Mildred returns to Ms. Cackle's academy with the hopes of a better year; but when her summer holiday project is stolen she has to prove she didn't make it up. Meanwhile, a group of first years discover a secret in a tree. Plus a discovery in the school's ruins spells hope and trouble for everyone
After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock, played by Academy & Emmy Award Winner Kathy Bates, rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Inspired by the classic television series of the same name.