When a deceased person's safe deposit box is opened, a representative of the deceased must be present, and usually representatives of the state tax authorities. Prosecutors alone could not just open the box. And while inspecting the box for evidence, the authorities would wear gloves to preserve evidence, such as fingerprints on money.
William Hill has portrayed seven different characters throughout the course of the series:
- Episode 2.11 His Hour Upon the Stage (1991) - Hopkins.
- Episode 2.19 The Fertile Fields (1992) - Hopkins.
- Episode 3.12 Right to Counsel (1993) - Milgrim.
- Episode 4.7 Apocrypha (1993) - Hines.
- Episode 7.9 Entrapment (1997) - Eddie Page.
- Episode 8.24 Monster (1998) - Kusevitsky.
- Episode 10.12 Mother's Milk (2000) - Beltran's Lawyer.
- Episode 12.5 Possession (2001) - Havel's Lawyer.
- Episode 19.4 Falling (2008) - Eddie O'Connor.
Vanessa Aspillaga has played four different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 7.3 Good Girl (1996) - Irene the Librarian.
- Episode 11.11 Sunday in the Park with Jorge (2001) - Miss Guzman.
- Episode 12.5 Possession (2001) - Mrs. Ramos.
- Episode 18.5 Driven (2008) - Detective Carla Sanchez.