Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck.
A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.
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 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.
Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to fatal accidents. Stars Kellie Martin, Viv Leacock, Giacomo Baessato, Cindy Busby.
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but realizes a series of burglaries and a friend's murder may have a connection to the sales.
