This episode appears to be Loosely based on the news story of California Congressman Gary Condit and missing intern Chandra Levy, whose skeletal remains were later found in a Washington, D.C. park.
Maryann Plunkett has portrayed three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 6.21 Pro Se (1996) - Joanne Ellis.
- Episode 8.20 Burden (1998) - Lois Sutter.
- Episode 12.14 Missing (2002) - Mrs. Weldon.
Jennifer Van Dyck has played five different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 1.21 Sonata for Solo Organ (1991) - Joanna Woodleigh.
- Episode 4.16 Big Bang (1994) - Shelly Conners.
- Episode 7.6 Double Blind (1996) - Jill Perry.
- Episode 9.21 Ambitious (1999) - Morgana Palmer.
- Episode 12.14 Missing (2002) - Morgana Palmer.
- Episode 16.19 Positive (2006) - Dr. Elaine Clemens.
For some reason Marianne Hagan is uncredited and her character is unidentified beyond being Ted Weldon's former girlfriend.