This episode marks the first appearance of Ice-T as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola and Stephanie March as A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot. Also, this is Michelle Hurd's last appearance as Monique Jefferies as part of the main cast.
This is the first episode in which David J. Burke serves as Executive Producer/Show Runner, a position he only held for 13 episodes.
Paul Wesley, who plays Danny Burrell, will appear again in Ripped (2005) playing a different character.
Actor John Doman has played 13 characters across the L&O franchise, appearing in five different series including:
- The Blue Wall (1991) as Bailiff
- We Like Mike (1997) as Sgt. Frank Gottlieb
- Is It a Crime? (1997) as Richard Coates
- True North (1998) as Mr. Stephens
- Limitations (2000) as Dan Latimer
- Wrong Is Right (2000) as Much's Informant
- Wrath (2001) as Special Agent Rod Franklin
- The Extra Man (2001) as Roy Markham
- Maritime (2003) as Howard Ridgeway
- Blue Wall (2005) as Defense Attorney Tim Grace
- Scheherazade (2007) as Mike Mollinax
- Political Animal (2008) as Jim Gilles
- Official Story (2012) as William Rand