This episode appears to be based on the 1986 Robert Chambers (a.k.a. "The Preppie Killer") case. Chambers strangled 18-year-old Jennifer Levin to death in New York's Central Park in 1986. Chambers, who was painted as privileged by the press, had come from a much different background: he was handsome, attended prep schools but on scholarships, and had a long history of anti-social behavior and run-ins with the law. (In this episode, the handsome Ned Loomis comes from a prominent family, went to prep schools and Ivy League universities, and has no criminal history.) When questioned by police, Chambers told several different stories about his encounter with Levin. Including one story that he accidentally killed her after she "forced" and "overpowered" him into rough sex--all of which were proven false by the investigators. Also In this episode, Detective Logan overhears Ned Loomis yelling at his lawyer, "Why couldn't she just leave me alone?" Chambers had said the same thing to his father after his own arrest. Chambers eventually pleaded guilty to manslaughter and served 15 years before being released in February 2003. Five years later, on August 11, 2008, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced that Chambers had pleaded guilty to selling drugs and was sentenced to 19 years in prison. His earliest date of possible release is 2025.
James Murtaugh has played six different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 1.4 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1990) - Christianson.
- Episode 3.11 Extended Family (1993) - Dr. Jenner.
- Episode 6.2 Rebels (1995) - Dr. Farnsworth.
- Episode 7.8 Family Business (1996) - David Solomon.
- Episode 8.24 Monster (1998) - Newton.
- Episode 19.5 Knock Off (2008) - Judge Samuel Sorotsky.
Dennis Boutsikaris has played three different characters throughout the course of the series:
- Episode 1.4 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1990) - Richard "Dick" Berkley.
- Episode 3.4 The Corporate Veil (1992) - Richard "Dick" Berkley.
- Episode 7.3 Good Girl (1996) - Al Archer.
- Episode 8.13 Castoff (1998) - Neil Pressman.
- Episode 11.8 Thin Ice (2000) - Al Archer.
- Episode 12.10 Prejudice (2001) - Al Archer.
- Episode 14.17 Hands Free (2004) - Al Archer.
Adam LeFevre has played seven different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 1.4 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1990) - Bartender.
- Episode 2.7 In Memory Of (1991) - Joseph Kelly.
- Episode 3.6 Helpless (1992) - Dr. Helman.
- Episode 6.19 Slave (1996) - Barry Clayton.
- Episode 8.16 Divorce (1998) - David Harrigan.
- Episode 10.10 Loco Parentis (2000) - Barry Clayton.
- Episode 15.11 Fixed (2004) - Dr. Evodius Peters.
- Episode 19.9 By Perjury (2009) - Peter Belanger.