Ripped from the headlines about the shooting of Dr. George Tiller, a doctor who specialized in late-term abortions who was murdered in church.
Mark Blum has played three different characters over the course of the series:
- Episode 3.16 Jurisdiction (1993) - A.D.A. Frank Lazar
- Episode 5.15 Seed (1995) - Michael Aronson
- Episode 9.5 Agony (1998) - Frank Lazar
- Episode 20.5 Dignity (2009) - Expert Doctor
Pilar Witherspoon (Patty Larson) previously played the role of Gina Sparrow in episode 13.1, American Jihad (2002).