In the previous episode, Fear and Loathing (2023), Detective Jalen Shaw received an administrative punishment of a week's suspension without pay, because he did not comply with an order given by a policeman, which in turn was a reprisal for Jalen's insistence for involving Internal Affairs.
This episode appears to be based on several cases/incidents:
- The 2022 murder of Jeff German.
- The 2023 murder of Eunice Dwumfour.
- The 2023 murder of Russell Heller.
- The 2022 Twin Parks Bronx apartment fire
- The 2019 Alpine Motel Apartments fire.