Charlie, aren't women complicated?! Tell ya, I'm living with one approaching menopause, and one in the middle of puberty ... I know
not to let either one of them near a gun or knife while they're going through their emotional "rushes" ...
Some of this female "emotional" stuff is covered in the book "Men Are From Mars ... " by John Gray. Women tend to be more emotional, sensitive, analytical, and theatrical than us poor defenseless men. And THEY know it, too!
This lady of yours was probably menstrating or PMSing, or going through the stress of a relationship breakup or something. Doesn't take much for 'em to come "unhinged" on a man. Possibly she was giving this "blacktowhite" idea second thought and activated her emotional crying ... their first line of defense. It just takes catching them at the WRONG time of the month, and b-i-n-g-o ... I think you did the right thing. Mac