On a visit to former Air Force pilot and friend Lee Goddard's Arizona ranch, Jessica is perturbed when the predictions of a psychic threaten to disrupt the peaceful surroundings.
A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake.
A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.
Matlock gives it the old college try when a law school buddy is murdered after their class reunion, and he defends another friend who has been arrested for the crime.
Matlock has to do some fancy footwork to prove that a dance instructor didn't murder his wealthy, married lover. Meanwhile, Matlock continues to waltz around his relationship with Julie.
Shouts of "kill the umpire" turn out to be deadly accurate when a softball-league ump calls his last strike, leaving Matlock to sort through a team full of suspects.
When Matlock gets caught in the middle of a full-scale mob war, his defense of a crime kingpin's son unravels with each gunshot fired and each witness eliminated.
A pyramid-scheming huckster is murdered, and Matlock hopes to sell the jury on the idea that his client was framed by one of three suspects, all with motive and opportunity.
Jenn finds the body of a local college history professor hidden in the 15th century suit of armor she purchased for a wealthy client. As she narrows down the number of murder suspects, she finds herself caught in the killer's web.
Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. Jenn's investigation leads to other patients.
When a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had no ID or money--a robbery or something else?
