At the time of the episode's production and airing, Marcus Fitzgerald, who appears as a character named Marcus, was married to Diane Neal.
The first tattoo artist Elliott goes to see is named Miguel Alverez. Christopher Meloni was in OZ on HBO and there was a prisoner on there named Miguel Alverez.
As of 2024, Charlayne Woodard has appeared in eight episodes of SVU as character "Sister Peg": Silence (2002), Chameleon (2002), Loss (2003), Criminal (2004), Identity (2005), Pure (2005), Underbelly (2006), Smoked (2011). Her most recent appearance was in 2011.