Bobby Flay appears as a fictional chef in this episode. At the time this episode aired, Flay was married to Stephanie March, who plays A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot.
This story is loosely based off of Roald Dahl's "My Uncle Oswald".
Electroejaculation, a process described in the episode when used for the crimes discovered, is a breeding procedure used on livestock, where a probe rectally penetrates the animal and a shock then triggers an orgasm for sperm to be collected for insemination.
Estella Warren (April) and Mike Doyle (Ryan O'Halloran) appear together as the main characters in Nocturna (2015).