The episode title is Latin for "cursed," echoing specific Biblical warnings: "Cursed is the man who dishonors his father or his mother" (Deuteronomy 27:16); and "Those who abandon their parents or give them cause for anger may as well be cursing the Lord; they are already under the Lord's curse" (Ecclesiasticus 3:16).
David Thornton, who plays Kenneth Strick, is the husband of singer/musician Cyndi Lauper.
Eames and Goren supposedly visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Toronto, to interview a local witness and research files held on a local police database but the Mounties don't operate local policing in Toronto (or any other city in Ontario).
Damian Young has played three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 8.12 Passion (2009) - Mr. Wetherly
- Episode 5.9 Scared Crazy (2005) - Boaz
- Episode 1.19 Maledictus (2002) - George Tate