 Matthew in 1968 | |
| Matthew Ridgely | |
| Portrayed by | Tom Virtue |
| Episode | Debut |
| Status | Unknown |
Matthew Ridgely was the father of Landon Ridgely, husband of Irene Ridgely, and a childhood friend of Lillian Vine in "Debut".
Matthew and Lillian grew up together, as she and her mother used to clean his family's house. When Matthew learned that Lillian's husband Timothy could not attended their daughter Emma Vine's debut, Matthew offered to walk her in the debutante ball. Landon was upset over this, believing her father preferred Emma over her.
In 2006 when Emma's case was re-opened, Matthew's whereabouts were unknown.
When the detectives questioned Landon about her daughter wearing a ring identical to Emma's missing one, she insisted the ring came from Matthew. Their suspicion was quickly deflected when the detectives learned that Travis Whitman had slipped off to find Emma while the rest of the debutantes and their escorts went downstairs. They also discovered Matthew had two such rings commissioned, one for Landon and Emma when they turned 18.