Vincent spent those two days oscillating between determination to refuse Vega's offer and fantasies about how quickly he could solve all his financial problems if he just compromised a little bit more. He watched Sofia struggle through another chemotherapy session and calculated that four more months of criminal activity was a small price to pay for his daughter's life, conveniently ignoring the fact that he had been telling himself similar rationalizations for six months and that each compromise made the next one easier.
