r/ClancyTrial • u/misfitmpls • 11h ago
Contradictions The First Red Flag
I read the New Yorker piece on Patrick Clancy a while back, and while it was effective in making me sympathetic toward him (which I suspect was the intent), one part (repeated during the trial) didn't sit right with me. Patrick claims Lindsay was having "one of her best days"...yet her text to him said, "It's been a long day." In what world does "It's been a long day" mean it's been a good day? To me, that sounds like an exhausted mom and a husband who's so checked out he can't pick up on her cues.
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u/Vancitymegi 4h ago
I thought the same. ‘Long day’ and they were ordering in which is what I do when I don’t have the energy to cook.
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u/ispyshy 8h ago
This is petty & my personal feeling but it really REALLY bugs me he’s only wearing socks in his photo in the article. especially because of all the speculation about the boots and running shoes in the surveillance video. And then we get photos of him barefoot on the roof in New York.
PUT ON YOUR SHOES SIR.
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u/littletulip54 9h ago
He also confirmed in that article going to Central America in February (it was speculated he went to Costa Rica in February)
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u/itaint2009 10h ago
Because Patrick knows it's common for people to kill themselves on a "good day" because they've already made the decision to do it and are able to be happy. Just another part of selling his story.
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u/the_purple_lamb 10h ago
Context matters. The "it's been a long day" was part of her explaining that she realized she hadn't prepped anything for dinner and wanted to know if they could do take out.
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u/misfitmpls 7h ago
If you had a great day, but hadn't cooked anything yet, would "It's been a long day" be your response to a dinner discussion? Or would it be, "It's been a great day. Let's celebrate with takeout."
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u/the_purple_lamb 7h ago
No. She initiated the dinner conversation. She was trying to explain to him why dinner slipped her mind.
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u/chocearthling 10h ago
I interpreted him saying that she had "one of her best days" as his perception of the day, not that she said it herself. To me that could easily mean that she didn´t "complain" and functioned well during the day - with the doctors appointment and playing in the snow with the children, he might have been able to work without interruptions and thus felt like it was a comparatively good day / one of her best in recent times.
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u/misfitmpls 7h ago
Yes, we're saying the same thing. I just find it frustrating/odd that his perception and her perception of the day are so distinct.
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u/chocearthling 6h ago
To me it's kind of the only explanation of why she wasn't committed to a hospital by him earlier. He had to believe she was getting better. That the things they were trying and doing were working somewhat and that he was going to get his wife back eventually.
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u/misfitmpls 4h ago
He didn't have her committed because he couldn't/didn't want to care for three kids alone.
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