After Matlock's car breaks down in the bad part of Atlanta, he befriends a tenant of run down apartment complex in the same area. His new friend is accused of assaulting the slum lord owner of the building and Ben serves as his lawyer.

Cast: Andy Griffith, Daniel Roebuck, Carol Huston, Christopher Birt, H. Richard Greene, Marc Macaulay, James McEachin, William Thomas Crumby, Tom Nowicki, Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, Leio Jackson, Tyhm Kennedy, Shelley Reid, Beverly Skinner