In the opening scene, when Benson and Amaro are talking by the fridge, there's a "No More" sign behind them. "No More" is the anti-rape campaign run by Mariska Hargitay's "Joyful Heart Foundation".
Silver Spring is an actual unincorporated census-designated place in Maryland. It lies along the northeast border of Washington, D.C.
Raúl Esparza and Anna Chlumsky later worked together on NBC's Hannibal (2013). She says that she does not like him; on Hannibal, her character ends up shooting his in the face. Anna Chlumsky is also filmed being strangled into submission on both shows.