This episode was directed by Jackson Douglas, who played Sookie's husband, Jackson, on "Gilmore Girls".
Meyer Lansky was a major organized crime figure nicknamed "The Mob's Accountant", who was was one of the most important figures in the development of organized crime in America. In 1991, he was played by Ben Kingsley in the movie "Bugsy" (starring Warren Beatty), and by Patrick Dempsey in the movie "Mobsters".