Claudette Hertz (Matlock)

Claudette Hertz (Mary-Margaret Humes) is one of the main villainesses from "The Marriage Counselor," episode 6.05 of Matlock (airdate November 8, 1991). She was one of a list of patients for noted marriage counselor Harding Fletcher.
As revealed later on, however, Claudette was having an affair with Fletcher, who also engaged in affairs with two other married patients: Laura Corning and Ginnie Morell. While Laura and Ginnie were both married, Claudette was going through a divorce, and her affair going public could ruin her chances in divorce court. When she learned that Fletcher kept journals about his affairs, Claudette colluded with Ginnie and Laura to steal the documents. 
The plan included killing Fletcher, with each of the three conspirators shooting him to death. The trio carried out Fletcher's safe and removed their information, and afterwards, the evil Claudette kept the safe in her home; hiding it from plain sight. Laura's husband, Allan, ended up accused of the murder, as he confronted Fletcher after finding out about the affair.
Claudette's alibi had her at the Wives Only seminar, which is where Ben Matlock encountered her. However, during Allan's trial, Matlock revealed Claudette's villainous role and her collusion with Laura and Ginnie, stating that her divorce proceedings were her motive. The villainess stuck to her alibi during cross-examination, only for Matlock to state that she briefly left the seminar to commit the murder, and that all three carried out the safe. Faced with the possibility of being the only one charged, Claudette confessed to everything (off-screen) and she was arrested along with her co-conspirators (also off-screen).
Category:1990s
Category:Adulteress
Category:Brunette
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Gun
Category:Thief
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested