Gina's line to Crockett, "You've got a hell of a short memory, Sonny!" refers to her experiences in Give a Little, Take a Little (1984); while she wasn't raped in the same manner as Odette, she was forced into sex with Lupo Ramirez to maintain her cover.
The white Lamborghini driven by Arroyo looks similar to one driven by the two grandsons of Lao Li in Golden Triangle: Part 2 (1985). In fact the 2 cars used in this episode are not the same. The car in "Golden Triangle (Part II)" is a European specification LP5000S model. While an LP5000S is used in this episode, it has US-spec bumpers.
Despite playing a Bolivian, actor Joaquim de Almeida is Portuguese, born in Lisbon.
The group performing at the club was Debarge, a band composed of members of the DeBarge family. They had a number of successful albums over a ten year period before various family members succumbed to recurring problems of drug addiction as well as two being arrested for distribution. Dismissed by many as a Jacksons wanna-be band, by the turn of the century they had completely faded from public memory.
Jeffrey Howard, the art director for the series, makes an appearance as the informant who reveals to the vice crew that it was sweetener and not cocaine that was being purchased.