[1] The episode featured the past return of former main and recurring characters including Michelle Borth, Christine Lahti, and Sarah Carter and received mostly positive reviews.

During the dinner Steve is contacted by his ex-girlfriend Catherine Rollins who informs him of an incident that she can not disclose over the phone and that she will by drop by.

However, before they finish Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, and Lou Grover arrive at the safe house and offer their assistance.

Steve successfully finds Doris with the assistance of Chin and Catherine and prepares to sneak out of the compound.

At the airport Doris tells Steve that he can find information about her younger days at his house under a loose floorboard.

Back in Hawaii, Chin is forced to face an empty home after losing Sara in a court custody battle.

[1] On July 29, 2016 it was announced that Michelle Borth and Christine Lahti would return as Catherine Rollins and Doris McGarrett respectively.

[5] On August 30, 2016 it was announced that Sarah Carter would be returning to the show as Lynn Downey, Steve McGarrett's love interest who last appeared in a season 6 Valentine's Day themed episode.

When asked if there was hope for a romantic reunion between the two characters O'Loughlin stated: "The way she [Catherine] left things, it was pretty disgraceful.

"[11] In a later interview with TVLine O'Loughlin was asked why McGarrett pushed for an answer on what Catherine would've said had he proposed he said "I think he wants to hear her say, 'It wasn’t you, you weren't the problem.

and when asked if Catherine's hypothetical proposal answer should raise red flags his response was "Absolutely not.