When Eliot gives the girl Molly an earbud, she says "I'll be Botasky, and you'll be Perky". This is a reference to characters from the manga "Cat Shit One", about American soldiers (as anthropomorphic animals) in Vietnam.
The character Geoffrey Thorne is named after story editor Geoffrey Thorne, who wrote five episodes of "Leverage."
The episode is directed by Frank Oz, who played Yoda in the 'Star Wars' movies. In an earlier episode in the season, Hardison and Parker debate the CG-version of Yoda from the prequels as opposed to the puppet used in the original films.
This is the second episode of Leverage to be shot at Oaks Park in Oregon.
In another connection with The Librarians series, Lea Sawada (Molly) appeared in And the Heart of Darkness (2015).