To enter the speakeasy in New York. They give the password "Swordfish". This is a nod to a punchline from a Marx Bros movie Day at the Races. In which Swordfish is the password to get into a speakeasy but Chico can't remember it.
The portraits of former undersecretaries are depictions of creators Javier and Pablo Olivares, and director Marc Vigil.
Episode title: "A Time of magic"