Last appearance of Larry Wilcox as a series regular. The character would return as a CHP Captain in CHiPs '99 (1998).
An attempt to make a spin-off series called "Force Seven: The Deadly Arrow"
Tom Reilly who plays this episode's main character Rick Nichols returns next season as Bobby Nelson replacing co-lead Jon Larry Wilcox.
The sign on the wall at the Force 7 building reads:
POLICE USE OF FORCE
FORCE ONE: VERBAL
FORCE TWO: PAIN COMPLIANCE
FORCE THREE: CONTROL HOLDS
FORCE FOUR: BODY KICKS
FORCE FIVE: BATON
FORCE SIX: DEADLY FORCE, MAXIMUM
FORCE SEVEN: THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE IN A STEP BEYOND KILLING THE MARTIAL ARTS.
FORCE SEVEN: THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE IN A STEP BEYOND KILLING THE MARTIAL ARTS.