First appearance in the series of Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck playing the parts of Jason and Constance Colby. Their presence starts the set-up of the spin-off series, The Colbys (1985).
Third and final appearance in the show by Paul Shenar, playing psychic Justin Dehner. The actor would be dead four years later from complications from AIDS.
There are numerous mentions in this episode to Blake's younger brother, Ben. This is paving the way for the character to be introduced towards the end of the season, played by Christopher Cazenove.
Calvin Lockhart joins the cast as Jonathon Lake, a love interest for Diahann Carroll's character, Dominique Devereux.