Loosely based on the 1999 Hillsdale College scandal (in the episode, the college is Midville). Note that the leading credits are slightly different, admitting the "loosely based" premise of the story. The highly conservative president of Hillsdale College, George Roche III, was found to have had an affair with his daughter-in-law. In the episode, the daughter-in-law is killed whereas in real life, her death was found to be a suicide. Both stories involve a president of a conservative college in a small town having an affair with a daughter-in-law.
Patrick Boll has played three different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 18.10 Motherly Love (2017) - James Miller
- Episode 8.2 Clock (2006) - Dr. Shulman
- Episode 1.17 Misleader (2000) - Room Service Manager