The cameo by musician Jonathan Coulton came about because an earlier story Goliath and David (2014) was based on a legal dispute involving one of Coulton's songs. Coulton would also later provide musical recaps for BrainDead (2016), created by the same people.
The melody playing during the transfer of Cary is a reference to the movie Barry Lyndon, by Stanley Kubrick, which is the story of a man that rises to riches only to fall disgracefully.
This episode introduces the character of Dean Levine-Wilkins, played by Taye Diggs. He appears in 4 episodes in total.
This episode introduces the character of Detective Gary Prima, played by John Ventimiglia. He appears in 5 episodes in total.
Chris Noth (Peter Florrick) & John Ventimiglia (Detective Gary Prima) also worked together on episode 7.6, Courtship (2007), of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), as Mike Logan & Ronald Hawk respectively.