This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents:
- The 1993 James Porter case in Boston. Porter was accused of molesting over 200 boys and girls while he was a priest in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. The archdiocese responded by denying the victims' claims of abuse and/or transferring Porter to other parishes. Porter eventually left the priesthood and got married. He was later convicted of molesting a teenage girl who baby-sat his children.
- The Michael J. O'Hara case involving former Bronx prosecutor and FBI agent Jim Clemente.
Directed by former series star Dann Florek who goes on to reprise his role as Captain Donald Cragen on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).