Matlock
ABC (ended 1995)
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Season 9
- Ep 18The Scam (2)5/7/95
When Cameron Ivers is killed in a hit and run accident, Matlock decides to take a closer look at Robinson and Reeves, hoping that if he can tie them to Cameron Ivers' death he'll be able to tie them to Scott Aston's death and clear Cliff. After gathering together a number of people Scott Aston had been investigating who were supposed to be dead, Matlock heads to Florida where he finds Chuck Ratner, and Cliff and Jerri learn that the people are all connected because they all turned down the same kind of life insurance. Matlock continues his quest to lose weight by his reunion, but fires his personal trainer.moreless - Ep 17The Scam (1)5/7/95
Cliff's old college chum Craig Browning is defending Cameron Ivers on charges of vehicular manslaughter, and is being blackmailed about an affair he had to plead his client a certain way. Craig hires Cliff to meet the blackmailer to keep his hands clean, but when Scott Aston turns out dead, suspicion turns to Cliff, who needs to find the real killers. With Jerri's help, they manage to find out that Aston worked for John Robinson and Mark Reeves, two men who frequently like to get one-up on Ivers in the business world, and that the woman Craig has been having an affair with was their secretary. Matlock prepares for his fortieth reunion by dieting to fit into his old choral suit.moreless - Ep 16The Heist (2)4/27/95
While at a triathlon, Matlock runs into a former client, a retired FBI agent trying to solve an old case. - Ep 15The Heist (1)4/27/95
Matlock and Jerri head out to the beach with Billy and Cliff as Cliff prepares for an upcoming triathlon. Once there, Matlock is surprised to run into retired F.B.I. agent Ed Wingate, who is investigating a case of his own. While Matlock keeps himself busy occasionally running into Ed, Cliff throws himself into the competition, and Billy throws himself at Anita Montrose, the real estate agent who rented them the beach house they're staying at. When one of the people Ed is investigating is found dead, Matlock agrees to defend his old friend.moreless - Ep 14The Assault2/16/95
While Cliff, Jerri and Billy plan to throw Matlock a surprise party for his birthday, Matlock goes to the city to pick up barbecue. While there, his car breaks down, he's mugged, the phone eats his last quarter ... and by the time he is rescued by activist Stan Johnson and returned to his car, it's half-stripped and they've stolen his barbecue. Matlock is very impressed by the young man, and when he's accused of trying to kill the landlord of the apartment complex he lives in, Matlock steps in to defend him and to stand up to the landlord, who is a very respected man in the legal community.moreless - Ep 13The Target2/9/95
Matlock is the unlikely witness when a boat blows up killing Judge Michael Sterns. Had it not been for Matlock's sea-sickness, he would have been on the boat. Convinced that someone was out to get him and not Judge Sterns, Matlock, Cliff and Jerri take a look through some of Matlock's old cases to find out who did it, and Matlock takes on the case of the man accused of the crime, a former lawyer who had been disbarred for jury tampering exactly five years earlier.moreless - Ep 12The Deadly Dose2/2/95
Jeri's sister Rachel comes to Atlanta looking for help when she is fired from her job as a nurse after a doctor (Gray) blames her for a mistake that cost a surgery patient her kidney. When the doctor is murdered, Rachel is blamed with the crime, and Matlock agrees to defend her.moreless - Ep 11The Verdict1/12/95
Katie Clark is a hot new prosecutor in town, fresh from St. Louis, but originally from Atlanta. Her first case involves prosecuting a building contractor who has been accused of murdering one of his employees, who just happens to be Clark's former lover. Despite his reservations about Clark prosecuting a former lover, Matlock agrees to let her continue on the case, impressed by her desire to not allow her personal past with Gibson to affect her judgment.moreless - Ep 10The Getaway1/5/95
Matlock takes the case of an ex-convict when he's arrested for robbing a bank he had robbed years before. Matt Ahern saw the whole thing, but the young boy isn't willing to tell the truth unless Matlock promises to get his father out of jail. - Ep 9Dead Air12/8/94
A radio personality is accused of killing his partner, but Matlock suspects the victim's girlfriend. The only problem is that she seems to have an airtight alibi -- Ray's neighbor, Mr. Yates, watched her 'find' the body. - Ep 8The Confession12/1/94
Julie returns to Atlanta from L.A. for a legal conference, and when a former snitch calls her to the jailhouse and admits that she lied, Julie convinces Matlock to defend the man, an admitted thief who had one cardinal rule...never break into a house when anyone is home. After Jerri talks with Susan Kellogg, a woman who lost her daughter to a hit-and-run driver around the same time that Brenda Chaney was murdered, Matlock realises there may be more to this case than meets the eye.moreless - Ep 7The Dating Game11/17/94
