Continuity mistake: Dennis grabs the typewriter and throws it out of the window. However, just before the police enter the office, the typewriter is back on the table. Once they come inside, it disappears again.
Visible crew/equipment: During the opening credits, a large rectangular studio light mounted on a pole is reflected in the streetcar's window. It is unmistakably production equipment, not a streetlamp.
Other mistake: During the opening credits, a passenger on the streetcar can be seen waving directly at the camera.
Continuity mistake: While speaking with the sheriff at her place, Jessica pulls down both of her sleeves. In the immediate reverse shot, she repeats the exact same movements.
Continuity mistake: At Jessica's place, the banana in the fruit bowl is positioned to the left of the apples. From the opposite angle, they have switched sides.
Other mistake: Following the accusation against the sheriff, the confrontation between the Mayor and Jessica is marred by a visible technical glitch. A negative-style overlay runs through the scene, including a light flare above the Mayor's head, a thick black line across the frame, and a whiteboard intermittently superimposed over the image.
Continuity mistake: When the mayor returns the sheriff's badge, his grip on it changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Hellman grabs the coffee mug, her grip alternates between holding it by the base and by the handle from shot to shot.
Visible crew/equipment: Immediately after the sheriff hands over his revolver, the moving boom microphone becomes visible as it is reflected in the map behind the mayor, below the words "Cabot Cove." (00:25:22)
Continuity mistake: When the lieutenant notices the blood on the rug, there is a blurry stain along with several drops of bright red blood. In the close-up, the drops are gone, and the lighting shift makes the brown rug appear grey.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica tells the goon that the doctor went inside, the man is holding the car door. A shot later, he is no longer holding it. This swaps back and forth.
Continuity mistake: While driving Jessica home, the lieutenant's seat belt alternates between being buckled and unbuckled from shot to shot.
Continuity mistake: Salvatore spills wine on the table, but in the very next shot, the tablecloth is completely spotless.
Continuity mistake: When discussing her pregnancy, Denise's hand placement on her bosom changes in every single shot, shifting position from angle to angle.
Visible crew/equipment: When Carmine lies dead, a studio light is reflected in the bureau's mirror in front of him.
Plot hole: Jessica concludes that the widow is the killer because she was planning to try on a new dress at the same time she was supposedly about to flee to Italy. Her intention to travel abroad had been revealed only during a private family meeting and was never made public. One could assume that someone might have passed this information on to Jessica, but from the viewer's perspective, it functions as a straightforward deus ex machina, with no narrative setup or justification.
Continuity mistake: When Nicole tells Vaclav that she's engaged, the position of his hands is inconsistent: in the close-ups, they are raised, while in the wide shots, they are lowered. This alternates back and forth.
Ballad for a Blue Lady - S7-E9
Continuity mistake: When Patti Sue is serving ice cream, Jessica's arm alternates between raised and lowered positions across instant cuts.
Answer: At the start, Edward told Jessica that he loved the changes she'd made to her new book. Later, as his mental condition declined, he said the book was terrible and he wouldn't publish it until she made improvements. Edward's later note to Jessica was to apologise for saying her novel was bad and that he had been right about it the first time.
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