While searching the shore of the Hudson River in order to find the scene of the murder Detective Ed Green asks Detective Lennie Briscoe if he's found anything. Briscoe replies "aside from a lifetime supply of Coney Island Whitefish not much." "Coney Island Whitefish" is a term used in New York City for a used condom that is either found floating in the water or lying on the beach.
A lawyer with the same first name and posessing other similarities to one of the lawyers in this episode brought a $15 million libel suit against the creators of "Law & Order."
One of the few episodes that have no scenes in the courtroom other than a brief arraignment.
This episode appears to be based on the 2002 Justice Victor I. Barron case.
Jan Maxwell has played four different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 5.1 Second Opinion (1994) - Dr. Nancy Haas.
- Episode 8.2 Denial (1997) - Mrs. Sarah Talbert.
- Episode 11.3 Dissonance (2000) - Marian Reger.
- Episode 14.7 Floater (2003) - Judge Ruth Alexander.