While Max is skeptical and believes she may be laying a trap, Topolsky manages to convince Michael by claiming she has an "orb" (an alien communicator) from his home planet. She offers to trade what she knows for the second orb that Max and Liz have in their possession.
: Amidst the chaos, Isabel befriends a mysterious new girl at school named Tess Harding , who will eventually become a central figure in their lives. Roswell - 1x17 - Follia
The fight is interrupted by Sheriff Valenti and a "Dr. Margolin," who inform the group that Topolsky is an escaped psychiatric patient whose stories are all delusions. Sheriff Valenti confiscates the alien orb during the encounter. The episode's climax reveals that nothing was as it seemed: While Max is skeptical and believes she may
Kathleen Topolsky, the undercover FBI agent who previously posed as a guidance counselor, returns to Roswell appearing frantic and unhinged. She warns Max, Michael, and Isabel that they are being hunted by a ruthless and high-ranking alien hunter from a secret special unit within the FBI. The fight is interrupted by Sheriff Valenti and a "Dr