During his meeting with Fin, the narc references Deep Throat. While Deep Throat was a real person involved in the Watergate Affair, it was also the name of a character The X-Files (1993), starring this episode's guest star Mitch Pileggi.
As of 2024, Charlayne Woodard has appeared in eight episodes of SVU as character "Sister Peg": Silence (2002), Chameleon (2002), Loss (2003), Criminal (2004), Identity (2005), Pure (2005), Underbelly (2006), Smoked (2011). Her most recent appearance was in 2011.
DA Arthur Branch says "Over a two month period, Pablo Escobar set off nine car bombs". Pablo Escobar (1 December 1949 - 2 December 1993) was an infamous Colombian drug lord. While the figures the DA quoted are not accurate, Escobar was responsible for kidnappings, bombings and murder on an industrial scale. His criminal empire resulted in the deaths of around 4,000 people.
DA Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson ) appeared in eleven episodes of SVU: Fallacy (2003), Manic (2003), Loss (2003), Serendipity (2003), Abomination (2003), Shaken (2003), Night (2005), Goliath (2005), Starved (2005), Rockabye (2005), Gone (2006). His final appearance in the series was in February 2006. Sadly, the actor died on November 1, 2015.