The third episode to have no mission tape. The mission comes from Jim Phelps, who is helping out a personal friend. Daniel Briggs helped a friend in the episode "The Ransom".
This was one of four scripts from the original series to be remade during the 1988-1990 "reboot" series. In the later version, however, the condemned prisoner was Barney Collier (Greg Morris), and one of the agents who aided in his rescue was his son, Grant Collier (Phil Morris).
As this is not an official mission, the team do not wear black and white colored clothes to the briefing.
The second Spanish-language newspaper showcased in this episode is recognized as "La Nación" from Buenos Aires. The approximate date of the newspaper is inferred to be around October 1967, as a significant front-page headline pertains to the positive identification of Che Guevara's remains.