Irene Reilly (Mrs. Reilly) Timeline & Summary
MoreIrene Reilly (Mrs. Reilly) Timeline & Summary
- Officer Mancuso tries to arrest Ignatius; Mrs. Reilly berates him and ends up getting him to arrest Claude Robichaux instead.
- Mrs. Reilly and Ignatius retreat to the Night of Joy, where Mrs. Reilly drinks a lot.
- She gets in her car and crashes into a building; Officer Mancuso helps her out, but Mrs. Reilly is faced with major bills for the damage to the building.
- She tells Ignatius he has to go to work.
- Mrs. Reilly becomes friends with Officer Mancuso and his aunt, Santa; the three of them often go bowling.
- Santa arranges a meeting between Claude Robichaux and Mrs. Reilly. Claude not only forgives her for the arrest, but is interested in dating her.
- Mrs. Reilly becomes increasingly disillusioned and angry with Ignatius as his job hunt flounders.
- She discovers that he forged a letter when he worked for Levy Pants; she thinks he may be indicted for forgery and forced to pay $500,000 in damages.
- To protect him, and at Santa's urging, she calls the Charity Hospital to have Ignatius committed to the psychiatric ward.
- She leaves planning to marry Claude. Unbeknownst to her, Ignatius escapes with Myrna to New York.