The New Yorker reporter that Shapiro speaks with is Jeffrey Toobin who wrote the book on which this series was based on.
Nicole Brown Simpson's 911 call from October 25th 1993 is played in this episode.
Evan Handler, who plays Alan Dershowitz, had co starred in Frogmen, a TV pilot which OJ Simpson had filmed in 1994, prior to the murders.
While Robert Kardashian (David Schwimmer) is eating with his son and daughters, and the children are relishing Robert's newfound fame, he reminds them that "fame is fleeting. It's hollow. It means nothing at all without a virtuous heart." This may be a jab at their later reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) which, by the time this episode was broadcast, had run nearly ten years, and was widely criticized for its depiction of the Kardashian family coasting on its fame.
Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson) is shows to be in a celebratory mood after her press conference. Marcia Clark admitted in her book Without a Doubt that she was anxious following this press appearance because she had accidentally referred to Simpson as "the sole murderer" in the case; "he is the sole suspect" is what she had meant to say.