In one scene, Arthur Branch yells at Casey "Do I need to remind you I've been known to fire people?". Four months earlier, in the Law & Order (1990) episode Ain't No Love (2005), Branch fired ADA Serena Southerlyn.
This is the second guest appearance of R.E. Rodgers in the series. Rodger's previously appeared in season 2's Manhunt (2001) four years earlier. Coincidentally, he played an ex-military character in that episode as well.
Sherm Hempell calls Munch and Novak "Mulder and Scully". In Unusual Suspects (1997), Munch was shown meeting Fox Mulder and The Lone Gunmen back in 1989.
Julian Gamble has played three different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 6.23 Goliath (2005) - Colonel Gage
- Episode 2.2 Honor (2000) - Mr. Post
- Episode 1.6 Sophomore Jinx (1999) - Vargas
DA Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson ) appeared in eleven episodes of SVU: Fallacy (2003), Manic (2003), Loss (2003), Serendipity (2003), Abomination (2003), Shaken (2003), Night (2005), Goliath (2005), Starved (2005), Rockabye (2005), Gone (2006). His final appearance in the series was in February 2006. Sadly, the actor died on November 1, 2015.