Goodbye to Helmut Berger as Peter DeVilbis, making his final series appearance. Jon Cypher as DeVilbis' attorney Dirk Maurier also exits the stage but will return to reprise the role in the seventh season.
Hello to Robert Hooks in the first of three appearances as Dr. Walcott, and to Lawrence Pressman in the first of two appearances as state party representative Eric Grayson.
Welcome back Diana Douglas as Mother Blaisdel. The character previously only appeared in the second season episode The Verdict (1981), and now returns for two more shows.