The Best Friend

Summary

Matlock agrees to defend Vanessa Douglas when she's accused of murdering Stephen Cassidy, and author who destroyed a political families ambitions with a tell-all book. When Matlock realises his client is indeed guilty of the murder she is charged of committing, he sets up a plan to implicate her best friend, Sarah, with the crime, knowing that Vanessa will not let her friend take the blame for something she did.

Guest stars

• Julie Sommars as Julie March
• Bert Remsen as Wilson Douglas
• Jean Bruce Scott as Sylvia Richland
• Nana Visitor as Vanessa Douglas
• David Froman as Lt. Bob Brooks
• Jason Wingreen as Arthur Beaumont
• Katherine Cannon as Dr. Sarah Perlman
• Grant Heslov as Lamont Turkel
• Josef Rainer as James Douglas
• Will Jeffries as Jeff Lindquist