Unlike all other episodes during the series, this one has no actual 'cold open' before the main theme, only the "previously on" segment.
This episode is an example of how rough the language became starting in the third season, with the frequent use of curse words rarely used in the first two seasons.
It is revealed that Zito used to be an alcoholic, but according to Switek, he hadn't had a drop in five years and "went to all the meetings". No mention of Zito's alcoholism was ever made on the show before this.
The end credits feature still images taken from the show instead of the usual stock footage of Miami landmarks used in virtually every other episode of the series, in this case scenes of Zito from Made for Each Other (1985), Rites of Passage (1985) and his final scene (alive) in Down for the Count (1987). Heart of Darkness (1984) and Leap of Faith (1989) also featured this style of end credit imagery, although utilising still images from the respective episode.
It is clear the producers committed a sizable portion of the season's budget to this pivotal episode, as it features many large, impressive action sequences, in particular the highly destructive car chase between Crockett and Tubbs and Giullini's Mafia goons.