Continuity mistake: There's a clock on the first victim's night stand. When she goes to bed, it's Tuesday, 11:06. When the murder happens a couple of hours later, it's still Tuesday, 1:13.
Continuity mistake: When Morgan gets off the phone after talking with Garcia about the list of chemicals he found, the hand holding the phone to his ear changes between shots. (00:13:55)
Deliberate mistake: When talking to Sarah Jean's mum, the bottle of Smirnoff vodka is missing the 'S'. (00:09:35)
Continuity mistake: At the start, JJ puts a file down on the desk, and her left hand is in front of her, and she has 2 items in her right hand. When the camera angle changes to behind JJ, her left hand is now on her hip. (00:02:20)
Continuity mistake: When Reid disarms Maggie, he has his hand on the gun but no thumb on the hammer. When the shot changes to Maggie's POV, he has his thumb on the hammer. (00:37:20)
Continuity mistake: When Reid tells Lila that her manager is dead, he has his hands on the back of his neck. When the shot changes, his arms are now lowered and under the water. (00:27:00)
Revealing mistake: When the suspect is first put in handcuffs at the house, it's clear to see he is just holding the one cuff rather than wearing it. (00:27:50)
Continuity mistake: When Lila gets the note that was taped to her door, she holds it by the side in the close-up showing the contents of the letter and from the top when she is crumpling it up. (00:15:30)
A Real Rain - S1-E17
Visible crew/equipment: In the suspect's apartment by the boxes, there is a green tape marker at Reid's feet. (00:35:00)
Visible crew/equipment: When the suspect first enters the house, their helmet reflects all the camera and filming equipment. (00:04:20)
A Real Rain - S1-E17
Visible crew/equipment: When talking about the cop killer victim in the police station, an orange tape marker can be seen on the floor. (00:19:20)
Continuity mistake: When Gideon is talking when we first see him, the pictures behind him on the screen change instantly. It should be noted, that when we see the pictures change, there is the audible click and visual delay of a slide change which is not present on the instant change. (00:04:20)
Continuity mistake: Morgan gets a call from BAU and we see him holding his phone in one hand then two. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: When Reid is talking there's a big crack at the top of the window that might be a problem since they're supposed to be flying. Then a few seconds later they cut back to him and it's filled with putty. (00:05:00 - 00:06:00)
Other mistake: A mugshot of a suspect is showing with some personal information. Name, license number, address, etc. The field for "Home address" shows a valid address but "Work Address" shows "Male." The correct field title should be "Sex." (00:40:00)
Chosen answer: Back in Target Rich, a hitman named Giuseppe Montolo dies whilst being interrogated by Derek. The men who abducted Derek were hired by his father, Chazz, who seems to blame Derek for his son's death. It's explained further in A Beautiful Disaster.
Annabel Keeley