Eliot refers to a plan as "Plan M," much to Hardison's displeasure. In The Nigerian Job (2008), Nathan Ford is asked if he has a Plan M, to which he replies "Hardison dies in Plan M."
Parker's name tag at the auction reads "Alice White," which was a frequently-used alias of hers on the original show.
The Maxwell family is based on the real life Sackler family, which is also in a controversy for producing highly addictive opioid medications and allegedly knowingly creating and fueling an addiction epidemic. The Sacklers are also well known for being patrons of the arts (as with the Maxwells, similarly suspected to be an attempt at reputation laundering) and recently had their name taken off the Sackler Gallery in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The screen saver on Hardison's 3D printer has an image of Bob Ross, but with Hardison's face Photoshopped on it.