When Cliff's friend Fred is accused of murdering Melissa, a woman he met through the dating service Perfect Harmony, he and Matlock take the case, and Jerri goes undercover to investigate. She sets herself up as one of the datees, much to the frustration of a loca police officer. Unfortunately, she has better luck than she hoped, as one of her dates is a killer in disguise.moreless - Ep 6The Coach11/10/94
A basketball coach is accused of murdering an influential booster. - Ep 5The Tabloid11/3/94
Michael defends U.S. senatorial candidate Carol Davis when she's accused of murdering tabloid editor Ross Buckley. Jerri goes undercover at the paper to prove that someone there may have had an even bigger motive than Carol. - Ep 4The Dare10/27/94
An eccentric millionare tells Matlock that he couldn't solve the perfect murder if it were handed to him on a silver platter. To prove his point, he kills Matlock's friend, detective Bob Brooks, and successfully frames another man for the crime. - Ep 3The Scandal10/20/94
When Matlock defends an attorney accused of murdering her boss, he also uncovers a history of sexual harrassment involving the law firm. - Ep 2The Accused (2)10/13/94
Matlock continues in her bid to free a journalist accused of murder to cover up her previous plagiarism. - Ep 1The Accused (1)10/13/94
Matlock defends a journalist who killed an underworld figure in self-defense after meeting with him for an interview.
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Season 8
- Ep 22The Idol (2)5/19/94
Matlock continues in his attempts to get Sam Hoskins free. - Ep 21The Idol (1)5/19/94
A lawyer who is a fan of Matlock's is accused of murdering a blackmailing P.I. - Ep 20The Godfather4/28/94
Matlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Matlock agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad history between the victim and the accused, and an increasing number of houseguests at Matlock's home, none of which were invited.moreless - Ep 19The P.I.3/3/94
A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder. - Ep 18Brennen2/17/94
Matlock vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case. - Ep 17The Murder Game2/10/94
Matlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne, and three people who each paid $10,000 for the privilege of matching wits with the famous Ben Matlock. When the pretend victim turns up really dead, they know that one of the three paying visitors killed him. Leanne has her father keep the three suspects occupied with stories of previous cases while she and Cliff investigate.moreless - Ep 16The Crook2/3/94
Matlock agrees to defend Wally McDaniels, a fellow choir member, after he is arrested for killing the man who had turned him into the police for stealing rare books. - Ep 15The Temptation1/27/94
A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house. - Ep 14The Kidnapping (2)1/20/94
The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent. - Ep 13The Kidnapping (1)1/13/94
Abductors try to kidnap Leanne but take Billy instead and hold him for ransom. - Ep 12The Defendant12/16/93
Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner. - Ep 11Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream12/2/93
Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player. - Ep 10The Conspiracy11/25/93
Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters. - Ep 9The Haunted (2)11/18/93
While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead businessman. Soon Cliff and Matlock realise that their cases are tied together.moreless - Ep 8The Haunted (1)11/18/93
While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead businessman. Soon Cliff and Matlock realise that their cases are tied together.moreless - Ep 7The Capital Offense11/11/93
Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair. - Ep 6The Last Laugh11/4/93
A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage. - Ep 5The View10/28/93
While out of town at a wedding, an ill Matlock witnesses a man attack a woman from the window of the hotel and learns the next day that the woman has been murdered. He's convinced that the man murdered the woman, and has a hard time convincing the police that the man he saw through the window was not the woman's husband, whom Matlock had also seen through the window earlier that day.''moreless - Ep 4The Diner10/14/93
Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock pushed his son, who had recently quit his job as a district attorney to take the case, but not everyone in town was happy with the Matlocks siding with the black cook accused of killing the white sheriff. Despite Cyrus Jordan's attempts to get the Matlocks to drop his case for their own safety, father and son were determined to prove that Cyrus never killed anyone.moreless - Ep 3The Fatal Seduction (2)10/7/93
Matlock and Leanne are convinced that Carrie and Ashley are guilty of not only extortion but murder as well, but the two girls seem to have the perfect alibis. - Ep 2The Fatal Seduction (1)9/30/93
Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets up a trap using Cliff as bait. - Ep 1The Play9/23/93
After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the condition that the director not cut him from the play.
