Ann Dowd and Lawrence Arancio, who play married doctors, Beth and Mathew Allison, in this episode, are married in real life.
Actress Ann Dowd (Dr. Beth Allison) has appeared in multiple episodes and played multiple characters throughout the Law & Order franchise. She appeared in four episodes of this series and three episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), playing a different character in each episode. She also appeared in one episode each of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
Actor Lawrence Arancio (Dr. Matthew Allison) has appeared in four episodes of the Law & Order franchise, three of those episodes were of this series and the fourth was an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). Three of the four characters he has played in the franchise were doctors.