Despite having been rushed to the hospital ward with 'severe head trauma', facial injuries and obvious bruising in a scene minutes earlier, inmate Ronald Poklewaldt is visibly unharmed and actively talkative while in attendance at Sister Peter Marie's group-therapy session, with Peter Marie even mentioning to the just-arriving Beecher, "I think you know Augustus and Ron from 'Em City'".
Munson says he was awarded the Purple Heart for valor. However the Purple Heart is awarded for being wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the United States. The awards for valor are: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross or the Silver Star.