In one scene, Quincy disrupts Dr. Stoddard's session to inform her that Mr. Burnett plans to sue for malpractice. Then Dr. Benson arrives to tell Dr. Stoddard that her clinic will be reviewed. As Benson leaves the hospital PA pages "Dr. Heinlein." As Quincy leaves, the PA pages "Dr. Ellison." Robert Heinlein and Harlan Ellison are science fiction writers. One of the writers of this episode, Robert Crais, is a science fiction fan whose protagonist Elvis Cole occasionally reads Heinlein.