Mariska Hargitay broke her ankle just prior to filming this season. Her ankle injury and cast were written into the show.
First appearance of Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco.
Actors Terry Serpico and Kadia Saraf had their first meeting during this episode. The following year, they would go on to get married in real life with Mariska Hargitay and her husband, actor Peter Hermann, in attendance.
During Benson's interview with IAB, flashbacks are shown from the Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) season 1 finale Forget It, Jake; It's Chinatown (2021). They include Sergeant Ayanna Bell being forced to shoot Detective Diego Morales and Benson meeting Richard Wheatley for the first time.