When the burglars’ photographs appeared in papers across the country that weekend, tips flooded in and the number of agents assigned to the case swelled from five to twenty-six by week’s end to manage them. One tip proved useful immediately: The manager of the Howard Johnson Motor Inn across from the Watergate had recognized the photo of James McCord and told agents he’d rented a room to the suspect that spring; McCord stuck out because after a few days, he’d switched rooms to a higher floor; there had also, the manager explained, appeared to be a second man staying in McCord’s room.
