“I thought it was a misunderstanding.

I took Jaclyn’s side.”

“Why did you take her side?”

“Because she lied to me,” Clay said, looking straight at the defense table for the first time.

“Every time I called home from the rig, she told me Benji was asleep in his room.

She told me everything was fine.

She made me believe she was taking care of my son.”

Jaclyn shifted in her seat.