This episode appears to be based on the May 2001 shooting at Carnegie Deli. The incident included the murder of Jennifer Stahl, an extra in Dirty Dancing (1987) (which also starred Jerry Orbach). Stahl and two of her friends were shot and killed, and two other friends injured, in her apartment above the Carnegie Deli in New York City on May 10, 2001. Two men were later convicted of the murders.
Beth Dixon has played three different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.6 Helpless (1992) - Nicole Simon.
- Episode 13.4 Tragedy on Rye (2002) - Mrs. Dolan.
- Episode 16.4 Age of Innocence (2005) - Pam Lamar.