There were plenty of incidences in which timing came into play in the story of Sgt. John Wilson. One of the most obvious ones is of course the fact that John Wilson was executed the same day that his and Jessie’s son came into the world. On April 23rd of 1920, John Wilson took his last breath as his son took his first. Another one that we thought of is that of the tradition of Hogmanay, in which the First Foot determines the luck of the family for the remainder of the year. The First Foot is fairly simple. A man with dark hair crossing the threshold first baring gifts was good luck for the household. However, a man with light hair was bad luck. While we may brush it off as silly superstition, the fact that everything went wrong with Polly’s
