Inheritance

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death and death by suicide.

Sonya meets with Deuce to discuss her transition to Poole Manor. Deuce reassures Sonya that her Poole cousins harbor no resentment about her inheritance. He explains that Owen Poole, one of the cousins, runs the shipbuilding company in Poole’s Bay and that none of the relatives have expressed dissatisfaction with the will. Curious about the family’s history, Sonya asks why the twins—Collin and Andrew—were separated. Deuce reveals that Patricia Poole, their grandmother, was obsessed with preserving the family name. Patricia perpetuated the story that the twins’ father, Charles, died in Vietnam before he could marry Clover, their mother. Patricia kept one of the boys, raising Collin with the help of her daughter Gretta, while sending Andrew into foster care. Deuce speculates that Patricia believed that keeping both boys was unnecessary to maintain the family line.

Sonya meets Ace, Trey’s grandfather, who warmly welcomes her. Deuce also checks in with Trey, commenting on Sonya’s self-reliance and on her potential interest in adopting a dog.

Anna contacts Sonya and purchases her entire design package. That night, Sonya experiences another vivid and unsettling dream at three o’clock; in this dream, she relives Catherine Poole’s death.