As depicted in the episode the Chicago Police Department's use of a 'black site' called Homan Square is actual occurrence. A report by The Guardian in February 2015 stated criminal suspects are held, interrogated and allegedly subjected to physical abuse until they issue a confession. As of the episode's airing the facility was still apparently in operation.
Jane Alexander reprises her role of Judge Suzanne Morris in The Good Wife spin-off, The Good Fight (2017).
Jacob Rickter, played by Seth Gilliam, previously appeared in episode 2.23, Closing Arguments (2011).
Alan Cumming (Eli Gold) & Danny Mastrogiorgio (Joe Collins) went on to work together on Instinct (2018), as Dr. Dylan Reinhart & Det. Anthony Fucci respectively.