In an interview for the USA Network, Diane Neal revealed that it was all her performance in the beating scene rather than a stunt woman. She also added that she had, in fact, passed out after the last blow was delivered.
This episode's story is concluded on Day (2005). The episode Day is a crossover to L&O: Trial by Jury.
Christopher Meloni and Bradley Cooper also starred together in the film Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and the television series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015).
Actor Alfred Molina (Gabriel Duvall) goes on to play Assistant District Attorney/Detective Ricardo Morales on Law & Order: LA (2010).
This is one of only three episodes of the series to feature more than one director. The other episodes to hold this distinction are Responsible (2007) (S08E18) and Rescue (2010) (S12E10).