Pope and Pat literally run into each other when they first meet. On the day Pope returns from overseas, he angers a taxi driver because he cannot remember where his stepmother and half-sister live. As they fight, Pope is pushed into the path of Pat's car. Believing that she has hit him, and feeling guilty, Pat takes Pope to the hospital and helps him find his way home. Pope is rather impressed by her trusting nature and insistence to help even a stranger. He already starts to like her. However, both part ways not asking each other's name.