The riff the street band is playing while the crew is gathering info, after the murder, is from Bagdad Cafe starring CCH Pounder.
Second part of a crossover episode with the parent series; for information on the first part, see Pandora's Box, Part I (2017).
Sebastian says he needs to take a long Silkwood shower. "Silkwood" refers to Karen Silkwood, a whistleblower, who raised concerns regarding the health and safety violations of the nuclear facility that she worked at. After testifying at the AEC she and her home were found to be contaminated with plutonium. Contaminated persons are scrubbed harshly from head to toe to try to remove the contamination. Silkwood died in a car accident under questionable circumstances and many believe she was murdered, she was on her way to meet a journalist and an official of her union.