I think it's pretty obvious that this story was inspired by the Ben Rothlesberger rape cases. I had real issues with the fact that (in my educated opinion) he is guilty, and seemed to just get away with it... People still star-worshiped him, and praised him for his athletic skill...even though (to me) he was nothing more than a common criminal. I needed a creative way to express my outrage, and this story became just that for me. This real life case was not the only inspiration for this short story. The television show NCIS lent some inspiration to the character Astrid; as did the episode about rubber masks and disguises. Col. Briggs was inspired by the character J.R. Ewing from Dallas.