First appearance of Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe, a role he'd play through the end of Season 14.
Elaine Stritch won an Emmy for her role as Lanie Stieglitz, a role she reprises in Working Mom (1997).
Peter McRobbie plays John Ennis in this episode. He also played three other characters, before settling into the role of Judge Walter Bradley from episode 11.9, Hubris (2001).
- Episode 1.21 Sonata for Solo Organ (1991) - Manager.
- Episode 3.9 Point of View (1992) - John Ennis.
- Episode 5.11 Guardian (1995) - Herbert Fowler.
- Episode 8.23 Tabloid (1998) - Dr. Thomas Neustadt.
- Episode 11.9 Hubris (2001) onwards - Judge Walter Bradley.
Chris Noth (Detective Mike Logan) & Peter McRobbie (John Ennis) also worked together on Red Zone (2014) (episode 6.8), as Peter Florrick & Professor George Paley respectively.