This was filmed as the season finale (a two-hour movie special), but aired before "Stolen Lullaby", which ran the following week. Had the show been canceled at this point because of excessive violence (a major concern in 1994), William Prince would have been the villain in a series finale for the third time (after Starsky and Hutch (1975) and Search for Tomorrow (1951).)
Stuart Whitman was hired at the last minute to play the guest lead when Willie Nelson backed out because of a tour opportunity.
L.Q. Jones and R.G. Armstrong both starred in Lone Wolf McQuade.