This episode appears to be based on the 2997 Nushawn Williams case. Also known as Shyteek Johnson, Williams is an American convicted sex offender who admitted in 1997 to having unprotected sex with numerous girls and women after having been told that he was HIV positive. New York state and local public health officials stated that Williams had sex with up to 47 women in Chautauqua County and 50-75 in New York City. Williams said in a news interview that his actual number of sexual partners was up to 300.
Heather Burns (who guest starred in this episode) co-starred in Miss Congeniality with Benjamin Bratt (Detective Rey Curtis).
Leslie Denniston has appeared as five different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 4.14 Censure (1994) - Sara Felder.
- Episode 5.16 Wannabe (1995) - Mrs. Prescott.
- Episode 8.17 Carrier (1998) - Lenore Kiley.
- Episode 12.3 For Love or Money (2001) - Elizabeth Dumas.
- Episode 16.14 Magnet (2006) - Ellen Loomis.