Katie asked this question about Sea of Tranquility:
Sea of Tranquility Vincent vs. The Glass Hotel Vincent: 1. In SOT, Vincent swore in a deposition that she didn't know about her husband's crimes. Is that also the case in TGH? I remembered TGH as Vincent eventually admits to herself she DID know. 2. In SOT, Mirella says "drowning was the thing Vincent was most scared of." Was this established in TGH? I don't remember that.
Toni I don’t remember Vincent really admitting that she did know it was a Ponzi scheme. I took her reflection on it afterward to be more like, it was too g…moreI don’t remember Vincent really admitting that she did know it was a Ponzi scheme. I took her reflection on it afterward to be more like, it was too good to true, how didn’t she see it? Or why didn’t she look closer, she wasn’t in love but just comfortably drifting along with Jonathon.

Fear of drowning was established because that was how Vincent’s mother died. (less)
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