This is the first episode where Olivia is a Captain officially
With this episode, Ariel Winter becomes the fourth main cast member of Modern Family (2009) to have now guest starred on the series. Sarah Hyland has guest starred on this show twice (in seasons 3's Repression (2001) and season 10's Hothouse (2009)), Ty Burrell guest starred in season 3's Execution (2002), and Julie Bowen guest starred in season 10's Trials (2008).
The SVU squad discusses their own traumatic experiences during their sessions with Dr. Alexis Hanover including:
- Benson's kidnapping by William Lewis from the episode Surrender Benson (2013) (flashbacks are also shown from that episode).
- Rollins discussing her rape in Atlanta, first mentioned in the episode Forgiving Rollins (2014).
- Fin recalling his mother's death, first mentioned in the episode Diss (2019).
This episode and the character Mathis are loosely based on the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax that occurred January 19, 2019 in Chicago.