Gerry Bamman (Attorney Schaefer) previously played the role of Craig Prince in episode 2.1, Wrong Is Right (2000).
It is true that it is legal for non-residents to obtain marriage licenses in Virginia, without waiting periods or blood tests (correct as of 2024). In 2002, when this episode was set, it was also legal for someone under 18 to marry in Virginia with the permission of a legal guardian. In 2024, Virginia ended all marriage before age 18, without exceptions.
Loosly based on the Susan Grund murder case. Susan stole her stepson David Grund's gun, and murdered his father, her husband Jimmy Grund. She tried to blame the shooting on David. Coincidentally, Susan had stopped by David's house the same afternoon as the murder, and questioned her stepson about where he kept his pistol. When David returned home that night, he discovered that someone had broken in taken the gun. Susan Grund, claimed that she had a sex affair with her stepson for two years, something which he strenuously denied in court. Susan's own mother and sister testified against her as she admitted the murder to them. In 1994, Susan Grund was found guilty of murder, and sentenced to 60 years in prison. She has since been released.