I am inclined to believe your explanation the change in behavior.
By her expression, it was apparent that she did not believe his explanation.
If he pointed them out, who would believe his explanation?
He was not sure whether to believe his mother's explanation of her escape or not.
She still found it hard to believe the Doctor's explanation.
Jim doesn't believe Blair's explanation about his senses at first.
Farr had by now come around to believe Snow's explanation.
"And few believed his explanation about the distracted sales force."
But depending on whose explanation you believe, there are some important implications for the economy's future.
By the look in her eyes, she clearly did not believe him, or his explanation.