They go out to the Liz's car, a Jeep Cherokee. And Claudia drives to the Crashdown. And stops in front of the Crashdown. "Claudia we can't stay here your grandparents live here," Max said.
"Grandma and Grandpa Parker died when I was seven years old in a car accident. And know one lives in the apartment. My grandparents left the restaurant to Mom and Maria when they died."
"I'm sorry Claudia… I didn't know."
"It's ok…it's been almost ten years. Anyway let me go inside first to see if anyone there. If Maria is there then I guess we will have to use the latter up to mom's old room. I'll be right back."
Claudia got out of the car and went to the front door of the Crashdown and unlocked it and went inside. And then called out to see if any one was there. "Mom? Maria? Are you here?"
"I'm in the back." – Maria
Claudia went to the back. "What are you here at 1 o'clock in the morning?
"I should ask you the same question."
"Hey I ask you first."
"Ok, I just couldn't sleep so I thought that I would get started on the inventory. Ok now what about you?"
"I can't tell you."
"And why not?"
Maria starts walking to the front of the café. And Claudia is trying to keep her attention from looking out front of the café.
"Claudia what are you doing and why won't you tell me what you are doing here this late at night." Claudia fails at trying to hide the car full of people out front. "And who are those people in your mom's car?"
"Oh I'm in big trouble now aren't I?"
" Yeah you are now who are those people?"
"Let me go get them and bring them in and you will know. And please don't call my mom. Not just yet anyway."
"Ok fine."
Claudia goes out to the car and opens the door. "Change of plans. Maria knows that you are in the car. Well she doesn't know that you are in the car, all she knows is that there are people in the car. So, you are going to go in a talk with her. I'm so sorry."
"It's ok we'll go in." – Max
"Yeah." – Michael
"Sure."
"Ok thanks."
They walk into the Crashdown. Claudia says, "Maria, they're back."
TBC…