First episode in the series to be directed by a woman.
Brenda acquires a home in this episode, having spent the previous two camped out in a hotel. This home is the former residence of a murdered Russian prostitute and Brenda also inherits her cat.
TNT announced that the show had been renewed for a second season after this episode aired.
Fritz mentions that the FBI is doing a RICO investigation against the Koslovs' drug empire. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law used to prosecute organized crime figures. It ensures that leaders of criminal organizations will be charged with crimes they order subordinates to carry out. As the name implies, it focuses on racketeering schemes and covers a variety of crimes, including terrorism, slavery, drug trafficking, murder and fraud. It has been used in several successful cases against the mafia, con artists and corrupt law enforcement. More recently, it has been used to prosecute white collar criminals such as Bernard Madoff, who engaged in investment scams.
Brenda makes her first visit to the Los Angeles County Coroner's morgue in this episode.