A distraught man (Mitchell Laurance) takes Matlock's friends hostage and, while they wait for his return, Michelle, Julie and Tyler try to dissuade the gunman with tales of Ben's sly detective work and courtroom heroics.
Matlock analyzes the case of a psychiatrist accused of murdering the abusive husband of an emotionally disturbed patient, whose missing diary may hold the key.
An old flame of Matlock's asks him to represent her daughter, a talent-show contestant who's been accused of murdering the blackmailer who came in second.
