Question: Wouldn't Watson have noticed that Blackthorn's neck wasn't broken after he was 'hanged'?
lionhead
2nd Feb 2020
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Answer: He didn't check the neck, he only checked the pulse.
2nd Feb 2020
Question: Wouldn't Watson have noticed that Blackthorn's neck wasn't broken after he was 'hanged'?
Answer: He didn't check the neck, he only checked the pulse.
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.