This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents
- The 1999 Rae Carruth case. Carruth was an NFL football player who on November 16, 1999, in Charlotte, North Carolina, shot his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams, four times in a drive-by shooting. Doctors saved her son, Chancellor, in an emergency Caesarean section, but Adams died a month later on December 14. Born prematurely and in distress, Chancellor has cerebral palsy. Carruth turned himself in, and posted bond, however, after Adams died, he fled, becoming a fugitive. He was eventually recaptured after having been found hiding in the trunk of a car outside of a motel in Nashville, Tennessee. On January 15 2001 he was found not guilty of attempted murder of Adams, however was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 18 years 11 months jail. He is eligible for parole in 2019.
- The 1994 arrest of O.J. Simpson.
Nancy Ticotin portrayed four different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.15 Mother Love (1993) - Miss Gomez.
- Episode 7.5 Corruption (1996) - Club Bahia Hostess.
- Episode 11.8 Thin Ice (2000) - Alma Nogales.
- Episode 11.14 A Losing Season (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
- Episode 11.15 Swept Away - A Very Special Episode (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
- Episode 11.17 Ego (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
- Episode 11.20 All My Children (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
- Episode 11.22 School Daze (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
- Episode 11.24 Deep Vote (2001) - Detective Reina Perez.
Dorian Missick (Henry Williams) also played the role of Ronald Duggan in Can I Get a Witness? (2004) (Episode 14.16).
Lizan Mitchell (Dorothy Meredith) previously played the role of Judge Lerner in Prince of Darkness (1992) (Episode 3.8).