clayton and they had shared custody of the baby. >> was it an amicable divorce or did they fight? >> they had some disagreements, you know. they definitely had disagreements. >> ex-husbands, husbands, spouses are always looked at? >> they are. >> did you feel he was an person important to talk to as well? >> we did. >> did you call him right away? >> we actually went and seen him. >> it was the middle of the night just hours after brooke's body was discovered when investigators arrived at clayton's house, chief philips woke him up. >> what did you say to him then? >> we didn't tell him that brooke was deceased. and our goal was to fine out what he was doing this evening. >> you wanted to hear the story as it relates to brooke? >> that's right. >> clayton told investigators he had their son that weekend.