This episode appears to be based on the Debra Hartmann case.
Jack Gilpin plays Defense Attorney Axtell in this episode & three others. Previously, he played the role of Dr. Simon Reed in episode 5.12, Progeny (1995).
Michael Medeiros has portrayed six different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 4.20 Nurture (1994) - Detective Harding.
- Episode 7.5 Corruption (1996) - Internal Affairs Detective Reynolds.
- Episode 8.19 Disappeared (1998) - Matthew O'Dell
- Episode 12.3 For Love or Money (2001) - Vince Renalfi.
- Episode 14.8 Embedded (2003) - Defense Attorney Stewart Griffin.
- Episode 18.16 Strike (2008) - Mike Dolci.
Leslie Denniston has appeared as five different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 4.14 Censure (1994) - Sara Felder.
- Episode 5.16 Wannabe (1995) - Mrs. Prescott.
- Episode 8.17 Carrier (1998) - Lenore Kiley.
- Episode 12.3 For Love or Money (2001) - Elizabeth Dumas.
- Episode 16.14 Magnet (2006) - Ellen Loomis.
Mark Margolis portrayed three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.8 Prince of Darkness (1992) - George Lobrano.
- Episode 7.10 Legacy (1997) - Bronson.
- Episode 12.3 For Love or Money (2001) - Frankie 'Threads' Polito.