Balthazar Getty plays a kidnapper whose wife is kidnapped years later. In real life Balthazar's father, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped and held for ransom. After his ear was sent by mail, a ransom of about $2.8 million was paid. The kidnappers were never caught.
Balthazar Getty was cast by his dear friend Patricia Arquette, who besides leading the show directed this episode.
Four of the main actors in this episode have well known parents and/or grandparents: Patricia Arquette (grandfather was Cliff Arquette a.k.a. Charley Weaver), 'Angelica Huston' (daughter of actor/director John Huston, granddaughter of actor Walter Huston), Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) and Balthazar Getty (of the Getty oil dynasty).
Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty previously acted together 12 years prior in the David Lynch movie "Lost Highway" (1997).