What Happens in Vegas
"Crossing Jordan" is set in the same fictional universe as fellow NBC series "Las Vegas". In the season-four episode "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston", a case takes Jordan and Woody to Las Vegas, where Woody became very well-acquainted with the Montecito's casino host, Sam Marquez (Vanessa Marcil). They maintained a long-distance relationship for a while: O'Connell appeared in five episodes of "Las Vegas" and Vanessa Marcil appeared as Sam in two "Crossing Jordan" episodes.