Sam and Fiona identify themselves as Detective Cagney and Detective Lacey. Sharon Gless, who plays Michael's mother Madeline, played Cagney on Cagney & Lacey (1981). Bruce Campbell improvised the reference.
Sam (Bruce Campbell) and Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) introduce themselves to a pair of con-artists as Detective Cagney & Detective Lacey. Sharon Gless, who plays Madeline Westen in this series also played Detective Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey (1981).
Tyne Daly, who played Detective Mary Beth Lacey in the 1980s show, later appeared in A Dark Road (2010) as 'Tina', a clerk in the county records office who gets used by Madeline (Sharon Gless) in order to obtain documents for Michael.
Tyne Daly, who played Detective Mary Beth Lacey in the 1980s show, later appeared in A Dark Road (2010) as 'Tina', a clerk in the county records office who gets used by Madeline (Sharon Gless) in order to obtain documents for Michael.
This second episode introduces the high ceiling and the metal staircase into Michael's apartment, which were not present previously. In the pilot, the scenes in his apartment were likely shot inside of the actual studio apartment location.