Jessica moonlights as campaign speechwriter for her friend Kathleen Lane, only to become involved in clearing Kathleen of the murder of her campaign manager.
Jessica is delighted to return to New York City with the announcement of her nephew's impending engagement. A rude maitre d' is murdered at the New York restaurant in which Jessica has just invested.
A corrupt horse breeder and the gambling syndicate are fixing the horse races puts Columbo into a double investigation while investigating a very clever killer.
When Amanda's friend Angela is kidnapped immediately after giving birth to quadruplets, Amanda feigns pregnancy and goes undercover at an adoption agency to locate Angela. Jack and Dr. Sloan try to care for the babies.
Amanda wins a guest role on The Young and the Restless and walks right into a murder. Various mishaps occur on the set and lead to some very close encounters.
Matlock analyzes the case of a psychiatrist accused of murdering the abusive husband of an emotionally disturbed patient, whose missing diary may hold the key.
An old flame of Matlock's asks him to represent her daughter, a talent-show contestant who's been accused of murdering the blackmailer who came in second.
A rare-coin dealer invests his trust in Matlock when he's accused of murdering a thieving employee, while Tyler puts in his two cents when Matlock agrees to let another PI work the case.
Jenn acquires an antique camera from the estate of a deceased and seemingly wealthy photography enthusiast. When Jenn gets the photos in the camera printed, it leads her to believe that the man's death was anything but accidental.
