Ken Stott is a passionate supporter of Hearts football team. In this episode it is revealed that Rebus is a supporter of Hibernian, the other team in Edinburgh. Hearts and Hibernian supporters are fierce rivals. Ken Stott has said that pretending to be overjoyed when he sneaked into Hibernian's ground late at night with his girlfriend was the hardest thing had ever been asked to do as an actor. Ian Rankin, creator of Rebus, commented: "But he also has played Adolf Hitler. So he finds it easier to get inside the mind of Hitler than to get inside the mind of a Hibernian football fan."
When Miranda is attacked, the man coming to her rescue is in fact the writer of the Rebus novels, Ian Rankin.