Based on the life of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who pretended to be a millionaire member of the Rockefeller family to gain the money and influence of wealthy New Yorkers.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The following dialogue occurs in this episode, which was originally broadcast in 2001, sixteen years before Donald Trump became president: Goren: I have a letter here from Donald Trump thanking Dupont for his timely advice... And he misspells the word "investment." Eames: You'd think Trump's secretary would use spell-check. [02.21.2020]
An International Driving Permit, which is slightly larger than a passport, is a multi-language translation of a driver's license from the issuing nation. An IDP is invalid without the driver's having a valid driver's license from the driver's country of origin. A driver is not required to get an IDP in order to drive in another country; however, having an IDP allows foreign authorities to read the information on the driver's license without needing a translator.
Caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail made with Cachaça (sugar-cane hard liquor), lime or lemon juice, sugar, and crushed ice.
Johnathan Phelps remarks, "It's a tragic loss for the family, I'm sure. First John du Pont killing the wrestler, now this". This is in reference to the murder of Dave Schultz by John Eleuthère du Pont, events of which were later dramatized in Foxcatcher (2014).