In the syndicated version, the episode was cut down from 90 minutes (when it originally aired under the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie umbrella) to 60 minutes. In addition, the familiar Quincy opening credit sequence replaced the network-commissioned NBC Mystery Movie opening credits and theme music by Henry Mancini.
The deputy coroner's name plate reads, R.J. Astin. Throughout the run of the series, his last name would be spelt; Asten.
This is one of two times Quincy calls Aston by his first name. Also, in this episode his boat is facing the opposite way.
Quincy calls his boss 'Bob'. Very rare in workplace scenes.
The cars over the cliff used in the opening credits comes from this episode. Also the policemen who faint when seeing a dead body in the morgue.