This episode is when Kimble finds out the one-armed man's real name, Fred Johnson.
This is the first time Gerard must deal with some form of direct implication of Fred Johnson as Helen Kimble's killer.
Shooting dates September 16-22, 1965.
The One-Armed Man is said to have received six dollars after having sold a unit of blood. This would be equivalent to $54.50 in 2021 after adjusting for inflation.
Reporter Barbara Webb, played by Janice Rule, says somewhat jokingly that she may write better in a cell just as Oscar Wilde did. She is alluding to the British poet/playwright who served 2 years (1895-97) in English prisons for an indecency conviction.