Dann Florek returns as Don Cragen, his first appearance on the show since he retired in "Amaro's One-Eighty (2014)".
Carisi says to [fmr] Captain Cragen: "Call me 'Sonny'". Rollins quips: "No one else does."
Carisi has been making that request since his first introduction in SVU, and no one outside of his family does.
Until, finally, [fmr] Capt. Cragen does, albeit irreverently.
This marks the fourth of five episodes to-date (Jan 2021) that Robin de Jesus appears as Jose Silva. His role is typically minor, but is always juxtaposed with the leading character or event of the case being investigated.
Vincent Curatola plays Judge Al Bertuccio In this episode. Previously, in episode 10.16, Ballerina (2009), he played the role of Marv Sulloway.