The World According to Matt

what happens

Matt dies in a car accident while on his way to dinner at Kyle's club. His mother gives Amanda a diary in which he recorded secrets about his friends and neighbors. Jane is amused to learn that Michael worked as a stripper during college; but their new engagement is threatened after she reveals that she slept with an old friend, Alex Bastian, the night before their wedding. Amanda learns from the diary that Kyle has a brother named Ryan. They quarreled after Kyle accused Ryan of making a pass at Taylor. Amanda convinces Kyle to bury the hatchet. Amanda removes an incriminating page from the diary. Beck returns the ransom money to Peter. Amanda tells Peter that the diary revealed that he performed heart surgery on Beck while he was unlicensed. Peter believes that the missing page relates to Amanda's feelings for him, and snoops in her apartment. Amanda mistakes him for a burglar and shoots him. Lexi decides to branch out into advertising. A distraught Megan throws herself at Michael, th

who made it

directed

Charles Correll

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• John Newton as Ryan McBride
• Sean Ono Lennon
• James Farentino
• Steve Wilder
• Mark L. Taylor as Louis Visconti
• Claudette Nevins as Constance Fielding
• SSelma Archerd as Amy
• Ray Chang as Waiter