Bryan Bruce round 2

Having had a broadcasting complaint upheld against him, Bryan Bruce is reported to be keen to make another 'documentary,' I guess he needs the work. He comes across confident in his ability to do better than last time without realising (or admitting) that he didn't touch upon key evidence against Robin Bain, a number of items for example, the upward trajectory shot and no shielding of the blood spatter that showed no one else was present - bit hard to be a murder Bryan when old daddy was there by himself.

Also the blood and brain matter found deep inside the barrel, old Bryan apparently didn't want to talk about this because he didn't have the necessary shadowing and appropriate music, so it remains a problem for Bryan how to explain such strong forensic proof against old daddy, particularly if Bryan wanted to switch back (why not - all the other hangbainers have tried it) to a close contact shot - because a close contact shot would have meant the spatter was shielded by the gunman, but Bryan knows there was no gunman there, and no appropriate music or shadow - so he just left it out and chased a photo-copier salesman instead. Bryan didn't want to talk about that spatter on Robin's shoes occluded as being from his own wound (that proved it Bryan, that it was daddy what done it - so you left that out as well.)

Also I can understand why Bryan left the strip search of David out because it showed that David was a suspect from the outset but more importantly that he didn't have any scratches on his chest. Well, I've got an idea for ya Bryan, how about a show called 'The Bain Murders - what I left out.' I'd watch that.

Talking Heads.

Noting that 2 of the sisters were able to resist hopping on the band wagon of the announcement of the honouring of James McNeish for his literary career. Because of course, it is to note his career over a long period of time.


In as much as the Mask of Sanity was a successful book it didn't deal with the new evidence that has arrived since the book was written. I'd expect that James McNeish would draw different conclusions now particularly in view of the blood spatter evidence. One of the difficulties, and pleasures I suppose, in writing about a piece of history is that one can only rely on what was known at the time of writing.


So too for Joe Karam, he didn't know at the time of writing his books that the 'blood' on the rifle wasn't blood at all. He also didn't know about the blood smears on Robin's hands that can't have arrived there after Robin's death. Equally he didn't know about the spatter on Robin's shoe that can't have come from his own wound. In that absence of that knowledge in particular, he went forward with some conclusions that might not survive the test of time. Of course that is the province of some writing, or risk the less confident make, when drawing together information to lay it out in a cognitive pattern for others to read. I suspect, from the obvious writing talent of both men, it was a challenge they enjoyed and we may yet see further work from them updated with the new evidence that featured at the second trial.


Something else that neither writer knew was that there would be a steady flow of information spread to damage David before during and after the trial. A situation no doubt that horrifies both men, and particularly more so James McNeish for whom it was simply another part in a long literary career and certainly not intended to be focal point for people intent on using it for harassment and law breaking. Because it was particularly the case that McNeish laid bare a time in Robin and Margaret's life that was most disturbing and which arguably could be traced as the point when spent passion began to take a toll on their marriage and culminated in a complete tragedy for the family.