The straight led into an ocean that he was forced to circumnavigate in order to return home.
The correct answer is case study.
A case study is a method of psychological research that involves collecting in-depth information and data about an individual person or animal. Information gathered from case studies can be from a combination of questionnaires, interviews, observations etc. Case studies can be conducted when investigating any psychological phenomena, however, they are most useful when investigating psychological or mental disorders.
I believe Maria is a third party beneficiary.
Third party beneficiary refers to the group of individuals that have the right to sue for a breach of contract even though they're not directly the original active party to the contract (because they either directly or indirectly affected by the outcome of the agreement)