During a conference at the hospital in that year, she reacted to Doctor Dana Scully suggesting the one possible treatment for patient Christian Fearon; intrathecal stem cell therapy. The Doctor's Colleague doubtfully asked Scully in disbelief whether she was serious and urged her not to "put the boy through hell." Although Scully asked her if she would subject Christian to the controversial treatment if he was her son, Father Ybarra interjected by reminding Scully that Christian was the son of neither woman and Scully soon left the room, nevertheless subsequently initiating a series of stem cell therapy treatments on Christian.