Continuity mistake: When Patti is shot, Barry kneels down, places his face against hers, and lies on top of her. A shot later, from a different angle, he is away from her, repeating all previous movements.
Continuity mistake: When the robber is killed, his hat falls off. A shot later, it's back on.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica (a stunt double) rides her bicycle at the start, her red scarf is tied around her waist. A shot later, when the real Jessica is shown, the scarf hangs around her neck.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica talks to Lt. Bergkamp, she takes her left hand to her ear to improve her hearing, but from the opposite shot, her hand is lowered.
Continuity mistake: Before Joan leaves the restaurant, she has a glass of wine on her right, but from Jessica's POV, the glass has moved to Joan's left side. Also, Jessica's glass is in front of her, but moves to the right side of the table after Joan leaves.
Continuity mistake: When Bud and Andy arrive at Cagliostro's table, Jessica stares with her glasses on, while Joan turns her head around. An instant cut later, Jessica's glasses are off and Joan is turning her head again.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica is having dinner with Joan, Jessica's right arm is either extended on the table next to the cutlery or not, depending on the shot.
Continuity mistake: When Joan leaves the restaurant, her glass is full. Next time we see it, it's empty.
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: When Jessica and the Russians escape in the Rolls Royce, the back projection is not continuous between shots. On the right side window, the place swaps between a modern city and a park. On the left window, the same people walking around are played several times.
Continuity mistake: When Jessica is having dinner, his glass swaps between full or almost empty depending on the shot.
Continuity mistake: When the episode begins, Jessica is having a meeting with Sally Wilson, who hangs a bag over her shoulder. A shot later, her bag is down and she is hanging it again.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2) - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: When Eudora arrives at Jessica's home to apologise, she's wearing a pair of gloves. A shot later, the gloves have vanished.
Crossed Up - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: When the crime is solved Jessica shows her emergency calling button. The way she holds it changes between shots.
Crossed Up - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: When Grady grabs the diary it swaps between closed or open depending on the angle.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: In the kitchen the police officer loosens his tie, but from the side shot it's still tight.
Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: In the car, when Jessica is told that she has to act like Dorian's mother she covers her face with both hands. A shot later there's just one hand on her face.
The Bottom Line Is Murder - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When the cop picks up the dirty ashtray he blows the ash away. In the close-up the ashtray is spotless as if it had been wiped with a cloth or if it were brand-new. First of all, no ash blew away, and second of all, a mere puff couldn't have cleaned it the way it looks.
Continuity mistake: Patti and Brian enter the alley, talk to the card scammer, and keep on walking. From a different angle, they're metres behind, entering the alley again.
Continuity mistake: When Grady introduces the understudy, he puts his arm around her shoulders. A shot later, his arm is away.
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: The way the sheriff hands over the phone to Major Anatole Karzofman differs between the first and second shot, with the handset turning 180ยบ.
Chosen answer: This is the very reason my brother and I used to jokingly call the show, "Murder, She Caused." It's amazing she was ever on anyone's guest list for a party, given the likelihood someone would end up deceased. As to your question, most of the time, Jessica Fletcher would have had an air-tight alibi, as she was in a room full of people, or her whereabouts were accounted for when a murder occurred elsewhere. It also seems to me that there were episodes where she, purely with respect to opportunity, could have been a suspect. I believe she even acknowledged that as a logical possibility from time to time, even though she knew, of course, she was not the killer. However, the investigation would obviously rule out the possibility of her involvement, eventually.
Michael Albert