Stabler is referred to as a Desert Storm veteran in this episode, even though he was already out of the Marines by that time.
Sherm Hempell refers to Munch and Novak as "Mulder and Scully," referencing the main characters of The X-Files (1993). However, Richard Belzer appeared as Munch in Unusual Suspects (1997), therefore making Mulder and Scully real people, not fictional characters, in the "Law & Order" universe.
Dr. Trainer meets the A.D.A. in uniform with his raincoat unbuttoned, which is against the uniform regulations.