Maria wants to visit her home land of Mexico, but she really doesn't want to do it alone. Not one to do things independently, she finds herself asking her friend Hillary to join her. At first Hillary balks at the idea, but once she sees the resort that they are going to be staying at, she changes her mind.
They fly down and at the open market; Maria is haggling with one of the proprietors, when she overhears a plot to bomb the American Embassy.