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Mark Harmon and Patrick Labyorteaux in NCIS (2003)

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Bud Roberts' rank of Lieutenant Commander was considered terminal rank (last rank he could achieve) because of a lost leg in the Middle East, yet here he is somehow a Captain.

Factual errors

Dr. Palmer is shown drawing blood from the corpse of the victim with a standard blood collection vial, this would not work on a dead body. Those vials only work with a functioning circulatory system that is pumping blood, the inside of the vial is a vacuum and as the heart beats it pushes blood through the needle and into the vial. When drawing blood from a corpse one must use a syringe with a plunger and use a suction force to pull the blood out of the vein. The only scenario where that vial would work would be if you hung the body upside down, then gravity would allow some of the blood to flow out of the neck and into the vial.
When the dead Lieutenants video diary is opened, January 31st and Febuary 1st are both on a Wednesday, therefore all the dates from Febuary 1st onward are one day out.
Bishop says the fiance caught a shuttle flight to New York -- flight 23. A shuttle flight would likely have a four digit flight number.

Audio/visual unsynchronised

When Gibbs and Bud are at the JAG corps office, every time the camera is behind Bud, when his voice is heard his mouth doesn't move.

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