Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: In the car, when Jessica is told that she has to act like Dorian's mother she covers her face with both hands. A shot later there's just one hand on her face.
The Bottom Line Is Murder - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When the cop picks up the dirty ashtray he blows the ash away. In the close-up the ashtray is spotless as if it had been wiped with a cloth or if it were brand-new. First of all, no ash blew away, and second of all, a mere puff couldn't have cleaned it the way it looks.
Trevor Hudson's Legacy - S5-E18
Revealing mistake: There are 2 scenes involving Jessica inside a car. In the first one the car drives calmly as seen from the outside shots, but from the shots inside the car is speeding. When the episode is about to end the car speeds to the police station and now the exact same projection is played, though this time it makes sense.
Factual error: The whole episode is run as if based in the UK, and yet the script has obviously been written by an American. The UK does not have autopsies, it has post-mortems. The UK does not have a trunk (of a car) it has a boot.
Plot hole: When Jessica is arrested for the murder of the enemy agent. Her purse is confiscated. It was reported stolen by Michael Haggerty. But throughout the whole show none of the cops looked at her ID. Besides that she's a famous women and someone at the police station would definitely know who she is.
Murder Among Friends - S12-E16
Plot hole: End of the show when Diane confesses makes no sense. There were 3 sets of fingerprints on the computer. She killed her with it, but somehow her fingerprints never showed up on the laptop. (00:41:45)
Jack & Bill - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: In the toilet scene, when Max slams the terrorist against the wall, he is replaced by a very obvious stunt double with longer hair and a noticeably larger build.
Revealing mistake: When Jessica visits the basement, there's plenty of light everywhere. She then turns off the light, but there's still plenty of light. However, when Adam Frobisher shows up half a second later, the whole place is now in darkness to allow for all the mystery and the intrigue.
Murder in the Afternoon - S2-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Jessica and the Lt. leave for the police station, filming lights, equipment, and a crew member are reflected in the windows.
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)
Revealing mistake: When Emma hits a man using the flower pot, Angela Lansbury's stand-in is a much younger stunt double.
Visible crew/equipment: When Henry and Jessica are reading the resignation letter, state lights are reflected on their glasses.
Murder in the Afternoon - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Jessica is in the Lt.'s car, he scolds her, signalling with his index finger, which swaps to an extended hand an instant cut later, which is suddenly lowered yet an instant cut later. The way he holds the car keys also changes.
Murder in the Afternoon - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: The doctor steps in and calms down the actor while placing his hand on his shoulder. A shot later, his arm is lowered.
Funeral at Fifty-Mile - S1-E22
Other mistake: In the end credits, Jesús is misspelled Hay-Soos, phonetically.
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is knocked down by the kids, she is replaced with a younger stunt double.
Visible crew/equipment: When Milton arrives at the airport, the filming crew is reflected in the glass on the right.
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: 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.
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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