She stares at him in the rearview mirror, and for a brief moment looks shocked by his words. But the vulnerability drains visibly from her face, and when she speaks, her face is expressionless, though there is a brittle quality to her words.

"Still as arrogant and delusional as ever, I see."

She says nothing more and gets out of the car, slamming the door for good measure. The noise attracts the attention of an orderly near the door, and Irene feigns a limp to keep the orderly's attention (she was a maternal type, prone to fussing about her patients).

The orderly approaches, looking concerned, and Irene bends to the other woman's ear, whispering a few words. The woman looks scandalized for a moment, then turns her attention unerringly to the driver's seat of the car.