Stephanie Niznik, who plays Sharon Bellows, had only two more roles, both of them the same year this aired, 2009. She died 10 years later at age 52 of alcohol-related liver disease.
Janina Gavankar (Angela Lopez) plays an inmate in prison in this episode. In The Mysteries of Laura (2014) she plays a police officer who puts criminals in prison.
Michael Hyatt and Robert Wisdom previously co-starred in The Wire (2002) together. Hyatt played Brianna Barksdale and Wisdom played Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin.
Robert Wisdom plays the Warden this episode. In Prison Break (2005) he also ran a prison, he was, however, an inmate there.
The man acting as the murderer in the cheerleader film was wearing a Magnum, P.I. (1980) Hawaiian Shirt. Tony is a huge fan of Magnum PI, which is produced Donald P. Bellisario, the creator of NCIS (2003). It is odd that he did not notice or remark on the shirt.