Johnny Cash and Ida Lupino guest star as husband and wife gospel singers whose marriage of convenience ends tragically.
A no-nonsense police officer (Hector Elizondo) turns to Matlock when he becomes a prime suspect in the murder of a local hood.
A woman arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband dead. The police believe she did it to kill her husband who supposedly was planning on leaving her. A newspaper reporter helps Ben and discovers the husband had a secret past.
Michelle agrees to defend Ben's pal, framed for murder, until she learns her old law-school friend is also suspect.
Ben has trouble with the defense of a brash, young client framed for the murder of a wealthy relative.
