At 28 minutes when the villain is tied up, the front facing shot has his arms taped to his body preventing his release, however the rear shot has his arms free from tape allowing easy vertical release from the cable ties.
Melinda never gives Lou Diane's phone number but he is able to call her nonetheless.
Lou is continually referred to as "Officer," but as an employee of a Sheriff's Department he would be correctly referred to or addressed as as "Deputy."