She was owed that much. Again, there's a disconnect there. He doesn't know why he'd owe her. Maybe Liz did, but Michael and Maria weren't that kind of close. He'd wanted to be, but they hadn't been.

There's a lot here, though. It's not just the way she's talking to him, it's how she keeps looking at him, and certainly the way she's still holding his hand. He doesn't pull away, and when she gets up, it's natural to go with her. Again, because their designations match, no one bats an eyelid.

He steps off with her, into the Up's familiar streets.

"I'll go where you want," he says, and shrugs. "I live with Kyle, and this other kid he contracted, so if you want quiet we should go to yours."

A beat.

"How far apart are we? Timewise."