Picking Up At A Motel After A Public Number -20... !new! [ LIMITED × 2024 ]

In many jurisdictions, "picking up at a motel after a public number" is either solicitation of prostitution (if money changes hands) or loitering for the purposes of lewd conduct (even if no money changes hands, if the motel is known for vice). The police often run "reverse stings" where an officer posts a "-20" ad, waits in the motel, and arrests you the moment you show up with cash or even a condom.

You’d called it on a whim, or maybe a dare to yourself. The voice on the other end hadn't been sultry or gravelly; it had been flat, efficient, and sounded like it was being filtered through a tin can. "Room 214. Bring your own ice," they’d said. Picking Up At A Motel After A Public Number -20...