The bridge collapse shown at the beginning of the episode is actually the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, which fell 1 August 2007.
Both Paul Ben-Victor and Clarke Peters starred in The Wire.
During a morning conversation with her sister Mary, Brandi references their mother by saying she "is in alchy lockup". Their mother Jinx (Leslie Ann Warren)returned home from rehab two episodes prior. Implying that the episodes aired out of order.