NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Light Sleeper - S3-E14

Continuity mistake: When McGee and Ziva are headed toward the sensitivity training seminar, and they notice Tony hitting on a woman at the top of the stairwell, Tony has a document in his right hand, which then jumps to his left, and then back to his right. (00:02:30)

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Doppelgänger - S2-E12

Continuity mistake: When Aaron Wright lights his cigarette in the NCIS elevator, he takes it out of his mouth to blow out a puff of smoke. His arm remains down by his side, but in the next shot his cigarette is instantly up in his mouth. (00:29:10)

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Yankee White - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: Agent Todd is standing there coat open, hands in her pockets on Air Force One watching Gibbs walk away when the bad guy who is a reporter (Leonard) comes up to her and comments "Loosening your dress code Kate". Seconds later when she turns to indicate that he should return to the press section her coat is now buttoned up. (00:33:50)

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Suggested correction: We can see him, on camera, constantly changing his grip because it's heavy and he's trying to hold it.

Yes he changes his grip, but, in some instant cuts, such as the ones shown above, his grip changes instantly.

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Deception - S3-E13

Continuity mistake: When Tony receives a phone call while talking to the two teenagers, he holds the receiver to his ear with his hand. In the next shot, his hand has disappeared, and he's cradling the receiver with his shoulder. (00:31:30)

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Need to Know - S9-E17

Continuity mistake: When Ziva dumps the four bundles of $100.00 bills on the bed, they all land face up. Then the scene changes to Tony taking a picture of them. Back to the bundles, and now only three are face up and one is face down, with no one touching them. (00:10:40)

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Canary - S10-E14

Continuity mistake: We see a close-up of Kevin's poster that Ziva is holding. In the close-up, she is holding the poster on the right-hand side. When the shot changes to a wider shot showing Ziva and Tony, Ziva is no longer holding the poster on the right-hand side, but is now holding it on the bottom. (00:04:40)

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Shalom - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs and Ziva are in the "safehouse" Ziva set up for Ari, a crew member and his boom microphone are seen on the left of the screen, right before Gibbs climbs the ladder to remove the hidden camera spying on them. (00:30:10)

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See No Evil - S2-E1

[Gibbs is drinking a cup of coffee.]
Kate Todd: Gibbs, it's like one hundred degrees in here. How can you drink that stuff?
Leroy Gibbs: It keeps me cool.

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Chosen answer: It is never stated, however she must have been there several years if she is on presidential detail.

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