Stevie gave Alexander her phone number in the previous episode but contacted him first, without knowing his number.
During the prisoner transfer in Jalisco, Mexico, the landscape shown in scrub brush and cactus. The state of Jalisco has a humid temperate climate. The desert landscape shown is more typical of the northern Mexican border with the United States.
The prisoner transfer in Mexico takes place along a deserted road. In fact, the federal prison in Jalisco is only six miles from Guadalajara's international airport, both located within a major city.