The victim, Noah Valiquette, was a stereotypical TV math genius, bad with people but but brilliant with numbers. Thirty-two years old at the time of his death, he mostly lived off of his wife's earnings as a waitress and some income from gambling on sports while publishing papers in math journals. He also was trying to work up the nerve to get a job as a math teacher, despite his overwhelming shyness.

The most memorable character from this episode was Oliver McDaniel (played by Evan Peters of MCU fame). Oliver was a friend of Noah's who rants about aliens and is a permanent resident of a mental institution. (Oliver says he knew Noah from grad school. So, is he also a mathematician?)