Rebecca McCoy is played by Sam Waterston's real-life daughter, Elisabeth Waterston. Elisabeth previously guest starred in Season 10's High & Low (2000).
This episode appears to be based on several different cases/incidents:
- The 2022 Glenn Thompson controversy involving the Respect for Marriage Act.
- The 2022 Brett Kavanaugh Assassination plot.
- The involvement of Arnulfo Reyes in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
- The 2019 Dayton shooting at Ned Peppers Bar and the story of survivor Jeremy Ganger.