Crockett confronts the man who murdered his wife (played by singer Sheena Easton) and unborn child. The crucifix Crockett shows him was given to him by Hackman in an earlier episode when Sonny misguidedly got the guy exonerated for another murder.
“Bruce McGill was cast only days before production began, after Dennis Hopper, for whom the role was written, pulled out. McGill flew from New York to Miami during the middle of the night to arrive on time, and began reading the script without having slept for some time.”