Bruce McGill was cast only days before production began, after Dennis Hopper, for whom the role was written, pulled out. McGill flew from New York to Miami during the middle of the night to arrive on time, and began reading the script without having slept for some time.
The scene in which the song ''Brothers In Arms'' by Dire Straits is used is rated by many fans as one of the most moving of the whole series. The segment depicting Crockett and Tubbs driving through the night is also highly reminiscent of the famous "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins scene from Brother's Keeper (1984).
Bruce McGill based his performance on the idea that Weldon would use his odd behaviour as a defence mechanism when conversations did not go his way.
The episode appeared in TV Guide's 1997 list of the "100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time". It was ranked at # 90.
This episode is loosely based on a true story that occurred in Miami in the 1970s.