Alan Cumming was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his work in this episode.
Although it's done telephonically, this marks the first time that Peter and Will have a conversation.
This episode introduces the character of Lemond Bishop, played by Mike Colter. He appears in 21 episodes in total.
This episode introduces the character of Judge Patrice Lessner, played by Ana Gasteyer. She appears in 5 episodes in total.
Chris Noth (Peter Florrick) & Boris McGiver (Eric Dorfman) also worked together on two episodes of Law & Order (1990) and episode 5.1 Grow (2005), of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).