Writer:	Kevin Arkadie
Director:	Stephen Gyllenhaal
Star:	Kenneth Johnson (Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky),  Benito Martinez (Councilman David Aceveda),  Catherine Dent (Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer),  Walton Goggins (Detective Shane Vendrell),  Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe),  Jay Karnes (Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach),  Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey),  CCH Pounder (Detective Claudette Wyms)
Recurring Role:	Joel Rosenthal (Matthew Mackey),  Camillia Sanes (Aurora Aceveda),  Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey),  Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado)
Guest Star:	Maurice Blake (Aaron),  Christopher Perez (Eduardo Salcido),  Roy Jones (Henry),  Marlene Warfield (Dottie Cummings),  Linda Medina (Ellie Ruiz),  Chene Lawson (Tyesha),  John Diehl (Assistan Chief Ben Gilroy),  Ralph Rangel (Sanchez),  German Leonne (Erubiel),  Henry Yancey (Off Duty Officer),  Natalia Swader (Shake Girl),  Jessica Booker (Shake Girl),  Cecilia Johnson (Shake Girl),  Godofredo Henriquez (Drunken Migrant Worker),  Brian Britt (Freddie),  Walter Jones (Rondell Robinson),  Mark Kiely (Pete Shockley),  Dex Elliot Sanders (T-Bonz),  Marc McClure (Jamison)

Jay Karnes can speak Spanish, but purposely hacked up the miranda rights on purpose after getting the idea from Shawn Ryan. (edit) It was revealed on the Season 1 DVD that this episode was swapped with "The Spread" for fear that Shane's character may be cut. (edit) Actor, Sticky Fingaz who makes his first appearance in this episode in the recurring guest star role of Kern Little is member of the rap group, "Onyx." This is the only recurring "bad" character that has been in all three seasons. (edit) Shane does not appear in this episode. (edit) Music heard during this episdode:
"Hyots Aghunak" by Seda Garibyan
"Beer" by Trailer Park Cassanovas
"The Flute Tune" by Push
"Rebuttle" by Project 86
"One By One" by Jason Darling
"Ballad of Joliet" by Bernie Marsden (edit)

(Dutch is ogling a stripper's bare behind, where she has sustained a minor bullet wound)
Vic: Dutch, how many times I gotta tell you--you can't feel up the women.
Dutch: She took one in the ass, but it's--
Vic: --not the first time. Right. That's a good one. (edit) Dutch: (After failing to catch Eduardo) HEY! San Salvador's that way! (edit)

Mackey and Lem' are at the club where the shooting happened at the begining. When Capt. Acevada shows up he's wearing his badge on the outside of his suit, when he's talking to Mackey it's gone for the entire conversation, then when he's leaving he's wearing it again. (edit)

Vic: Rumble In The Jungle.

Quick reference to the Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman boxing match which they fought in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974. Ali regained the World Heavyweight title from Foreman, and the match has become one of the most famous in boxing hisotry. (edit) Tupac & Biggie

It's rumored that the concept for this episode was taken from some of the rap wars between Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. (edit)