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We’ve all left things behind in a hotel. A razor, a shirt, etc. But Rudy Giuliani, or an obviously senior member of his staff, lost the former New York mayor’s campaign playbook for his upcoming run for the Republican nomination to the presidency. The book, full of information like fundraising plans, as well as an honest assessment of candidate weaknesses and shortcomings, was left in a hotel, and somehow made its way into an opponent’s hands. The New York Daily News has the full story.

But putting all the political hijinx and tabloid spectacle aside, which hotel sold out their guest like this?

I’ve left stuff behind at hotels before, even though I semi-obsessively give the room a once-over before checking out, and I’ve been lucky enough to get the meaningful stuff back. My wife once left a change of clothes behind in a hotel, and the staff of the hotel mailed the clothes home to us. From Barbados. (The Sandpiper, fyi. Hats off to them for the service.)

Granted, a pair of pants doesn’t carry a lot of cachet on the black market, while presidential candidacy plans can be pretty valuable. But a hotel failing to return documents to its guests is unacceptable. So which hotel was it??