The inscription above the autopsy room door, "Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae", translates roughly as "In this place, Death rejoices in helping the living."
When talking to an abused woman, Kate says "Listen, we've all done stupid things for men." Jeri Ryan gained national attention when it was revealed in her high-profile divorce from Illinois senate candidate Jack Ryan that she claimed he made her go to sex clubs and wanted her to perform public acts with him, which she refused to do