A CIA agent known as "The Answer Man" is frightened by several attempts on his life, so he hires Steele and Laura to protect him from the mysterious killer.
A painting from Steele's past that is cursed has come to Los Angeles with a museum exhibit and an old girlfriend of Steele's wants his help in stealing it.
The detectives are hired by a criminal who can't prove his innocence since his only alibi, the only witness to the crime, is found dead in Steele's apartment.
Matlock agrees to defend a Santa impersonator accused of murdering his wife, but when the judge refuses to set bail, the attorney ends up with a houseguest.
A wife is accused of murdering an aerobics instructor at Pinewood Spa who slept with her husband, but Matlock discovers the real reason behind the murder.
Attorney Claire Darrow defends a local woman who has been wrongly convicted of murder, while D.A. Miles Strasberg questions his role as prosecuting attorney.
Jessica's niece becomes a suspect in a murder case when a wealthy client of her real estate company is found murdered in a mansion she is trying to sell.
Jessica's friend, who is a former jewel thief and a current insurance investigator, gets involved in a high-society murder that proves crime has no barriers.