When they are talking in autopsy, Ducky asks Reeves if he lived in Birmingham. Duane Henry was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
First part of a crossover episode with a spin-off series; for information on the second part, see Pandora's Box, Part II (2017).
Actor Alex Carter, playing Knox Ellicott, has occurred on both NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) and JAG (1995), but in different roles. He is thus one of a handful of actors who disrupt the continuity between these related shows.
Barry Shabaka Henley, who plays Earl Goddard in this episode, previously played Baton Rouge Detective Todd Lamont in NCIS: New Orleans.
Airs as episode 16 on Netflix's.