There was a reference to the Ministry of Defence as the gusts were arriving and the year given was set in 1954. The War Office was still in charge of all things military until 1964, it was then that the Ministry of Defence came into existence..
This story is set on New Year's Eve. The trees should be bare, but they are all in full leaf showing that it was really summer.
The Fake Stabbing is most obvious. Deep Wounds produce purple blood. The wound is bright red. Bright Red comes from Veins, not Arteries. Any viewer who has given a PINT of BLOOD knows this fact.
Arterial blood is bright red, venous blood is purple, as a look at wikipedia under Arterial_blood will confirm.
Father Brown said he seen wounds as that. He would have known it was fake by the color.
Arterial blood is bright red, venous blood is purple, as a look at wikipedia under Arterial_blood will confirm.
Father Brown said he seen wounds as that. He would have known it was fake by the color.