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Season 7
- Ep 18The Competition5/6/93
Matlock refuses to believe that a young piano player committed suicide, nor does the father of the girl who hires Matlock to find out what really happened. - Ep 17The Final Affair (2)4/29/93
Matlock invites homeless man Lenny to live with him while trying to find out if the archbishop was meant to die in a plot including an ex-football player, his wife, her lover, and the mafia. - Ep 16The Final Affair (1)4/29/93
Matlock invites homeless man Lenny to live with him while trying to find out if the archbishop was meant to die in a plot including an ex-football player, his wife, her lover, and the mafia. - Ep 15The Divorce4/8/93
Duncan and Clara Farmington seemed to have the perfect marriage. Now they want to have the perfect divorce. What starts out as a simple division of property turns nasty as Leanne represents the wife and Matlock the husband. At the same time, a scam artist tries to sue Matlock for millions after injuring himself on Matlock's property.moreless - Ep 14The Obsession4/1/93
Even from his hospital bed Matlock can't get the case of a TV star accused of killing a therapist out of his mind. - Ep 13The Revenge3/25/93
Matlock witnesses a robbery at a convenience store, but when things start happening that make him look like he's losing it, including messing with his papers, sending him to the wrong parties, and submitting phony pictures of his hind end to the papers, Matlock begins to realise that someone is trying to set him up. He, Cliff and Conrad begin to go through some of his old cases, trying to figure out which recently released killer is out to get him, but everyone they think of seems to have an alibi.moreless - Ep 12The Debt3/18/93
When Leanne's ex-husband Peter is charged with the murder of his friend and boss, once the truth comes out about Peter's possible motive in the killing, Matlock despises his ex-son-in-law more than ever. - Ep 11The Fortune (2)2/18/93
The nephew of an eccentric millionaire is accused of murdering his uncle after they were seen arguing and Cliff is sent to work in the uncles' zoo in order to gather information to exonerate him. Meanwhile, Billy persuades Matlock to defend him in court after he becomes involved in an investment scheme gone awry.moreless - Ep 10The Fortune (1)2/18/93
The nephew of an eccentric millionaire is accused of murdering his uncle after they were seen arguing and Cliff is sent to work in the uncles' zoo in order to gather information to exonerate him. Meanwhile, Billy persuades Matlock to defend him in court after he becomes involved in an investment scheme gone awry.moreless - Ep 9The Juror2/11/93
Matlock is planning a birthday fishing trip with Leanne, but when he is called up for jury duty it puts a damper on their trip. Despite his convictions that no lawyer would want him on their jury, Matlock ends up being juror number six, and while everyone else on the jury wants to convict Travis Spaulding of the murder of his wife, Matlock alone thinks they need to take a closer look at the evidence before sentencing the man to death. Unfortunately, tempers flare in the jury room as the jurors soon become divided between guilty and not guilty.moreless - Ep 8The Mark2/4/93
When Billy Wheeler comes back to town $250,000 richer after having won the lottery, he soon falls for contractor Judy Wilson. Unfortunately, when she takes him and every other partner for a ride, Billy is accused of her murder, and Matlock has to clear his name. - Ep 7The Singer1/28/93
Matlock defends a producer accused of killing a singer, and tries to prove that one of the other men at the recording studio was guilty. - Ep 6The Class1/21/93
Matlock talks to a law class about his career, and the subject of 'the perfect murder' comes up. When student Eddie Price disappears after getting into it with Mark Randall, the university believes that Matlock's speech may have incited one of the students to murder. To clear his name, Matlock and Leanne decide to engage the students into an investigation into Eddie's disappearance, and soon learn that Eddie had more than they thought in common with not only Mark, but also Bobby Simpson as well -- they had all shared the same girlfriend.moreless - Ep 5The Ghost1/14/93
Mike Wilson begs Matlock to help his wife Janice out when she is accused of a crime. Matlock approaches Janice's lawyer, who thinks Matlock is pulling his leg when he says that Mike talked to him, because Janice is on trial for killing Mike. Matlock finally accepts that he is seeing a ghost and, after doing a little investigating on his own, convinces Mike's wife to allow him to defend her. Unfortunately, Matlock has more than just a ghost to deal with. It seems almost everyone who knew Mike Wilson had some reason to kill him.moreless - Ep 4The Legacy (2)11/19/92
