This episode reunites actresses Amy Brenneman (Dr. Violet Turner) and Jillian Armenante (Arlene Perkins), who previously starred in the show Judging Amy (1999).
While in the O.R. Violet, Naomi and Lockheart are discussing being afraid of a man with a gun. Jay Harringtong (Lockheart) are starring in the police show S.W.A.T. where he plays a policeman.