Gasp! Maria, a stripper! Yes, yes indeed she is. If you look at the signs it's evident enough that she works at the Heavens Night club, and I doubt she's serving drinks. She pulls the keys to the bar out of her bra to get in when James needs inside, and if you walk over to one of the poles in the bar and press 'x' she will dance for James. Also, in Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams and the Silent Hill 2: Greatest Hits versions, they have the extra playable Maria game 'Born From A Wish.' You start out in what appears to be Maria's personal backstage dressing room in the Heaven's Night club.
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