Although Josh Winfield confessed to the murder of Arthur Kendall, it doesn't take long for the police to blow holes in his story. Matlock then has Conrad take a closer look at Yolanda Bergstrom, the woman Kendall had been with not long before he died, and Conrad then finds there is another connection between Yolanda and Kendall -- her sister Sabrina. Leanne remains convinced that Charlie Matlock had nothing to do with Jake Kendall's murder, and she, Brian and Matlock all investigate the thirty year old case. Matlock continues to date Elaine, trying desperately to be the healthy, fit man he thinks she wants.moreless - Ep 3The Legacy (1)11/19/92
After Brian Martell is arrested and charged with the murder of Arthur Kendall, Matlock decides to get involved because, years earlier, his father Charlie had been a suspect in the murder of Arthur's father Jake -- a murder Brian's father Lee was convicted of. Brian is convinced that Matlock is doing it to make up for Lee spending years in prison for a crime that Charlie Matlock convicted, but Matlock swears neither man committed the crime. While investigating the murder of the playwright, their trail soon leads to the woman he was having an affair with, and her very angry son young son.moreless - Ep 2The Vacation (2)11/5/92
Leanne's reunion with her old friends turns problematic when she soon begins to suspect one of them of murder. Billy Lewis is determined to get back at Matlock for breaking his sister Lucy's heart years earlier. - Ep 1The Vacation11/5/92
Matlock and Leanne head to the beach where Leanne reunites with three good friends from college, and Matlock reunites with someone from his past who just happens to be the brother of the woman whose heart Matlock 'broke' years earlier.
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Season 6
- Ep 22The Assassination (2)5/8/92
When the local mayor is assassinated, Matlock's daughter Leanne comes to town to prove the case. The case takes a different turn when a judge is accused of murdering a local man's wife, and Matlock and Leanne have to work out the problems in their relationship to clear Eller of murder.moreless - Ep 21The Assassination5/8/92
When the local mayor is assassinated, Matlock's daughter Leanne comes to town to prove the case. The case takes a different turn when a judge is accused of murdering a local man's wife, and Matlock and Leanne have to work out the problems in their relationship to clear Eller of murder.moreless - Ep 20The Evening News (2)5/1/92
The real murderer winds up being murdered himself, which doesn't help Matlock's client much...not only that, but there's a real estate scam looming in the wings that also affects the case. - Ep 19The Evening News (1)4/24/92
Billy Finley is constantly the butt of his co-workers jokes, and is fired after he makes a fool out of himself on two different stories, one with Matlock, the other with politician Joe Bivins. Shortly after, the body of another fired co-worker, Doug Levitt, is found, and Billy is the first suspect. Matlock agrees to defend Billy, who then makes another scene as he confronts Diane Becker at the office, accusing her of being behind the second prank, which ended up getting him fired. What Matlock doesn't realise is that Levitt faked his own death, and he and Becker were involved in a scheme to make a lot of money by airing incorrect news regarding a report by the zoning commission. While Conrad keeps an eye on their third partner, Nelson Adelson, Matlock is also trying to get out of a ticket for failure to stop at a stop sign.moreless - Ep 18Mr. Awesome4/17/92
Conrad asks Matlock to defend Anne Johnson when she's charged with the murder of her cheating ex-boyfriend Dwayne Meeks. It's not long before Matlock realises that Anne's son Jimmy is the key to the whole mystery. - Ep 17The Abduction3/6/92
Matlock has every intention of preserving lawyer/client confidentiality, but when a group of mobsters kidnap Michelle to extort information from Matlock, he has to weigh his professional ethics against her life. - Ep 16The Big Payoff2/28/92
Michelle helps an insurance investigator prove that a man killed his wealthy wife to collect on the insurance money. - Ep 15The Outcast (2)2/7/92
Matlock retires from law after bungling up a case and forgetting his client's name. He heads out of town to do some fishing, but after a hitchhiker he gave a lift to dies mysteriously, he sticks around to investigate the case. - Ep 14The Outcast (1)2/7/92
Matlock retires from law after bungling up a case and forgetting his client's name. He heads out of town to do some fishing, but after a hitchhiker he gave a lift to dies mysteriously, he sticks around to investigate the case. - Ep 13The Picture (2)1/24/92
Matlock successfully defends his cousin on charges of murder, but when it's all said and done, he still can't stand the woman. - Ep 12The Picture (1)1/17/92
