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Although you do make your own effort to search, you find yourself increasingly distracted the more you make your way through Maria's place, by all the imaginings and planning for what you want to do to her when you she gets here. When you can get at her, and respond to her mistreatment of you however you see fit. Fortunately you do eventually manage to stumble upon your wallet in what you assume to be the office room of the condo... all your money gone and most of the other contents strewn across the table, but most importantly the secret society membership card present among them. What an immense relief then, sighing greatly as you gather everything up back into your wallet despite the increased ill will for seeing all the money stolen. Probably more taken using your credit card, but you're pretty sure there's ways of getting any of that back at least.
<span class="mu-s">"Carrie! Are these your keys?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"Uhhh... yes! I think so!"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"Then here's your bag, it was in a mess in the kitchen. Is that everything then, we can go now?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"That's everything, but..."</span>
Carter surprises you in the office room, having found your bag and keys. Along with finding your wallet then, you're in high enough spirits to hug him in accomplishment and gratitude. Thanks to his help then you managed to recover almost everything, certainly the important things you came here for, and in a much shorter time than you probably would have been able to on your own. If that is everything then, shouldn't you just leave? What a fortuitous effort this turned out to be, that you can have found where the thief lived and gotten your belongings back without a confrontation, and able to leave without being noticed. Easy peasy, done and dusted without any trouble...
...but <span class="mu-i">you're</span> not done here, are you? You can make the excuse to Carter that you still need to get your credit card back, and by this point he really has helped you as much as he can, so you could send him on his way. He's not stupid though, and tries to pressure and convince, even pull you with him to leave. Not wanting you to do anything irrational or criminal when you now have everything you need. But if Maria isn't at home now, you expect she will be either within the next few hours or so, or certainly by morning or noon if she stayed out for the night. After what she did to you and what could have happened, you're perfectly content to sit and wait here until she gets home. To return the favor to her, as much as she did to you, or worse even since you hadn't deserved it in the first place.
