Henry Winkler, who appears in this episode, is a cousin of series star Richard Belzer (Det. John Munch).
Christopher Meloni once mentioned this was a particularly difficult episode for him to be in because was so excited by Henry Winkler's role in it. His character even accidentally calls Winkler's character his first name instead of the name of the character.
When Henry Winkler appears in the animated series BoJack Horseman (2014), he satirically credits this episode of "Law & Order SVU" as being the role for which he is most well known.
While interviewing Mary Beth Hurt's money manager, Christopher Meloni says "With the market as low as it is now, she must have taken a bath." At the time this episode came out in April 26 2002, the S&P 500 was down 30% from April 2000. The big market drop was primarily caused by the 9/11 attacks, something most viewers would be aware of. The market didn't start to rebound until over a year later.
Roy Thinnes, who plays Curtis Johansen in this episode, was the original DA in the Law & Order (1990) pilot.