The title is based on the biblical question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" It appears in Genesis 4:9, asked of God by Cain after he murdered his younger brother Abel.
Tracy Scoggins (Diane Kelly) would later play Anita Smithfield in Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998).
First of twenty appearances by Glenn Corbett (Paul Morgan). Morgan will be a recurring character through season 11.