Stephanie Niznik, who plays Sharon Bellows, had only two more roles, both of them the same year this aired, 2009. She died 10 years later at age 52 of alcohol-related liver disease.
Janina Gavankar (Angela Lopez) plays an inmate in prison in this episode. In The Mysteries of Laura (2014) she plays a police officer who puts criminals in prison.
Michael Hyatt and Robert Wisdom previously co-starred in The Wire together. Hyatt played Brianna Barksdale and Wisdom played Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin.
Robert Wisdom plays the Warden this episode. In Prison Break (2005) he also ran a prison, he was, however, an inmate there.
The man acting as the murderer in the cheerleader film was wearing a Magnum PI Hawaiian Shirt. Tony is a huge fan of Magnum PI, which is produced Donald Bellisario, the creator of NCIS. It is odd that he did not notice or remark on the shirt.