Before heading off to California, Matlock passes his first case to Michelle, who's boss's paperboy was arrested for the murder, when in fact, Sandra Townsend, who's an old friend of Michelle's actually did it, when her ex-boyfriend threatens to expose her love life. At first, Michelle hated to do that to Sandra, after putting her on the stand, but she did, and her old classmate had connived her in not confessing to it.