Julianna Margulies won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work in this episode.
This episode introduces the character of Jared Andrews, played by John Glover. He appears in 4 episodes in total.
Julianna Margulies (Alicia Florrick) & Martha Plimpton (Patti Nyholm) previously worked together on four episodes of ER (1994) as Carol Hathaway & Meg Corwin respectively.
Chris Noth (Peter Florrick) & David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks) also worked together on three episodes of Law & Order (1990) as Mike Logan & various characters respectively.
Chris Noth (Peter Florrick) & Joanna Merlin (Loni Goslin) also worked together on three episodes of Law & Order (1990) as Mike Logan & Carla Bowman/ Deirdre Powell respectively.