This episode features a reunion between Linda Evans and Barbara Stanwyck, co-stars on The Big Valley (1965). Evans always credited Stanwyck as being her acting inspiration.
In this episode, we meet the rest of the Colby clan, notably Stephanie Beacham as Sable, Tracy Scoggins as Monica and Claire Yarlett as Bliss. These were all set to lead the spin-off series The Colbys (1985) alongside Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck. Following the cancellation of the spin-off after two seasons, both Beacham and Scoggins would make their way back to the mothership for its ninth and final season.
While members of The Colbys (1985) cast frequently popped up on the main show, and vice versa, this is the only time that Claire Yarlett appeared on Dynasty (1981).
This marks the first appearance of Ken Howard playing Jason Colby's lawyer, Garrett Boyston. His scenes here with Diahann Carroll indicate that Garrett and Dominique had some kind of relationship 20 years earlier. Later in the season, it is revealed that he is the father of Dominique's daughter, Jackie, who is introduced later in the season.