Matlock defends Ellen Barrett, a reporter who claims to have killed a mobster in self-defence. However, the police are not convinced by her story and neither is Matlock when some things don't add up.

Cast: Andy Griffith, Daniel Roebuck, Carol Huston, Sydney Bennett, Tony Carreiro, Mark Hutter, David Wells, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Helen Halsey, David Lenthall, Al Wiggins, Linda Kelsey, Warren Frost, Marshall Botvinick, Rod Gilson