After much persuasion, Matlock agrees to help his disagreeable cousin locate her erstwhile husband, using a doctored photograph to help find him. - Ep 11The Foursome12/20/91
Matlock reluctantly agrees to defend millionaire Ellis Blake when he's accused of murdering his daughter's fianc, Jeffrey Holden, an enterprising golf caddy who supplemented his living by blackmailing the men he caddied for. At the same time, Matlock is dealing with a brand new deputy district attorney, Lauren Richmond, who just seems too sweet to be real.moreless - Ep 10The Game Show12/13/91
When the producer of the popular It's About Time gameshow is murdered, Matlock defends the aging host at the request of a friend of Conrad's, while Michelle goes undercover as a contestant. - Ep 9The Defense12/6/91
Teenager Danny Hayes is on trial for the murder of his father. Danny honestly believed that his father was about to kill his mother as he threatened to, but the testimony of his father's best friend threatens Danny's chances at freedom. - Ep 8The Suspect (2)11/29/91
Matlock defends a wealthy widow charged with the murder of her husband, while Michelle helps to defend a father accused of murdering the drug dealer who got his child hooked...a dealer who just happened to be a cop. - Ep 7The Suspect (1)11/29/91
Matlock defends a wealthy widow charged with the murder of her husband, while Michelle helps to defend a father accused of murdering the drug dealer who got his child hooked...a dealer who just happened to be a cop. - Ep 6The Dame11/15/91
While dining with Julie, a chance meeting with a woman causes Matlock to relate the story of his investigation, many years earlier, of a widow that Matlock's father Charlie believes may have been involved with the death of his friend - her husband. - Ep 5The Marriage Counselor11/8/91
When a marriage counselor is murdered, the suspects include not only his fellow co-workers, but also the couples he was treating...apparently part of his treatment involved seducing the female half of the couples. - Ep 4The Nightmare11/1/91
After a bump on the head, Matlock has a nightmare where he is trapped in the Old West, and needs to save Conrad from an angry lynch mob when he is accused of murder. His is frequently distracted by Michelle, a beautiful saloon girl, and Julie, the vengeance-seeking sister of the dead man.moreless - Ep 3The Strangler10/25/91
Serial killer Jeffrey Speidel strangles his victims. When Matlock gets involved in the case, Speidel makes a point of turning Matlock into his next target...his goal is to ruin Matlock publicly before killing him. - Ep 2The Witness Killings (2)10/18/91
After a second young man dies under mysterious circumstances, Matlock continues to do his best to defend Russ Gifford, and tries to keep his animosity with the town at a minimum while Julie makes friends with the local women, and Conrad investigates the tattoo that ties the whole case together. - Ep 1The Witness Killings (1)10/18/91
Matlock goes back to his hometown for a family reunion, but things turn sticky when a good friend of his nephew's son dies, and his rival is charged with murder. Not only that, but the whole town seems to hate Matlock, as many of them believe he thinks he's better than them because he's a big city lawyer.moreless
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Season 5
- Ep 22The Celebrity4/30/91
Matlock defends a one time movie queen who is now a cosmetics mogul who is accused of murdering her ex-lover to prevent the publication of some revealing photos of her. - Ep 21The Accident3/26/91
Eugene Dobbs and Nolan Wheeler are the perfect combination -- Dobbs presents the cases, and Wheeler does all the legwork. After Dobbs is unable to keep the promises he makes to football coach John Kramer, Dobbs meets his maker one night at the office, with Kramer as the prime suspect. Matlock takes the case, in part to prove to Kramer that not all lawyers are schmucks like Dobbs, and in part because the list of people who want Dobbs dead is getting longer by the minute as Matlock and Conrad find an interesting link between Dobbs, the owner of a local water park, and Dobbs' wife.moreless - Ep 20The Trial (2)2/26/91
Matlock manages to figure out what's going on, but his competition ices him out of the final round...or so it seems. - Ep 19The Trial (1)2/19/91
When assistant D.A. Howard Wright is murdered in his workshop, the attorney general approaches Matlock and asks him to take on the assignment of special prosecutor. With Michelle and Conrad's help, Matlock begins to investigate Wright's past, and realises the man was spending money that he could not have earned legitimately. In investigating names that Wright had left behind, Matlock finds himself embroiled in a lawsuit involving Maxwell Toys.moreless - Ep 18The Formula2/12/91
