The Butler Did It

• The Frolic Room where Devlin Dutton attempts to pick up Det. Sanchez, is a famous Hollywood landmark. One of the principle watering holes of the most glittering of stars in the 1930's – 50's, the bar is still in operation. Located on Hollywood Blvd. adjoining the Pantages Theater, it has been featured in numerous films, including L.A. Confidential.

• Provenza: "I've waited my whole career to say this: The butler did it."
  
  The title of this episode refers to an old cliché from British and American drawing room mysteries, particularly those involving the wealthy. In fact, the phrase is so commonly used it has become a bit of a joke, as Lt. Provenza demonstrated early in this episode.

• Trivia: The Season 1 DVD include a series of scenes deleted from this episode involving a gathering of the high command at the LAPD, including Assistant Chief Pope and Commander Taylor, to which Brenda has not been invited. Brenda apparently learns of it (we don't see this) and confronts Will, who assures her she just missed an invitation. She and Fritz arrive ahead of the appointed time, to find the all-male group having dinner, still having excluded her. Brenda puts on a brave face, and heads for the bar to wait for the dinner to conclude. There she laments the lack of respect she receives from the upper echelons as she gets drunker and drunker. Eventually, she leaves without ever having joined the group, but not before having an awkward conversation with Pope and Taylor.
  

• Trivia: Fans of the early Star Wars movies may recognize the voice of Clive Revill, who played the butler, Alfred. Revill supplied the voice of the Emperor in the original Star Wars and in The Empire Strikes Back.

Brenda:" ...We are running him down the flagpole and that's all that there is to it. If you want to examine the body, you may do so after I'm done. "
(Albert's body comes crashing through the window)
Brenda: "I'm done."

Provenza: "Don't drive mad." (To Brenda)

Brenda: "There's a bit of a drop." (To Gabriel and Provenza)

James Bloom: "Is there a chance I could plead insanity?"