Spencer Hamilton came to Manteo, North Carolina, as soon as he could to locate the man who killed his brother, Frank, in a supposed duck-hunting accident. When Ryan Bartell (the shooter) is found dead, Matlock heads to North Carolina to defend Hamilton, and finds an unlikely ally in local deputy Conrad McMasters.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Collins | Writer | ||
| Lee Lively | Guest Star | ||
| Fred Dalton Thompson | Guest Star | ||
| Cora Mae Basnight | Guest Star | ||
| Jimmy Basnight | Guest Star | ||
| Wilton C. Wescott | Guest Star | ||
| Joe Inscoe | Guest Star | ||
| Ted Manson | Guest Star | ||
| Ken Strong | Guest Star | ||
| Robert Treveiler | Guest Star | ||
| St. Clair Basnight | Guest Star | ||
| Hartley Silver | Guest Star | ||
| Steve Aronson | Guest Star | ||
| R.G. Armstrong | Guest Star | Sheriff Dalton Parks | |
| Page Morrow | Guest Star | ||
| Helen Mutsch | Guest Star | ||
| David Austin | Guest Star | ||
| George Spence | Guest Star | ||
| Della Basnight | Guest Star | ||
| Robert Scheerer | Director | ||
| Dean Hargrove | Director | ||
| Joel Steiger | Director |