Daylight shines through the windows of the Palisades hotel room at 2:00 A.M. when Vivian is about to return home from spending time with Leland.
During a talk with Vivian Dimitri about her husband, Columbo says about him and his wife, "...we never had children, I'm sorry to say..." However, in "Any Old Port In A Storm" he says at the end of the meal with Adrian Carsini and his secretary that his wife couldn't attend because they couldn't get a babysitter and adds, "You know how it is when you have kids."
When Columbo arrives at the golf course to talk to Mr. St. John, the sky is overcast over Mr. St. John. However, Columbo arrives in bright sunshine.
Columbo's hairstyle changes as he talks to Mrs. Dimitri while she's doing the gardening.
In his house after the funeral, Columbo is taking the marmalade to the table in his left hand, but then sets it down with his right hand.
When leaving the funeral, Vivian's car is parked directly behind Columbo's limousine, with the hearse in front of it, but when they drive off, the limousine is gone and the hearse is directly in front of them.
Since the funeral was over there would be no requirement for the cars to leave in any particular order, which means the limousine could leave before they did.
Since the funeral was over there would be no requirement for the cars to leave in any particular order, which means the limousine could leave before they did.
Columbo asks a policeman to go out and get him a newspaper and brings him a USA Today. However, newspapers are organized with each inner section folded neatly within an outer one. Columbo's paper is disorganized with the inner sections next to each other instead of nested. The paper is also rumpled instead of smooth. This suggests that the newspaper was opened up and used during previous takes and not put back into its original condition.
The paper could have already been bought by someone and Columbo could be reading a used newspaper.
The paper could have already been bought by someone and Columbo could be reading a used newspaper.
There are no fish in the fish tank.
When the Sergeant informs Columbo his wife was taken to the hospital, Columbo begins walking towards him and asks "Is she alright?". It is clear this line was added in post-production as Columbo's mouth does not move to form a sentence as the line is spoken.
As Vivian Dimitri leaves the office after the murder she is seen outside locking the door using her key. She inserts the key, it at first gets stuck, then it goes in all the way. She then removed the key without having turning it in the lock.
After the funeral, when Columbo drives off with Vivian Dimitri in her red Mercedes, the car starts driving away before the sound of the starting of the ignition finishes.
When Vivian is talking to Charlie in the office the shadow of a boom microphone is seen on Charlie.