This episode takes place on August 16, 1995.
This was the first of two season finales and clip shows in which Gillian Barber (Ms. Fisk) appeared. She later played Lt. Bateson in Better Luck Next Time (1999).
Daniel J. Travanti (Chairman Thornwell) and Gordon Clapp (Randall Strong) both starred in police dramas co-created by Steven Bochco: Travanti played Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues (1981) and Clapp played Detective Greg Medavoy in NYPD Blue (1993).