Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.
Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.
Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.
A Malibu Hills fire is the backdrop for rising tensions between the residents; a disgraced stockbroker, a naturalist, a worried father, and a land developer. Dr. Sloan is worried when Steve helps fight the fire.
Community General is already under increased security, with a high-profile criminal hospitalized, when an important businesswoman is brought in. Mark suspects her security guard has deadly intentions.
Matlock defends an aging quarterback (John Beck) accused of murdering his lover--the franchise owner (Lenore Kasdorf), who was about to cut him from the team.
Despite his initial reluctance, and subsequent threats from persons unknown, Matlock agrees to help clear a dying mob chieftain (Jose Ferrer) charged with murdering his rival.
Matlock decides to proceed with the trial despite the loss of a key witness, Nicholas Baron's heart attack and son Daniel's warnings that the strain could kill the old man.
Matlock is frustrated by the lack of concern shown by his client--a free-spirited rock star--about the murder charges she faces following the death of her manager.
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.
Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it. Starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.
