This is the first of several episodes in seasons and five where politics play a role in investigating and solving crimes; more often than not, political interference is portrayed as being counteractive to investigations.
Castillo continues his habit of sleeping at OCB after hours, as he has done in previous episodes.
The first scene after the opening credits, showing Crockett and Caitlin house-hunting, was actually filmed for Love at First Sight (1988), but was subsequently edited into this episode to give Sheena Easton more appearances throughout the season.
The casting for the Japanese characters in this episode is curious to say the least. Asians maintain very distinct and separate national cultures; the Yakuza are a Japanese organization, and therefore it is very unlikely that anyone not of Japanese descent would be a member. However, two of the actors portraying Yakuza are Korean (Cheung Y. Park and C. Shick Park), one is Caucasian (Damian Chuck), while only one is actually Japanese (Eddie Yoshimura). Also, James Hong (Riochi Tanaka) is of Chinese descent, while Danny Kamekona (Agawa) was an American of Hawaiian descent.