Trivia: As the detectives are trying to find out from Doug Hutchinson's character where the victim is being held, the detectives find out he is somewhat claustrophobic. They decide to scare him and put him in a cupboard without any light. This is very similar to Doug Hutchinson's character in The Green Mile. The main characters decide to punish him and force him into a dark and small room.
Trivia: Jerry Orbach's son Chris plays Lennie Briscoe's nephew Ken.
Trivia: Mariska Hargitay is a trained rape crisis counselor. She was inspired to pursue her certification, and founded the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004, after she began receiving mail from fans disclosing, many for the first time, that they were survivors of sexual assault and/or abuse.
Trivia: Reiko Aylesworth, who guest stars as an ADA in the episodes "Contact", "Remorse", and "Slaves", was one of the finalists for the role of Detective Benson.
Answer: It was a misconception about Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs. Only blood transfusions are discouraged in their beliefs, medically.