The character Minerva Doubleday's eyeglasses don't have any lenses in them.
This is not a "goof". It is absolutely intentional. It is, or at least was, a common practice in Hollywood to film people wearing glasses without lenses in them. The reason is that lights would reflect off the glass and cause issues such as glare, as well as hiding the eyes of the actor.
This is not a "goof". It is absolutely intentional. It is, or at least was, a common practice in Hollywood to film people wearing glasses without lenses in them. The reason is that lights would reflect off the glass and cause issues such as glare, as well as hiding the eyes of the actor.
The police never conducted a test on Minerva's hands for traces of gunpowder. That would be a reasonable test to perform to support the prosecution's case that she was the murderer. Conversely, Perry should have pursued this as a means to show shoddy police work in an attempt to get his client off.
Everybody throughout the episode handles the valuable rare coin with their bare hands. Valuable rare coins are never handled with bare hands, as skin oil can damage the surface of the coin. What's more, everyone, including the coin collector Harry Hopkins, hold the coins on the front and back instead of on their edges.