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Trivia: Throughout the series, nearly every Law Enforcement Officer with whom Jessica interacts is either conceited, arrogant, narcissistic, rude, incompetent, ignorant, stupid, or some combination thereof.

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Dead Heat - S2-E8

Trivia: The name of the horse, "Anchors Ahoy," is meaningless and silly. The term, "anchor's aweigh," is short for "the anchor is aweigh," meaning the anchor has been pulled free of the bottom. However, "ahoy" is a hailing call, used to attract the attention of another vessel or, perhaps, a person, and requires an answer. (It's kind of like saying, "Hey, you!") Since anchors are inanimate objects, they can neither hear nor respond to the call.

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To Kill a Legend - S11-E3

Trivia: During the Revolutionary War era, Maine was part of Massachusetts, even though it was physically separated from Massachusetts proper by New Hampshire. Maine did not become a separate state until 1820.

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Night of the Coyote - S9-E6

Factual error: Celestial navigation can determine one's position on the earth's surface to within about one mile, not precise enough to give the location of a buried treasure. It also requires more than a sextant. It requires tables published in a nautical almanac (which is updated each year), charts on which to plot lines of position, and an accurate chronometer that is set to the precise time at the Prime Meridian (Greenwich Mean Time).

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Who Killed J.B. Fletcher? - S7-E14

Factual error: Bremerton, Washington is not a hick town as depicted in this episode (it is the home of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, a US Navy installation that employs 14,000 people) and the people there do not have southern accents.

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Dead Letter - S6-E6

Factual error: Unlike the Connie Kowalski character in this episode, real insurance investigators are not trained in arson investigation. Insurance investigators search for evidence of fraud relating to insurance claims. Arson investigators are professional firefighters who have had extensive additional training in arson investigation.

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Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble - S5-E13

Factual error: The only instances of "witchcraft" or "witch trials" in America were in Salem, Massachusetts. There were none in Maine or anywhere else. The Salem witch trials spanned 15 months, from February, 1692 to May 1693. Over 200 people were accused of witchcraft, but only 30 were found guilty. Of the 30, 14 women and 5 men were executed by hanging and one man, Giles Corey, was executed by "pressing." Another five died in jail, but none were burned at the stake, which was a punishment unique to Europe.

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The Witch's Curse - S8-E12

Factual error: "Witches" were burned at the stake in Europe, but not in America. In America, they were hanged.

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