The plot bears resemblance to the plot of the book "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Süskind, which was made into a movie Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006).
This episode features 3 different guest actors who also guest acted on Shameless (US). Brad William Henke (Steven) is Hal in Shameless, Stacey Oristano (Anisa Gold) is Trina, and Roberta Valderrama (Bernice) is Princess.
Joe Mantegna (David Rossi) and Matthew Glave (Detective Bailey) previously starred together in Baby's Day Out (1994).
Adrianne Palicki who played Syd in the previous episode, The Thirteenth Step (2011), played Stacey Oristano's sister on Friday Night Lights (2006). Oristano guest stars as Anisa Gold in this episode.