[ she doesn't, or at least she doesn't want to. his betrayal when she had had been too great. but he's already mentioned things that he shouldn't know, and however impossible what he's telling her seems, he's right - he's got no reason to lie to her when they're stuck in this place.

max looks him over again, mouth set in a line but eyes less angry, and holds his gaze for a little while before she finally relents. ]

There's an apartment above the Grey Gull. People come in and out of the restaurant, but it should be quiet upstairs.