Ropes & Gray partner Diane Patrick took the stand in former associate John Ray III’s employment retaliation case on Tuesday to explain why she changed her deposition testimony about whether Ray had informed her that another partner uttered a racial slur in his presence.

Patrick, who is married to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, testified for the second time since the trial opened on Nov. 12. Each side will have 50 minutes to make closing arguments on Wednesday morning.