June 28th, 2019
28 Jun 2019 · page 908 of 1306
Hi George, sorry about the morning you're about to have.
Cast: George Knott
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So the daddy kinda guessed eh
Guessed his son wouldn't go through with the hanging. Yah, probably.
Guessed that his son broke the condemned out of jail in an effort to clear his name.....probably not so much.
That one would be a bit of a stretch :D
:Yet.
rumbled
Oh, this is... not going to be fun, is it?
Given that it's 15 minutes to 8 and hangings are usually conducted as the first business of the day in jails.... Yeah, I second Kate's apology to George.
Urk...nasty thought. I wonder if Dr. Flack could magically disguise Vincent as Will...in which case Dad would be executing his own son.
I'm worried that she has something like that in mind. There would have to be magic involved, since Vincent is half a head shorter than Will and has darker skin; just putting a bag over his head wouldn't hide that.
But has Mr Knott senior seen Sharpe?
And the hangman accidentally hanging his own son? If that doesn’t get Councilperson Rana elected on the anti-death penalty ticket, nothing will.
>But has Mr Knott senior seen Sharpe?
That’s true, he hasn’t, but I bet he’d recognize Vincent even with his face covered. (Another point: Flack has no idea that her hostage is the son of the hangman - she still thinks he’s a lawyer!)
That is the most tarnished silver lining I've seen in months. It's practically bloodstained.
I'm still thinking this is all part of Councilperson Rana's Evil Plan to arrange a miscarriage of justice immediately before the election. Dr Flack is either in on it or playing both sides.
...but George has never seen him...
I didn't notice it before, but with this outfit George really looks like Shepherd Book from Firefly.
Despite his flexibility about kneecaps, I am not sure Book would approve of George's profession.
But I do see the physical resemblance now that you mention it.
Oh shit you right! Now I want to watch Firefly.
He's in for some nasty surprise...
Less insisting on principle and more listening could have spared him, but well, those younglings don't know nothing 'cause they haven't been along enough, right? Imagine actually having to cave to those fledglings. What's the world coming to?
Well his son is also a master of not being straight with his feelings, so I'm sure there's also been a lot of "telling dad what he wants to hear" which can easily lead people to the wrong conclusions.
That's only too right!
Listen, I absolutely agree with your main point...
But with the shipping happening with Sharpe, "Knotty is also a master of not being straight" is an excellent line with multiple meanings...
Vincent may think he can't tell his dad how he feels, but Dad has clearly guessed some of it already (although he probably didn't suspect the lengths to which Vincent was willing to go in this particular case).
The hangman not hanging around? For shame... and here ol' Dad thought he had finally roped him in
I hope this doesn't hemp-er their relationship too much. It's never good to have bad feelings tying down a relationship.
So, the ticking clock has an awesome mustache... :P
I wonder when the guard notices that he doesn't have the keys anymore.
If he’s the one who’s supposed to get Will out of his cell and escort him to the gibbet, probably any minute now!
And right after that he’ll discover that the cell is empty...
And then he’ll have to explain to Captain Barber. Poor fellow.
Maybe he can convince her Sidney Malik stopped by?
[scooby-doo]Ruh Roh![/scooby-doo]
I'm sorry george. but you're gonna be so proud in a couple hours.
The teacup is still there. Do they have the forensic skill to test the dregs for the sleep-aid drug? Will they even bother to test it?
Why is no one quoting Gilbert and Sullivan? ... OK, I'll do it.
"The prisoner comes to meet his doom,
The block, the headsman and the tomb.
The funeral bell begins to toll;
May heaven have mercy on his soul!"
...
"My lord, my lord! I know not how to tell the news I bear!
I and my comrades sought the prisoner's cell... He is not there!"
Do not give the Knott/Sharpe shippers any ideas of what else might have happened off panel in that cell visit.
You've put me in mind of that wonderfully awful poem the hangman recites at the end of "Kind Hearts and Coronets." How did it go again...?