During the investigation, Klinger said that Hawkeye handed him a satchel, which did not prove that there was actually cash in it. But when Hawkeye and Klinger first see the goat munching on the satchel, there are clearly bills showing.
When margets in the line for pay her hands change positions consistently.
Previously, the payroll officer only paid the enlisted men, and the company clerk paid the officers. In this episode, the payroll officer (Pierce) was set to pay the whole company.
Hawkeye complains to Col. Potter that he's already been paymaster "once this war" (a reference to "Pay Day" from Season 5). However, as personnel are paid monthly and only officers can act as paymasters, Hawkeye's turn as paymaster must have come up several times by this time. Likewise, Col. Potter says that he likes "a man with experience." But by this time, numerous officers must already have served as paymaster and thus had "experience."
During the investigation into the missing payroll, neither the investigator, nor Hawkeye, Colonel Potter or Klinger ever mention the physical evidence such as the gnawed wooden footlocker or the half-eaten payroll satchel, despite the fact that damage can't be easily faked. Plus, Hawkeye and Klinger actually saw the goat with his head in the footlocker, despite the script's assertion there were no eyewitnesses.
Maj. Van Zandt clearing Hawkeye of the loss of pay so that he can support his own claim that the goat ate his report is only a temporary solution to his problem-Gen. Detwiler is still going to want his report, which Van Zandt will have to start over from scratch.
Rizzo's two threats to Charles of "I'll see you tomorrow" for his money implies that camp personnel is being issued supplemental pay on a daily basis. This seems implausible and could only last 1-3 days maximum.
Charles describes the vase as being from the Celadon dynasty. Although Celadon describes the style of the vase, there was no Celadon dynasty. The name refers to the shade of green.