This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents:
- The 2004 Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment scandal.
- The 1999 Celeste Beard Johnson case. Beard was convicted of conspiracy to murder her husband, Steven Beard who, at 75, was rich and more than twice her age. The shotgun trigger was actually pulled in 1999 by Tracey Tarlton who alleged that she was Celeste's lesbian lover. The pair met at a mental health facility treating clients with depression. Tracey made a plea deal, testifying that Celeste manipulated her into killing Steven by claiming he was abusive.
The film maker that Green and Fontana interview, based upon his appearance and confrontational approach to film making, was meant to resemble controversial documentarian Michael Moore.