This episode appears to be based on three separate cases:
- The 2002 Beltway Washington, D.C. sniper attacks committed by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.The Peter Sylvester (a.k.a. "The Suffolk County Sniper") case.
- The 1995 Peter Sylvester (a.k.a. "The Suffolk County Sniper") case.
- The 1972 kidnapping of Steven Stayner by Kenneth Parnell.
At the end, Jack mentions that he's a father. Previously, in True Crime (2002), it's revealed that he is divorced and has an adult daughter.
Ty Burrell (Herman Capshaw) and Sebastian Stan (Justin Capshaw) have both appeared in films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Burrell as Leonard Samson in The Incredible Hulk (2008), and Stan as Bucky Barnes in multiple films starting with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
Marcella Lowery has portrayed four different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 1.21 Sonata for Solo Organ (1991) - Nurse
- Episode 4.13 Breeder (1994) - Sheridan
- Episode 5.6 Competence (1994) - Van Buren's Attorney
- Episode 13.22 Sheltered (2003) - Lois Barker
Socorro Santiago has played seven different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 16.5 Life Line (2005) - Estela Richter
- Episode 13.22 Sheltered (2003) - Mrs. Anna Rodriguez
- Episode 11.18 White Lie (2001) - Teresa Martinez
- Episode 9.8 Punk (1998) - Alma Cabrera
- Episode 7.14 Working Mom (1997) - Teresa Regalado
- Episode 5.19 Cruel and Unusual (1995) - Clarice Reynolds
- Episode 2.5 God Bless the Child (1991) - Cora Amado