This episode has the first reference to the Vietnam War in the series.
The only episode in which the murderer is exposed in the judge's chambers.
The fifth (and last) appearance by Jeanne Cooper in the "Perry Mason" series.
Also the seventh (and last) guest appearance by Lisa Gaye.
Based on Erle Stanley Gardner's novel "The Case of the Fugitive Nurse," which was episode 22 of Season One of the series.
The last of Richard Erdman's six appearances in the series.