One afternoon in December 2016, a woman named Laura walked through the gilded front doors of Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, toting an overnight bag. A towering neo-Gothic landmark, the Royal York is renowned for its luxury and celebrity clientele. Alfred Hitchcock stayed there, and so does the Queen of England when she comes to town. Laura, however, wasn’t a famous visitor. She had come for breast implants.

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