Vincent's admission of guilt has opened up a can of worms, including assertions that attempted spot fixing took place in several countries over five years.
His former wife, Elly Riley, has reportedly told the International Cricket Council (ICC) former Black Caps allrounder Chris Cairns was allegedly the ring leader of Vincent's shady deals, according to a TV One report.
It began, Riley alleged in her statement to ICC, when Vincent joined the Chandigarh Lions in early 2008 when Cairns was skipper of the franchise of the rebel Indian Cricket League.
"Dark forces" may well be at work here but the harsh reality is confessions are surfacing in our backyard in broad daylight.
Where there's smoke, there's fire and Vincent has started enough sparks to set alight a few stumps that will forever scar New Zealand cricket.
Whether Cairns is "Player X" in Brendon McCullum's testimony or not and whether he is eventually found guilty or not, it is fair to say the damage has been done.
That incumbent Black Caps captain McCullum's statement to ICC has been leaked is in some ways a blessing and long overdue, despite the players' association putting up smoke screens.
Such investigations don't conclude overnight because of their he-said-she-said nature that can be hard to ascertain.
It's time to bare the soiled laundry, sort the whites from the colours and put them through the spin cycle. The fact remains New Zealand isn't immune to a disease that is threatening to bring the country's No.1 summer sport down to its knees.
Vincent may well have been granted immunity from prosecution for testifying but the cricket community needs to find the culprits to stop the rot from spreading.
Simply confiscating players' cellphones on game days isn't going to solve the problem.
If Riley's allegation that Vincent and Cairns went on to taint county cricket in England finds traction, then the future of many accomplished cricketers from overseas plying their trade there could be in jeopardy.
No doubt the temptation to collect obscene sums of money must be tempting for players who appreciate elite sport has a limited shelf life as they contemplate finding a job in the "outside world".
No one knows that better than retired international and domestic cricketer Mathew Sinclair.
"I tried to play every game I could so money wasn't my motivation," says the 38-year-old, who struggled to find employment outside cricket for a while to support his wife and two children.
"I can walk down the street and hold my head up high," says the record-breaking former Central Districts batsman.
He points to cricket needing to embrace values such as honesty and integrity.
Sinclair has played with and against former Auckland Aces batsman Vincent domestically and internationally but struggles to recall anything untoward from the player now reportedly gone underground.
"I've never accused anyone of dropping a catch or anything because those sorts of things have happened to the best of us."
A jovial Sinclair, who believes it must have taken a "lot of guts" for Vincent to front up, never mind the impact of his actions on his wife and children, agrees it's hard enough trying to stay on the crease, let alone trying to win an Oscar to hoodwink the public into thinking they belong to a cast of Hollywood.
It seems casting aspersions on ICC or the credibility of the anti-corruption unit is akin to Richardson and Mulligan talking with mouthsful of crispies.
Sinclair rightly reckons the players' association needs to crank up its education to ensure greed doesn't usurp moral values of our ambassadors to help preserve the integrity of the game.
Like it or not, the ball is always going to be in the players' court.
