The headlines in the news ticker during the scene where Paulie Flores sees a TV story about Max Barton's release allude to other season 6 episodes:
- 1. "Local Boys Find Buried Treasure in Cement Processing Plant" (Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure (2007))
- 2. "Frisco Fly acrobatic stunts leave San Francisco officials perplexed." (Mr. Monk and the Daredevil (2007))
- 3. "Novato Housing Market Hits a Record High." (Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend (2007))
- 4. The fourth article on the ticker starts "Extra Large and Murderuss..." although it is cut short. However, the names used do make it a clear reference to Mr. Monk and the Rapper (2007).
The priest is wearing a purple stole at both weddings. Purple, however, is worn for funerals. Priests typically wear white for weddings.
Natalie makes an offhand comment that there is no such thing as voodoo. Two years later, In Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse (2009)(#8.7) she shows her true feelings.
Tim DeZarn appears as the title character. He is one of four actors from Fight Club (1999) to appear in the series.
The second of two times that Tim DeZarn plays an inmate wrongfully accused of murder. The first was The Apparition/The Electric Chair/On the Road/Number One with a Bullet/Dream House (1997)(#1.1).