Jan Hammer makes a cameo playing at Crockett's wedding, the second (and final) time he appears in person on the show.
Once again, this episode features one of the leading duo becoming involved in a romantic relationship with a woman linked to the case that inevitably ends in heartbreak, a recurring plot point in the series. Yet again, it is Crockett who falls into this trap, falling for Caitlin and even marrying her. Although their relationship remains happy at the end of the episode (the point at which such trysts normally shattered), it would only be a matter of time before their marriage is brought to a devastating end, in "Deliver Us from Evil" near the end of the season. Somewhat unusually, this would be the only time in season 4 this plot device was used, whereas it cropped up frequently in other seasons.
The episode was rushed through post-production (only 15 days between the end of filming and airing) to avoid leaks of the episode's content.
Later in the episode, Crockett tells Billy that he shifts "as smooth as Danny Sullivan"; Sullivan appeared in Florence Italy (1986) as Danny Tepper.
When Castillo asks Crockett if he knows Caitlin Davies, Crockett sarcastically replies that he's heard of Barbra Streisand, too. Don Johnson was dating Streisand at the time. In fact, she would later make an uncredited cameo in Badge of Dishonor (1988), while the pair would collaborate on the song "Til I Loved You" in 1989.