Question: Why did Blackthorn have Reordan killed? The man was an evil genius and would have been a huge help with Blackthorn's plans.
Brian Katcher
12th Mar 2020
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
2nd Feb 2020
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Question: Wouldn't Watson have noticed that Blackthorn's neck wasn't broken after he was 'hanged'?
Answer: There are two types of hanging - the long drop which is intended to break the neck causing a quick death, and a short drop which doesn't break the neck and causes slower death by asphyxiation. There is no reason to check for a broken neck, just whether the person is dead.
Answer: He didn't check the neck, he only checked the pulse.
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Answer: Blackthorn was an egomaniac, there was only room for one diabolical madman.