You should cuff me. That’s what is expected. You need to do this correctly. If you toss them over here I’ll do it myself.
-- Vincent (Chapter 10)

Importance: Vincent suggests he is responsible for Star’s murder when he tells Walk that he should handcuff Vincent. Walk senses that Vincent is not responsible for the murder, that for some reason, he is taking responsibility to cover for Darke.

She wanted to be with Sissy.’ He said it simply, like there could be anything simple about the suicide of a wife and mother. ‘Vincent King is the cancer of my family.
-- Hal (Chapter 11)

Importance: Hal describes Vincent as a sickness that has infected his family. Vincent unintentionally killed Sissy, Hal’s youngest daughter, when he hit the child with a car. Hal’s wife died by suicide after Vincent was found guilty and sentenced for Sissy’s murder. Years later, it is believed that Vincent also...