The Hotel Cortez of the 1920s is a towering monument of Art Deco opulence characterized by its gleaming gold elevators and intricate geometric patterns that reflect the height of Jazz Age sophistication while it possesses a grand and imposing personality designed to evoke awe and mystery through its labyrinthine hallways and hidden corridors built with a dark and secretive intent because it was conceived by James Patrick March as a physical manifestation of his extravagant and macabre vision where every soundproofed wall and dead-end shaft serves a lethal purpose hidden behind an exterior of polished marble and velvet luxury creating a seductive yet dangerous sanctuary for the elite that masks a cold and calculating architectural heart dedicated to the art of the unknown and the permanent disappearance of its guestt.