The football player / husband said he would make sure his dead wife got fresh violets every week. This was inspired by the real life situation where Joe DiMaggio had fresh flowers put on Marilyn Monroe's grave three times a week.
An unusual crossover of props occurs in this episode. During the scene in the editor's office between Floyd Baker and Voss, the back of a book with the picture of actor Guy Williams can be seen behind Voss. This same book was used for a prop in the The Rockford Files, "The Dark and Bloody Ground". Both series were produced by Universal.
A running joke throughout the series was that Quincy apparently had no first name, other than the initial "R." When the newspaper is shown about Quincy, the name under his photo is simply "Quincy" - there is no Dr. or first name.
At the Inquest, he spells his name A-S-T-I-N, which would subsequently be spelled with an E instead of an I.