Early in the episode, when Terry screams about having a big problem, Amy asks if it's a real life or math problem. Terry snaps "Why would I have a big math problem?" Amy replies "I've seen it happen." This is a reference to the earlier episode "The Skyfire Cycle," wherein Captain Holt and his husband Kevin are having an argument stemming from the Monty Hall Problem.
Wilhelm Scream when Jake and Amy start phone call with Scully and Hitchcock (08:44).
The police officer who helped Little Terry was from the 54th precinct, indicating that Terry grew up around Midtown North in NYC.
The main plot of this episode revolves around a policeman's prejudice against Terry, for being a black person. Towards the end, Capt. Holt makes a toast "to doing the right thing". This is most likely a reference to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), which also addresses the issue of racism and police violence against black people.
The appearance of Desmond Harrington marks the second actor from Dexter (2006) following Jimmy Smits earlier in this season.