Matlock agrees to defend Vanessa Douglas when she's accused of murdering Stephen Cassidy, and author who destroyed a political families ambitions with a tell-all book. When Matlock realises his client is indeed guilty of the murder she is charged of committing, he sets up a plan to implicate her best friend, Sarah, with the crime, knowing that Vanessa will not let her friend take the blame for something she did.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Sanoff | Writer | ||
| Bob Puglisi | Guest Star | ||
| Nana Visitor | Guest Star | ||
| Grant Heslov | Guest Star | ||
| Katherine Cannon | Guest Star | ||
| Will Jeffries | Guest Star | ||
| Jean Bruce Scott | Guest Star | ||
| James Mulholland | Guest Star | ||
| Bert Remsen | Guest Star | ||
| Diana Tanaka | Guest Star | ||
| Josef Rainer | Guest Star | ||
| Tony Mordente | Director |