This episode is the first TV or movie appearance of Olivia Reis, who already has a well established and award-winning career on stage in NYC.
The aircraft in the picture above Tim Kono's fireplace is the Lockheed XC-35, an experimental version of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra, the aircraft Amelia Earhart was flying when she disappeared.
Tim Kono's funeral eulogy in the lobby of the building features virtually the entire cast with one notable exception - Amy Ryan. The actress, who was a series regular, hadn't actually been cast when the episode was filmed and would only join the show in the next episode.