As Raymond Reddington is showing the picture of Mr. Cotton to Senator Chuck Christensen, the American flag pin on the suit of the senator's goes back and forth from the correct position to the incorrect position.
An aerial shot of Minneapolis is shown, but the shot is footage from over 5 years ago. It shows the Metrodome, which was demolished on January 18, 2014.
It makes no sense for Ressler and Liu to enter the facility alone while the SWAT team has not yet arrived.
Cooper asked who has access to gene editing technology. Since the advent of CRISPR, this technology has been widely available.