The plot and characters borrow heavily from the second Raylan Givens novel 'Riding the Rap'.
In this episode, we learn that Raylan has been a US Marshal for 17 years.
When Givens is talking to Arnold Pinter in the restaurant, Pinter says, "you're the guy that pulled a Wild Bill on that guy [in Miami]." Timothy Olyphant played opposite the character Wild Bill in HBO's Deadwood (2004).
Lowest rated episode of the series.