Cortez told Escobedo about the reason for the ambush: "It was done to look like you did it, by one of the others, as you suspected." [Note: Notice that the Feral Kid, not yet identified formally, walked behind Max in his footsteps - already idolizing him.She rose up from her seat and strutted in a white dress down the audience""s center aisle past him (like an open flame) - appropriate for a woman with the surname of "Walker"! They took a stroll on the boardwalk (beyond the railing was the endless blackness of the ocean) where she immediately tried to discourage him from flirtations and romantic interest.Egging her on and pushing her to the edge, he knew movement would only happen when her "emotions are at their peak," and verbally accused her of holding back.