Adam had intended that the boy remain outside the courtroom.

The child advocate who was assisting the court was concerned about his presence and asked whether arrangements could be made for him to wait elsewhere.

Idan watched the courtroom door through the glass panel.

When he spotted Clara, he pressed his hand to the pane.

“She’s crying,” he told Helen.

“Sometimes grown-ups cry when they’re worried,” Helen replied.

“Because Grandmother lied?”

Helen knelt beside him.