Yeah, I would say I don't mind being swept away to an exotic city instead of Roswell, except for the part where everything here is so fucked up. [ She makes a pained expression at the last, but it quickly fades because Liz is standing here, Maria's already gotten the rundown and there's only so much she can do or countenance about it before she thinks she'll go insane.

So she steps back and gestures for Liz to come in, shutting the door behind her. ]

Come here. Tell me everything that's going on with you, what's happening. [ A breath of a pause. ] I heard Max was here and now he's not...