The Thoroughbred

Summary

When the manager of a thoroughbred farm is murdered, her father begs Matlock to represent the mentally handicapped man accused of the crime.

Guest stars

• Ned Bellamy as Lyle
• Don Swayze as Tommy Jenks
• June Chadwick as Patricia Taylor
• Claude Akins as Sam Taylor
• Susan Walden as Sandra Taylor
• Nigel Gibbs as Policeman
• Richard Newton as Judge Richard Cooksey
• Lonny Chapman as John Donovan
• Kenneth McGregor as Clint Purdy
• Chris Anastasio as Sergeant / Charlie