Or wait, was that Vegas? Either way,
Speaker 1: I'll tell you Hollywood is for hustlers. Not to mention
Speaker 1: what the zero percent humidity is doing for my hair.
Speaker 1: Just look at the people. These suits are named after
Speaker 1: the Marylyn and Rose Sweet. She was an orphan before
Speaker 1: she became an international sex symbol. Audrey Hepburn survived World
Speaker 1: War Two and worked as a chorus girl before she
Speaker 1: was cast as Gigi. And of course the King himself.
Speaker 1: Did you know that when he was a kid, Elvis
Speaker 1: was teased and called hillbilly. See, all of these people
Speaker 1: have one thing in common. They came from nothing and
Speaker 1: overcame everything. Maybe that's why I like so much about
Speaker 1: this place. It's proof that there's hope. What do you
Speaker 1: guys think does l a suit me better than New
Speaker 1: York knows? Maybe it's time to start a new chapter.
Speaker 1: Maybe that's the reason for all of this. Okay, we're soon. Sorry,
Speaker 1: I was just stop. What are you doing this? You've
Speaker 1: reached the end of the investigation. It's time to decide
Speaker 1: who you think killed Eloise. Here are your suspects. Eloise's boyfriend, Cooper.
Speaker 1: You wouldn't have anything if it wasn't for me. Eloise
Speaker 1: is super fan Haley. I just can't believe she's called
Speaker 1: Eloise is the whole reason that I'm here today. The
Speaker 1: manager at the Old Hollywood Hotel, Daphne, I'm not exactly
Speaker 1: a fan of this whole influencer thing. I see the
Speaker 1: kind of people that social media is making a famous
Speaker 1: or the owner Rich. The only way you'd be able
Speaker 1: to make up these kind of numbers if you do
Speaker 1: something drastic, I'll take care of it. Trust me. We'll
Speaker 1: be back with the answer after a word from our sponsor.
Speaker 1: Now it's time to find out who killed Eloise. Eloise
Speaker 1: was killed by Rich, the owner of the Old Hollywood Hotel,
Speaker 1: as a pr stunt to bring attention and business to
Speaker 1: the struggling property. The board is talking about bankruptcy rings.
Speaker 1: They think you're gonna have to close the hotel. But
Speaker 1: it was a feature of the hotel that gave Rich
Speaker 1: away as the killer. The night of the murder, Rich
Speaker 1: was staying in his favorite room. The Elvis site is open.
Speaker 1: You know I never book out the Elvis Sweet when
Speaker 1: are you going to admit you live there? Which was
Speaker 1: where we last heard from Eloise, and of course the
Speaker 1: King himself. Did you know that when he was a kid,
Speaker 1: Elvis was teasing called the hill billy. Sorry, I was
Speaker 1: just stop. This episode was inspired by the mysterious death
Speaker 1: of a Canadian student found dead in the water tank
Speaker 1: atop a hotel in downtown Los Angeles after a month
Speaker 1: long search, during which your footage of the victim behaving
Speaker 1: oddly in the elevator was released, she was found after
Speaker 1: guests complaint of issues with water pressure. Eloise was played
Speaker 1: by Breck Passenger, Cooper by Jacob Bond. Hailey was played
Speaker 1: by Jesse Case, Daphne by Ellen dubin Rich was played
Speaker 1: by Brad Venable, friend by Nadia Settle, the valet by
Speaker 1: John Piroucello, Ben by Jamison Price, Hailey's mom, news anchor
Speaker 1: and co worker by Rachel Acquaintance. This episode of Solve
Speaker 1: was written and directed by Nile Cappello. Executive produced by
Speaker 1: Corey Serge and Walt Palmer, Produced, recorded and mixed by
Speaker 1: Salt Audio. Recorded at Bang Zoom Studios, Edited by Zack
Speaker 1: Jurich for Salt Audio. Sound designed by Jasper van Dyke
Speaker 1: for Salt Audio. Original music and score by Noah Gersh
Speaker 1: and Jamie Scheffman. Casting by Romy Stuttman, Casting Assistant Daisy Laura,
Speaker 1: Production Coordinator Liz Lamay. Next time on Solve, a husband
Speaker 1: and wife are brutally cut down while trying to save
Speaker 1: the Amazon rainforest. Spreading faster than anything I've ever seen,
Speaker 1: We have to go. There's a decade of research in there.
Speaker 1: There's no time. Come on, But who amongst their enemies
Speaker 1: found their activism dangerous to their cause? Is everybody? Okay?
Speaker 1: There's a note attached. It says, get out of the Amazon.
Speaker 1: Tune in next week to find out