Lucius Snow died on September 28, 1996. Marissa says that Gary got the first paper the next day (the September 30th paper on September 29). But in the pilot episode, Gary receives the first paper on November 11 (the November 12th paper). (The pilot aired on September 28, 1996)
When Gary climbs onto and stands on the wall of his balcony he is wearing light blue socks. As he steps down, he is barefooted.