Continuity mistake: Before Joan leaves the restaurant, she has a glass of wine on her right, but from Jessica's POV, the glass has moved to Joan's left side. Also, Jessica's glass is in front of her, but moves to the right side of the table after Joan leaves.
Continuity mistake: When Bud and Andy arrive at Cagliostro's table, Jessica stares with her glasses on, while Joan turns her head around. An instant cut later, Jessica's glasses are off and Joan is turning her head again.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica is having dinner with Joan, Jessica's right arm is either extended on the table next to the cutlery or not, depending on the shot.
Continuity mistake: When Joan leaves the restaurant, her glass is full. Next time we see it, it's empty.
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is meeting with Congressman Dan Keppner, there are two windows with the Capitol building behind. One can see it's a painted backdrop, most noticeably the window on the left with the garden view.
Continuity mistake: Lew Feldman picks up his cigar from the ashtray, but an instant later, it's back on the ashtray.
Continuity mistake: Patti and Brian enter the alley, talk to the card scammer, and keep on walking. From a different angle, they're metres behind, entering the alley again.
Continuity mistake: When Patti is shot, Barry kneels down, places his face against hers, and lies on top of her. A shot later, from a different angle, he is away from her, repeating all previous movements.
Continuity mistake: When the robber is killed, his hat falls off. A shot later, it's back on.
Continuity mistake: When Grady introduces the understudy, he puts his arm around her shoulders. A shot later, his arm is away.
Murder to a Jazz Beat - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: Jessica and Jonathan sit down to chat; he says, "Tastes and smells... worthy of kings and their consorts," and raises his hands. An instant cut later, from a different angle, they're lowered. (00:04:49)
Continuity mistake: When Ron Moody runs into the sea in pursuit of a suspect trying to escape, he shouts at Jessica to "Get the package!" In the next shot we see Jessica reluctantly follow him in, with a clear waterline from a previous take showing on her dark overcoat/cloak.
Revealing mistake: When Miguel tries to sail away, Jessica runs towards the shore. When she enters the water, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a thinner and younger double.
Revealing mistake: When Santana is killed, a rectangular pad where the arrow was stabbed protrudes under his shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: When Sir John Landry walks towards the fireplace before Jessica unravels the mystery, stage lights are reflected on Jessica's glasses.
Visible crew/equipment: At the beach, when Miguel jumps in the helicopter, two filming lights are reflected on the windows.
Continuity mistake: The pad where the knife is stabbed protrudes under the writer's shirt.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica limps into Milton's car, she holds onto the door. A shot later, her hand is away, and it's Milton's hand instead holding onto the door.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica (a stunt double) is knocked down, her left arm is under her body with her bag in front. An instant cut later (now Angela Lansbury), her arm and bag are behind her back.
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is knocked down by the kids, she is replaced with a younger stunt double.
Answer: It may simply have been a matter of time, as this was a one-hour show. The murderer is always revealed at the end, though it is not necessary to show the actual murder. Also, at that that time, it may have been considered too graphic to show someone being stabbed on a family TV show.
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