The episode features members of the Templario drug cartel. Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar) were founded in 2011 the coastal state of Michoacán from the remnants of an earlier disbanded drug cartel. Using the model of the ancient Knights Templar, members of the cartel vow to fight or die for the cartel. They now control the drug trade in Michoacán and parts of surrounding states, as well has having considerable activity in the U.S.
The Templarios gang meets in a bar called "El Cetrero". It means "The Falconer" in Spanish.
According to the 911 call records, which were from two days previous, as well as the sheet Sandra signs to access the generator, the episode takes place on February 10, 2014.
Solano refers to texts that delete themselves. This may be a reference to the app Snapchat, which allows users to send images and video with text which remain on the recipients' phones for a limited period of time.