Bruce, alternatively, recognizes Ilde from the network - hearing about her, too, but her look, here, is different from when he saw her (he sees everyone) at the club. Still, he knows it's the same woman.

"Not particularly," he says, mild, and observes the way his would-be assailant is choking. "He'd probably appreciate being put back on land, though."

It's not like he was trying to kill anyone - though Bruce doesn't seem to be in any hurry to rescue him from the water fairy.