Eriq La Salle directed this episode which reunited him with his former ER (1994) co-star, Michael Michele.
Michael Michele (Valerie Sennet) and Peter Gerety (Judge Harrison) both starred along Richard Belzer (Det. John Munch) on Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), as Det. Rene Sheppard and Det. Stuart Gharty, respectively. Their characters and that of Richard Belzer never met on {Burned (#8.11)}, perhaps to avoid confusion.
Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson) and Blair Underwood (Miles Sennet) were previously co-stars on the TV series Downtown (1986). Michael Nouri, one of the show's main characters, had previously appear in A Single Life (1999).
Michael Michele (Valerie Sennet) and Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliott Stabler) also appeared togetheron Homicide: Life on the Street season 7 episode 6 though playing different characters.