The Ghostwriter

Olivia asks Vincent about the graffiti incident at the school gym. Vincent is annoyed, claiming that the incident is irrelevant to the deaths of his siblings. Olivia argues that the context is important for her to capture the multi-dimensionality of Vincent’s life at the time. Vincent relents and accuses Danny of being the real culprit behind the graffiti incident and the destruction of the equipment shed. Danny, whose temper was mounting before his death, held a secret grudge against Mr. Stewart.

Vincent shares an anecdote of Danny tackling him without explanation one evening. From that night on, Vincent started sleeping in Poppy’s room for fear of their brother. Olivia recognizes the anecdote from Poppy’s diary and realizes Vincent is lying to her.

On May 30, 1975, Poppy is shaken after witnessing Vincent tackle Danny. Something Danny said provoked Vincent’s attack. Vincent lunges at Poppy when he realizes she was filming their fight.

Later, Vincent asks Poppy to let him sleep in her room. Poppy asks if he attacked Danny because of Lydia, but Vincent avoids the question. They hear Danny playing a song from their room, turning the volume up whenever the lyrics reference a lying girlfriend.