This weekend, Lin, 30, and Lee checked into a hotel to carry out a sui- cide pact by burning charcoal, but a smoke detector went off and hotel staff kicked them out. They tried the same method at a different hotel, with the same result Undaunted, the pair bought sleeping pills, checked into a third hotel, and swallowed 24 each. The next day, staff woke them as it was check-out time.. The couple decided to go home, but quarrelled in the car, leaving each other injured. They then went to a police station to press charges against each other, bringing an end to their relationship.