In the first part of this story, Ben and Leanne are planning on a fishing trip to Myer's Lake. This is the same name as the lake where Andy and all the cast of his other show would go fishing.
Some of the stories on Matlock were thinly veiled remakes of famous movies, like "The Trial", which shared many elements with All the President's Men. This one is very similar to 12 Angry Men, with a similar story that even includes the racial conflict among the jurors of the original story.