First appearance of Stana Katic in a three-episode arc as Collette Stenger. A couple of years later, Katic began playing the female lead in the series Castle (2009); in the season five episode "Target (2013)" Jack is mentioned by Richard Castle, the title character, while theorizing about the motive for a murder.
The episode won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Jayne Atkinson and C. Thomas Howell were both in The Reaper story arc on Criminal Minds.