Bruce met Van through a mutual friend of theirs named Tom Craythorne, a New York City lawyer, who had befriended Van after she helped him foil a paternity suit that her malevolent sister, Meg, foisted on him.
Bruce and Van were introduced by their mutual friend, Tom Craythorne, a New York City attorney who became acquainted with Van after she defended him against a paternity lawsuit filed by his sister-in-law, Meg.