When they are talking in autopsy, Ducky asks Reeves if he lived in Birmingham. Duane Henry was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
First part of a crossover episode with a spin-off series; for information on the second part, see Pandora's Box, Part II (2017).
Barry Shabaka Henley, who plays Earl Goddard in this episode, previously played Baton Rouge Detective Todd Lamont in NCIS: New Orleans.
Actor Alex Carter, playing Knox Ellicott, has occurred on both NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) and JAG (1995), but in different roles. He is thus one of a handful of actors who disrupt the continuity between these related shows.
Airs as episode 16 on Netflix's.