The Twin Towers edit out of the opening sequence for first time.
This episode appears to be based on the South African De Beers corporation diamond conflicts.
David Drake played three different characters during the course of the series:
- Episode 2.12 Star Struck (1992) - Voorman.
- Episode 12.4 Soldier of Fortune (2001) - Mr. Aldrich.
- Episode 18.4 Bottomless (2008) - Herbert Wiggins.
John Cullum (Bernard Powell, Sr.) previously played the role of Harold Dorning in Episode 7.11, Menace (1997).
Actor John Cullum goes on to play defense attorney Barry Moredock, who is appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in Season 10 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).