This is Gregory Hines first and only appearance on Law & Order which aired in March of 2003. He was suffering from liver cancer and died in August of 2003.
This episode appears to be based on the 2002 Tri-State Crematory scandal.
Lisa Eichhorn played four different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.9 Point of View (1992) - Mary Kostrinski.
- Episode 4.20 Nurture (1994) - Arnette Fenady.
- Episode 9.6 Scrambled (1998) - Arlene Galvin.
- Episode 13.16 Suicide Box (2003) - M.E. Gail Berardi.