This episode marks the first appearance of Ice-T as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola and Stephanie March as A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot. Also, this is Michelle Hurd's last appearance as Monique Jefferies as part of the main cast.
This is the first episode in which David J. Burke serves as Executive Producer/Show Runner, a position he only held for 13 episodes.
Paul Wesley, who plays Danny Burrell, will appear again in Ripped (2005) playing a different character.
Adam Kaufman plays Michael Goren in this episode. The name Goren would later become synonymous with the Law & Order franchise as Vincent D'Onofrio would be cast to play the role of Detective Robert Goren on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), which debuted nearly a year after this episode aired.