In addition to the regular cast, guest stars for the episode included Kirsten Nelson, who played interim police chief Karen Vick, a major reoccurring character, and Sage Brocklebank as junior police officer Buzz McNab, also a main reoccurring character. Other guests included Tom Butler (who played Attorney General Maxwell), Gina Holden (who played Bethany), Diego Klattenhoff (who played Dylan Maxwell), and Christine Chatelain (who played Lacey Maxwell). The episode first aired in the United States on USA Network on July 21, 2006, with a rating of TV-PG. The episode was aired in the U.S. on August 14, 2006, on NBC, in an 8 p.m. time slot.