Continuity mistake: McGee, Gibbs and Ziva all agree it is Saturday morning. However when the director looks at her phone, it says it's Thursday. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: This episode takes place on the same day as the previous episode, however, Jenny's hair is now much longer. (00:02:35)
Continuity mistake: When the mule asks for a cast he is told after surgery. At this point he raises his hand above his head. Camera cuts and it's back by his side. (00:06:30)
Continuity mistake: When Jen is asking who's been in her study she points with her hand holding the letters at the end. Camera cuts and now she is holding the letters by the middle. (00:03:40)
In the Dark - S4-E22
Continuity mistake: Don explains what the investigation is about, and while doing so he has his hands clasped together. Camera changes and they are spread apart. (00:13:20)
In the Dark - S4-E22
Continuity mistake: Don gets a folder out of the bottom draw of his desk, camera changes and he's closing the top drawer. (00:13:15)
In the Dark - S4-E22
Continuity mistake: When Ducky finds agent Lee's bra, he has some sticky labels in his hand in one shot and not in the next. (00:08:15)
Continuity mistake: When Jenny hands the Russian a cigarette the packet goes from green to red. (00:39:50)
Continuity mistake: When Abby chucks the polystyrene in the box, its position changes between shots. (00:18:10)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: We see Abby's phone lit up and ringing. Camera cuts and now it's no longer illuminated but still ringing. (00:37:00)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: When McGee is writing, we see he is working on a new paragraph. Camera cuts away for 6 seconds and then cuts back and now he is already halfway through the third line of that paragraph despite there not being enough time or enough pings of the typewriter resetting. (00:33:50)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: When McGee is free-writing, the stuff he has styped changes between the two close ups. While the words remain the same, the spelling and punctuation changes. "Was" becomes "Wsa", "Gat" becomes "gat", "desser" becomes "des" and "Bang" becomes "bang". (00:33:40)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: When Todd is arrested, he has his hands behind his head. Camera cuts and now they are shoulder height. (00:28:00)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: Just as Ducky is finishing reading the letter out loud to Gibbs, he has the letter in both hands. Camera cuts and now he is holding it in one hand. The Dictaphone also appears on the table instead of in his hand. (00:13:50)
Cover Story - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: The way Ducky holds the dictaphone changes between shots. (00:13:45)
Continuity mistake: Tony removes his cigar from his mouth using his right hand. Camera changes and now he has his torch in his right hand. (00:24:30)
Answer: I hadn't seen the backdoor pilots yet but while it wasn't explicitly stated, at least onscreen, I heard somewhere Vivian got either fired from NCIS due to jeopardizing a case, got resigned from the agency, or transferred to the FBI.
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