Matlock

Diary of a Perfect Murder - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: Prosecutor Burton Hawkins shows People Exhibit B (the murder weapon), doing a fancy twirl, keeping his arm outstretched in the wide shot. His spin concludes in a narrower camera angle; this time, his arm is down. (01:04:15)

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Diary of a Perfect Murder - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Matlock pretends he's done with Banning, the hotel desk clerk, he walks away from him. Richard Lineback has his hands in his lap in two different ways in the two separate shots, just beginning to stand twice in a row. (01:10:35)

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Diary of a Perfect Murder - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Matlock starts implying that Mr. Banning is the one that tipped The Scandal reporters about his client, he clutches the stand with both hands and shuffles back and forth. As the line "frequently pay people to alert them" is spoken, transitioning to a different camera angle, he is all of a sudden no longer clinging to the railing corner. (01:11:15)

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Diary of a Perfect Murder - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Lockwood is on the stand, Matlock asks him if he is aware of ties with the "American Unified Finance Corporation." As he spells out the name of the company, he moves the side of his hand along the railing in small steps. However, there is a reverse shot in the middle of it where his arm is still and positioned at a different height. (01:24:20)

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The Judge - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Matlock tells Tyler that someone well connected could make a parking ticket disappear, Kene Holiday listens intently with his finger on his cheek, or between the lips, depending on the shot. (00:20:50)

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The Stripper - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Carla's kid at the beginning of the episode asks her to stay with her and sleep on the couch, "Please, Mum, please?" Notice the book in his hand change position between shots. (00:02:20)

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The Stripper - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Ben and Charlene Matlock visit the precinct and give The Gift to the proud new daddy, Ben teases him, saying that it's so that the boy will dress better than his father. The guy acknowledges the joke, pointing at Matlock in a friendly way. Nothing in his hand, then all of a sudden he is holding a cigar. (00:06:00)

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The Stripper - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Matlock walks by mistake inside the dressing room. Two girls with their bare backs to the camera stare back at him. We see Matlock close the door a moment later, and there's just a very much clothed girl where the two naked ladies would have been. (00:21:15)

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The Stripper - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: In the (deliberately poorly lit) scene where Doug's friend hurts her hand, look at the moment when she picks up the shard of glass; it goes nowhere near the area where the bandage appears later. (00:26:10)

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The Affair - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When the stepson arrives at the villa, he makes his way to the front door, shoving aside reporters. Between his POV and the next shot, the same reporters move away in different ways, with different timing. (00:03:10)

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The Affair - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: The limo bringing Ben and Charlene Matlock to the fancy house in Rhode Island pulls over under an overcast sky, but Matlock steps out of the car in a brightly sunlit zone. (00:08:15)

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The Affair - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Ben Matlock rings the doorbell of the Harrison residence, he is standing with his hands behind his back while the door is opening. In the next shot, the door is still opening, but Andy Griffith is standing with his hands by his sides. (00:08:30)

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The Affair - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Matlock is interviewing the kid poolside, she just came out of the water and wraps a towel around herself without as much as touching her own head. Still, in close-ups, her hair is somewhat dry. (00:14:30)

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The Fisherman - S2-E22

Continuity mistake: Matlock is inside a jail cell, speaking to a man who has been accused of murder. In an outdoor scene, someone throws a raw egg at the window as Matlock looks out. Inside the cell, as Matlock turns away from the window, the splattered egg has vanished.

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The Victim - S4-E17

Question: During the trial, Matlock says that he paid a man to follow Bret which is how they were able to find the rope that Bret used. Would what Ben did to prove that Bret was the killer actually be allowed?

Answer: I did not see this episode, but YES. Both prosecution and defense lawyers use investigators to search for and uncover evidence that is legally admissible.

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