Loosely based on the case of Dr. John Schneeberger. Dr. Schneeberger inserted a tube into his arm filled with a patient's blood in an attempt to fool investigators in Kipling, Saskatchewan, into thinking that he was not responsible for the sexual assaults for which he was eventually found guilty.
This episode is Diane Neal's first appearance as A.D.A. Casey Novak. The actress, though, had played a different character in Ridicule (2001).
The aspirator machine used when the body of the infant is found bears the markings of LSU. LSU is well known for its department of agriculture.
Dr. Newlands has a poster advertising the Puccini opera "Turandot" on the wall in his office.
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.