Part of this episode was filmed on Beach 129th Street in Belle Harbor, New York.
This is the second guest appearance of Shirley Knight in the series. She previously appeared in season three's Repression (2001), which was also a season premiere episode.
Clarke Thorell has played three different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 13.20 Father Dearest (2012) - Geoff Avery
- Episode 5.1 Tragedy (2003) - Sam Marlett
- Episode 3.19 Justice (2002) - Officer Darrell Slater
Beginning with this episode, the series now aired Tuesdays nights at 10:00 pm Eastern (9:00 pm Central) in the United States, where it stayed until the end of season ten.
In the opening, Tech Guy Ruben Morales said the first 3 digits were operated by Cell Atlantic.
Hard to say which company is which, especially when the first 3 digits after the area code is 555 shown before credits.