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Matlock: The Cult

Episode score 6.8 Fair

The Cult

  • 67.
  • Season: 3
  • Episode: 18
  • First Aired: 5/2/1989
  • Prod Code: 8818

EPISODE OVERVIEW

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When William Austin comes to Atlanta from Chicago and heads to the cult that has ensnared his son Dennis, Dennis tells him to leave him alone, the cult is his home now, and that he is no longer his father. The leader of the cult, Joshua Bradbury, tells Austin that he needs to accept Dennis' decision, and to leave him alone. Austin refuses to leave without his son, and Bradbury has the police escort Austin (who threatens to take off Bradbury's head) out of mansion. Dennis observes someone shooting Joshua, then tells police he sees his father fleeing the scene of the crime. William Austin heads to Matlock for help in defending himself. After learning that Dennis has signed his trust fund and his life's savings over to the cult, Matlock confronts him, and is shocked to hear Dennis deny his father. Matlock goes to a reknowned expert in de-programming cult victims, who tells him that Dennis may believe he saw his father, but he is probably so brain-washed by the cult that he can't really be sure what he saw. Under Matlock's orders, Tyler infiltrates the cult, but he might be getting himself in over his head when he seems to be falling for their line. Add a recap »

Writers:
Marvin Kupfer
Director:
Harvey S. Laidman
Stars:
Andy Griffith (Benjamin Leighton Matlock)
Kene Holliday (Tyler Hudson (Season 1-3))
Nancy Stafford (Michelle Thomas (Season 2-6))
Recurring Role:
Richard Newton (Judge Cooksey)
Ray Templin (Piano Player)
Kahlil Wheaton (Bailiff)
Albert Hall (Assistant D.A.)
Guest Star:
Bonnie Urseth (Anna Oldham)
Al White (Ezra Smith)
Eric Fleeks (Policeman #1)
Howard Mungo (Sergeant)
Jeris Lee Poindexter (Cultist #1)
Casey Sander (Policeman #2)
Jeff McCarthy (Thomas Oldham)
Charles Lanyer (Martin Washburn)
Dani Klein (Sarah)
Wallace Langham (Jack Austin)
Jack Dodson (Dennis Austin)
Roger Davis (Joshua Bradbury)
Earl Boen (Patrick Morrison)
Michael Zorek (Cultist #2)
  • Julie Sommars (Julie) does not appear in this episode. edit »
Show Score 8.3 fair
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