In the DVD commentary, it is mentioned that Allison Janney was very sick during the shooting of this episode and had trouble getting through one scene. Luckily her character was supposed to be very upset in that episode.
This episode introduced Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin), a recurring character through all seven seasons of the show.
Sam tells Charlie that the US is among five nations who execute people under 18 years old. In 2005, the United States Supreme Court outlawed execution of minors convicted of capital crimes through the case Roper v Simmons.
Richard Schiff (Richard Schiff) argued to Sorkin (Aaron Sorkin) and Lawrence O'Donnell. that Charlie Young (Dulé Hill) should not roll back his statement that he himself would kill his mother's murderer, as Schiff found the notion of revenge interesting in the exploration of that character.