Take it one step further. What if everyone wakes up with no memory of what happened? Except Max (and Ashling, considering she wasn't there), who arrived after the fact and cleaned up the mess. Now everyone's in his debt. Ohh, sucks to be these guys.

Of course this is just me musing, it doesn't have to happen this way. Especially not if Sturmgewehr already has plans for Max. In any case, I have no idea how this group of people would lose their memory. I'm just toying with ideas here.

I get carried away. :D