Deliberate "mistake": All the mail bombs are delivered in packages tied with knotted string. The USPO hasn't allowed string-tied packages since the mid-90s (they get caught in automated equipment), but since the knots were crucial to ID-ing the suspect in this episode, that fact had to be ignored. Submitted by Jean G

Continuity: Dexter places the sapphire necklace on Amber at a completely crooked angle. When the shot cuts, though, it has instantly straightened and centered itself. Submitted by Jean G

Other: In the scene where Mr.Babcock is murdering the woman in the cinema, we see the woman has a big bucket of popcorn. As he starts strangling her, only a small amount of popcorn falls out. When the camera turns toward the floor there is a lot more popcorn on the floor and it it is spread right across the screen.

Deliberate "mistake": When Sharona spots Disher's personal ad in the newspaper, there is a shot of it. She then reads the description of him from the ad, which matches what's on the screen, however, the second part she reads, "Seeks petite blond with no-nonsense attitude, kids ok" is not in the ad shown. (Time) Submitted by Captain Defenestrator

Continuity: When Monk says "I can bench 200", you can tell he has his arms by his sides, but in the next shot, his hands are held up at the level of his waist. (Time) Submitted by Blibbetyblip

Factual error: In this episode, when Sharona and Monk arrive to visit his brother, they talk about the swing set. Monk tells Sharona that his father put up the swing when he was 8 years old but this is a much newer swing set. Look at the curved plastic seats: these have come about in the last six to eight years. It also doesn't look at all rusty like a 40 year old swing would.

Continuity: The blood stains on Brad Terry's sweatshirt change positions after he runs back into the house. A few shots later, they're suddenly so faint they're barely visible at all anymore. Blood stains don't fade, at least not in just a few minutes. Submitted by Jean G

Continuity: In this episode Randy is allergic to cats, in fact he has an allergic reaction even if a cat has been there lately but is not there now. But in Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect, during the scene where Monk and the police are investigating the woman's destroyed house, a cat passes within a few feet of Randy, who doesn't sneeze or show any signs of his allergy. Submitted by Blibbetyblip

Factual error: The SFPD fails twice to trace the kidnapper's call because he isn't on the line long enough. This is an erroneous holdover from really old movies and the days before digital & computer technology. Phone calls have been instantaneously traceable since the 1970s. There's a line tossed in claiming that they need 45 seconds if it's a cell phone, but this is still bogus: cell phone calls are also instantly traceable. Submitted by Jean G

Continuity: In the scene where Sharona returns the dog, she opens the gate, turns around and closes & latches the gate. They even make a point of showing the latched gate before she is on the porch. As she is talking to the owner, you see the gate behind her open and then closed between shots. She had latched it, so all scenes should have shown it latched.

Continuity: In the pre-credits sequence, when Glenne and Ted are fighting, Glenne attaches a clip to the right side of his shirt, but a few seconds later, there is none on his right side. They are all on his left side. They also disappear and reappear.

Visible crew/equipment: When Ted Levine and Glenne Headly are fighting in the pre-credits sequence, a crew member is visible in the car's side window in the left of one shot.

Deliberate "mistake": Joshua Skinner hid a fortune in gold by melting it down, mixing it with ink and writing it into 947 journals. Monk's producer concedes that in real life, 947 journals would probably hold "only about $11 worth" of gold-laced ink. But the idea was so amusing that he couldn't resist using it anyway. (Time) Submitted by Jean G

Continuity: When Stottlemeyer and Disher are interviewing the fat guy in the bed, in the scene where the fat guy says "Is that a bagel?", Disher's bagel keeps changing size as the camera angle switches, getting bigger and smaller.

Continuity: The large blue Nazi/Swastika tattoo on the left side of the head Nazi's neck changes from being neat and symmetrical to uneven during the course of the episode. This is most noticeable when comparing the exercise-yard "you stole the watch" scene to the black-and-white "solving the case" flashback scene.

Continuity: When Monk is lost in the street crowd after getting pushed into the subway car, his left shirt collar is sticking up over his coat. It's still up when he puts his hands to his head, but is tucked neatly back in in the next shot, though he still has both hands on his head. A few seconds later, it's the right collar flap that's sticking out instead. Submitted by Jean G

Continuity: In the scene where the two guys are playing chess, the guy with the black hat knocks over the chess pieces after losing. He then starts scrambling up the pieces and leaving his hands near the chess board. When the shot changes to a wide shot of Monk walking away the guy suddenly has his hands on his head. Submitted by Lummie

Audio problem: The .22 caliber shots would be a higher pitch.

Revealing: In the scene where Darwin and Monk are in the kitchen and Monk calls Dr.Kroger. Darwin pulls the phone out of the wall, but there is no line from the phone to the jack in the wall.

Audio problem: When Darwin is screaming at the bald landlord, his mouth isn't always moving. Submitted by Blibbetyblip