The Formula

Summary

Matlock receives a call in the middle of the night from a young man who once painted his house who claims he's been arrested for stealing the formula to cure baldness from a company who fired his friend and stole his work. Twenty-four hours later Ben gets another call from the same young man, who has been accused of murdering the man he claims he stole the formula for. The biggest problem is that none of what Jeff Duvall claims seems to be true; not only did Tim Crider not ask him to steal the formula, but he was never fired in the first place!

Guest stars

• Nancy Sullivan as Mrs. Crider
• Carol Mayo Jenkins as Dr. Doris Massler
• James Karen as Ed Billings
• David Froman as Lt. Bob Brooks
• Joe Mays as Jerry Hughes
• Arthur Eckdahl as Judge Harrington
• Christian Clemenson as Dr. Tim Crider
• Charlie Stratton as Jeff Duvall
• Steve Archer as Security Guard
• Earlene Davis as Jury Foreperson