The first appearance of Louis Gossett Jr. (wearing an obvious hair-piece, as Gossett always shaved his head, as will be seen in his second series appearance) as private eye/con man Marcus Hayes. James Garner liked to work with actors he had previously worked with and Mr. Gossett was no exception. The pair had co-starred in Skin Game (1971), in which they played a pair of late 19th century con men.