Guest star Roy Thinnes played D.A. Alfred Wentworth in the series pilot, Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990) (produced 1988; aired 1990).
This episode appears to be based on the following cases/incidents:
- The 1985 Handschu agreement.
- The 1997-1998 Rampart scandal which affected the CRASH unit of the Los Angeles Police Department.
- Suspicions and evidence that Donald DeFreeze was an informant for the LAPD and/or the CIA.
- The controversial COINTELPRO program.
- The Mississippi Burning murders.
- The Weather Underground anti-war movement.
- The term "agent provocateur".
Lennie suggests trying to start the VW bus after it's been pulled out of the Hudson. It's possible that he was facetiously referring to the 1960s VW brand's reputation for hardiness and reliability.
The judge at the hearing is Honorable Lisa Pongracic. In 1992, Saturday Night Live (1975) had sketch titled "Lisa Pongrasic, Very Pregnant Undercover Cop."
Daryl Edwards has portrayed fours different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 1.8 Poison Ivy (1990) - Richard.
- Episode 9.11 Ramparts (1999) - Allan Taylor.
- Episode 11.1 Endurance (2000) - Nathan Walpole.
- Episode 15.13 Ain't No Love (2005) - Shawn Foreman.