Matlock receives a call in the middle of the night from a young man who once painted his house who claims he's been arrested for stealing the formula to cure baldness from a company who fired his friend and stole his work. Twenty-four hours later Matlock gets another call from the same young man, who has been accused of murdering the man he claims he stole the formula for. The biggest problem is that none of what Jeff Duvall claims seems to be true; not only did Tim Crider not ask him to steal the formula, but he was never fired in the first place!moreless - Ep 17The Arsonist2/5/91
Marvin Sheam and Sid Franklin have been in business for 32 years. When their bank loan is denied and they can't pay their bills, Marv tries to talk Sid into hiring an arsonist to torch their business so they can collect the insurance money and rebuild from scratch. Just before Marv has a chance to talk to the arsonist again, he winds up dead outside his daughter's wedding reception, and Sid gets blamed.moreless - Ep 16The Man of The Year1/29/91
Matlock is all set to be honored as the man of the year, but when his car breaks down and he's forced to ask his housekeeper for a ride, a simple twenty minute trip turns into a flat tire, a hostage situation, and an afternoon in jail. - Ep 15The Parents1/15/91
Howard and Amy have all their dreams answered when Jill plans to give them the child she was carrying. After Jill changes her mind and is found dead, Howard and Amy are the prime suspects in her murder, and Matlock sets out to prove that the birth father may have also had a motive.moreless - Ep 14The Critic1/8/91
Matlock has known Sam Spelvin since he was six years old, so he agrees to consult on Sam's play, Lovers and Lawyers. Unfortunately, the play is truly awful. When noted critic John Bosley Hackett, who felt the play was truly one of the worst in history, is found murdered, Sam is arrested. Matlock agrees to defend Sam, even deferring his payment while they wait to see if the play is a success, and manages to find a few more people who would be more than happy to see Hackett dead...and to see Sam's play fail.moreless - Ep 13The Fighter12/11/90
When fighter Billy Leon is accused of murdering reporter Nick Underwood, a man he thought was his friend who announced in the paper that he was using steroids, Matlock agrees to take him on as a client. - Ep 12The Broker12/4/90
When stockbroker Richard Wagner is murdered, his former partner Avery Campbell needs Julie's help to prove his innocence. - Ep 11The Biker11/27/90
After Nicky, a well-known actor with a bad reputation, is murdered on his way into a premiere, a judge friend of Matlock's asks Matlock to defend his son Cliff, a biker who had been fired earlier from his job as Nicky's bodyguard. - Ep 10The Cover Girl11/20/90
Conrad is thrilled to introduce Matlock to his new girlfriend Carla Royce. When Carla's boss is murdered, Matlock defends the accused at her bequest. - Ep 9The Brothers11/13/90
Lowell Carr is a brilliant plastic surgeon. When his partner is found murdered after the two had a loud argument about dissolving their business, he is the immediate suspect...until Matlock meets his twin brother, Gary. - Ep 8The Secret (2)11/6/90
Matlock sends Conrad to Chicago to collect the evidence that will prove his client is innocent. - Ep 7The Secret (1)10/30/90
When a gambler is accused of killing his bookie, Matlock agrees to take the case, believing that someone from the bookie's past is the guilty party. - Ep 6The Narc10/23/90
When Ed Tobias is found murdered after exposing his dirty co-workers to the top brass (they sold the drugs they didn't turn in), Lt. Brooks asks Matlock to defend his accused killer, Johnny Bauer, the only one in the unit who wasn't on the take. In between playing catch with Conrad, Matlock agrees to defend Bauer, even though he feels Bauer is just as dirty as his friends were because he knew what they were up to and he kept quiet.moreless - Ep 5The Personal Trainer10/9/90
When personal trainer Harry Slade is murdered, Matlock agrees to defend his roofer, George Wilton, on the condition that George finish Matlock's roof like he promised. The case is complicated when it turns out that not only was Harry sleeping with beautiful blonde DeeDee, but also Bridget Laird, and Harry's wife and step-daughter!moreless - Ep 4The Madam10/2/90
A call girl blackmails her employer to stay on the payroll, and when one of them winds up dead, it's Matlock to the rescue. - Ep 3Nowhere to Turn (2)9/25/90
Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead. - Ep 2Nowhere to Turn (1)9/25/90
Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead. - Ep 1The Mother9/18/90
Phyllis Todd confesses to the murder of her boss to protect her daughter. Matlock soon sees through his client's ruse.
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