Act 2:
INT. CRASHDOWN BACK ROOM - NIGHT
Maria is in the back room in her uniform about to start her shift. She puts her street clothes into her locker and stops, noticing the locker next to hers -- a makeshift nametag "Courtney". Curiosity gets the best of her and she opens the flimsy lock with a hair clip.

Maria sifts through Courtney's stuff until she uncovers a surveillance photo of Michael, Isable and Max. Michael's face is circled.

Maria: Oh my God...

Maria grabs a hairclip or some other personal item of Courtney's and heads out the back door.

EXT. CRASHDOWN - NIGHT
While F. Max and Liz spy on Max and Tess, this is the dialogue we missed.

Max: Hey Tess.

Tess: Oh, Max. Hi.

Max: Well, see ya.

Tess: See ya.

Liz: (spying from WHITAKER's OFFICE) Let him go. Let him walk away

Max starts to walk away. Tess pulls up a book and starts reading. Max hesitates.

Max: 'The Grapes of Wrath'? Is that for class?

Tess: No, I just love Steinbeck.

Max: You love John Steinbeck?

Tess: You don't have to look so surprised. I do read, you know.

Max: It's not that, it's just one of my favorite books.

Tess: Really?

Tess goes back to reading.

Max: Ever read, 'Of Mice and Men'?

Tess: Not yet.

Max: It's even better in some ways...

Max sits and keeps talking about the book.

In the office, F. Max grabs the binoculars.

F. Max: He sat down! You got him to sit down with her.

Liz: Rah-rah.

F. Max looks through the binoculars at himself.

F. Max: Oh my God, look at my hair. What was I thinking with those bangs?

Liz: I like the bangs.

F. Max: God, that shirt. I walked around in that same shirt for a year and a half.

Liz: That's the same shirt you wore the day you healed me.

F. Max: I know.

Something happens in this moment - Liz begins to realize this is Max. She begins to see him as Max. And the reverse is also true.

BACK AT THE CRASHDOWN

Tess and Max talk. They laugh about something.

Tess: Oh my God. You are so good at that.

Max: No.

Tess: Come on. Do Michael now.

Max: You won't tell him, right.

Tess: No. Please.

Max becomes Michael - he starts by taking his sideburns and pushes them out - and does an incredible imitation of him.

Max: (as Michael) I'm a rebel, Maxwell. And I have a plan. I'm going to take the Granilith and I'm going to eat it one bite at a time wtih Tabasco sauce. Then I'm going to be silent and moody until something happens. And you're just going to have to deal, because it's how it's gotta be. Maxwell.

Tess cracks up, loving this. Max smiles - he is actually enjoying himself.

The scene goes back to WHITAKER's OFFICE and continues as aired.

Act 4:
INT LIZ's BEDROOM - NIGHT
Liz and Kyle awkwardly in bed.

Liz: So. Any potential girlfriends for Kyle Valenti?

Kyle: (thinking about Tess) Maybe. (beat) So Evans must've really pissed you off to make you resort to something like this.

Liz: I told you I can't talk about why I'm doing this.

Kyle: I just figured since I'm giving you my last shred of dignity.

Liz: I really can't, Kyle.

Kyle: Is it one of those getting the boyfriend jealous so he'll come running back to me things? Or are you just trying to destroy him.

Liz: Kyle...

Kyle: Right.

They lay there for an awkward silent beat, then:

Kyle: So we have something in common.

Liz: What's that?

Kyle: We're the only two people I know of who died and were brought back to life by an alien.

Liz looks at him realizing this.

Liz: That's right.

Kyle: Do you feel different?

Liz: I do. It's hard to put words to it. I feel...

Kyle: Safe.

Liz: Yeah.

They looks at each other realizing they share something.

Kyle: Max stole you from me. And I will never forgive him for that. But the thing that really gets me is I can't truly hate him anymore. He's chaged me.

Liz: Me, too.

Kyle: (realizing) You're not doing this to hurt him, are you?

Liz: No.

Kyle: Good.

Continues as aired.


After F. Max disappears, CLOSE ON:
Tarot cards... The Lovers, The King, The Bride.

Madame Vivian's Voice: This is very unusual.

WE ARE:
INT. MADAME VIVIAN's - NIGHT
Liz and Madame Vivian.

Madame Vivian: Last time you were here your future was so clear. Now I don't get a reading at all. Everything hangs in the balance. I can see nothing.

Liz: It could be a good thing. Maybe Max and I will still get together. I mean, I create my own destiny, right?

Madame Vivian looks at Liz, realizes right now this girl doesn't need a psychic, she needs a friend.

Madame Vivian: You create your own destiny.

As we hear the piano chords of David Gray's "Please Forgive Me" begin we DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. MADAME VIVIAN's - NIGHT
Liz emerges, stands outside, bathed in the red neon light of the word FUTURE blinking on and off. The music swells

~ Maria Las Vegas Crew Member Alien Encounters