Visible crew/equipment: In one of the episodes, Gabby has her Maserati car taken from her by the repo guy. When he pulls off, the car is towed behind him. Clearly reflected in the metallic paint of the Maserati is the crew, with boom, camera and everything else.
Desperate Housewives (2004)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake in Season 1 generally
Other mistake: Throughout the sixth season Eddie Orlofsky attends school with Porter Scavo, and Danny Bolen, witch means they must be close in age. However, in season 6 episode 20, it is revealed that Eddie was in high school the same time as Danielle. This does not make sense due to the fact that while Danielle was in high school, Porter and Preston were about 10.
Carlos: You know who you are, Gaby? You're the kind of person who would have turned away Mary and Joseph from the inn.
Gabrielle: Well, they should have called ahead.
Trivia: Teri Hatcher (Susan), Felicity Huffman (Lynette) and Eva Longoria (Gabrielle) are the only cast members to appear in every single episode of the series.
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Answer: He was investigating the lead not the case.