Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) refers to rich kid Jordan Benson (Lindsay Parker) as "Buffy the Friend Slayer", an obvious reference to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Carmine Giovinazzo (Danny Messer) got his first real break in Welcome to the Hellmouth (1997), the series premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) has had three previous complaints against her:
- two by felons who are "marinating up state"
- one by a suspect who is missing because of a DA mix-up.