Dear Capricorn, the text read, don't be afraid to connect the dots. The path between events that may seem unrelated will soon become clear. With your moon in the fifth house, you will find yourself uniquely positioned to set things in motion.
-- N's horoscope (chapter 1)

Importance: N interprets his horoscope to have significance to the investigation he has just begun into his father's death. Though he claims not to ordinarily believe in things like horoscopes, in this case, it provides him with the validation he needs to move forward. He believes that the horoscope is telling him that he is "uniquely positioned" to find out the truth about his father's death.

There is always some regret, I would imagine, when there is a sense that where there might have been connection between family members there was strain, with death's finality precluding any rapprochement.
-- N (chapter 2)

Importance: N makes this comment in relation to his father's death, but...