The plot was based on a real incident in Boston in 1982 when police officers burned down 150 buildings to gain leverage with the city.
Many of the episode titles are also the names of songs; "Burning Down the House" is by Talking Heads.
Lorraine Bracco and Peter Bogdanovich both played psychotherapists on The Sopranos.
In the hospital when Maura says "Anyone of those men or women convicted could want me dead" her voice and mouth do not match up with the words.