The Power Station performed live on this episode, one of five such live musical performances (along with Cleavant Derricks, El DeBarge, David Johansen and Suicidal Tendencies) during the second season. Vocalist Michael Des Barres and bassist John Taylor from Duran Duran (or, as Crockett calls him, "J.T.") both appear as themselves in conversation with Crockett and Tubbs at the bar. Taylor even mentions that Des Barres is the band's new lead vocalist - he joined The Power Station in 1985 after Robert Palmer left to resume his solo career, performing at Live Aid in July 1985. Andy Taylor, also from Duran Duran and guitarist of the Power Station, was featured playing guitar during the performance at the bar.
When Tubbs visits the computer room to check on the dead cops finances, the computers inside are IBM Model 5150s. Each one cost $3,000 dollars in 1985, equivalent to around $7000 each in 2018.They had 64 kB of RAM and used 5.25 inch floppy discs.
The role of the Santerían priestess was reportedly offered to Tina Turner first, then to Eartha Kitt when Turner declined.
In the club, one of the dirty cops mentions that Crockett "used to be a hot-shot in robbery", tying into The Home Invaders (1985), in which it was revealed Crockett used to be a robbery detective before joining vice.
In the scene where Crockett takes a look at his confiscated Ferrari at the City Property lot, you can see a high-rise building under construction in the background. This is the Miami Tower, which was completed at the end of 1986. A nighttime shot of the newly completed building was used in the opening credits from season 3 onward, when Philip Michael Thomas' name appears on the screen.