Stanley Brock, who plays Patty's father Mr. Douglas, had previously played Vincent Frago in Season 1 episode 5, The Eye of the Beholder (1984).
Harry is a big fan of The Maltese Falcon. Elisha Cook , who plays Mr Poston, was the Gunsel in the film.
Ellen Foley, who plays this season's regular public defender Billie Young, and Mimi Kennedy who plays the guest role of $40 million heiress Patty Douglas, starred as two of the three main characters, along with Debbie Allen, in 3 girls 3, a show that only ran for four episodes in 1977, a show that had great reviews, and great potential, but was cut short by NBC.