The episode starts off with a young nun about to receive her final vows. She collapses and dies.
Later the strict and intimidating Sister Paul (Roberta Taylor) is found dead. Both nuns died of cyanide poisoning.
Tom the brusque gardener who has little time for the church is viewed with suspicion for the deaths. However it is a question of motive.
Father Brown gets an assistant for this one. Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) knows her poisons and is a fan of Agatha Christie's mysteries.
There are plenty of red herrings and blind allies in this story with several suspects that leap to mind. It also has a dark underlying theme of babies of unwed mothers being forcibly taken away.
Father Brown's sweet tooth aids him to crack the case. Sister Boniface gets a nasty crack on the head.
Later the strict and intimidating Sister Paul (Roberta Taylor) is found dead. Both nuns died of cyanide poisoning.
Tom the brusque gardener who has little time for the church is viewed with suspicion for the deaths. However it is a question of motive.
Father Brown gets an assistant for this one. Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) knows her poisons and is a fan of Agatha Christie's mysteries.
There are plenty of red herrings and blind allies in this story with several suspects that leap to mind. It also has a dark underlying theme of babies of unwed mothers being forcibly taken away.
Father Brown's sweet tooth aids him to crack the case. Sister Boniface gets a nasty crack on the head.