Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: In the preliminary interview with the suspects, Colin Campbell is talking about the concert he accompanied the victim to. Depending on the camera angle, the shadows on the table change, in a larger and uninterrupted area in the overhead shot. (00:06:50)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: DI Humphrey Goodman asks if everyone met the victim for the first time in Saint Marie. Pam Chandler has one hand on the table, but as her husband Jim answers for her, she has them both up, joined above the table. (00:07:25)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: Talking about the Chambers in front of the station prior of the surprise arrival of his wife, Humph gesticulates with his left, right, left hand depending on the camera angle. (00:10:50)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When the severely confused Humphrey asks "What are we doing?" Sgt. Bordey points at the car; in the first shot she points and lowers her hand, but in the next shot the hand is still up and pointing. (00:12:30)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: Fidel is reporting the background checks on everyone. When Camille asks him "What about the manager?" suddenly DI Humphrey Goodman has in hand the marker he was not holding a moment before. (00:18:20)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Other mistake: The timestamps on the CCTV screenshots indicate that the murder happened in early March (since they are from early February and they go back one month), but March already passed in previous episodes of the same season (gigolo calendar, bank statements). (00:29:00)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: In a rather blatant continuity mistake, Humphrey starts seated with his wife and two cocktails, which become a single cocktail glass when Dwayne and Fidel barge in. (00:35:00)
Episode #3.8 - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When the murderer is revealed, they cry admitting implicitly their guilt. Mascara runs down their cheek, but its trails disappear between shots, and changed are also the smears on the lower eyelid. (00:47:45)
Answer: There's probably no particular reason. Sets and props on long-running TV shows often change as needed and for various reasons throughout a series run.
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