Matlock (1986)
Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney who charges $100,000 to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.
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Episode 1 - The Lemon
Release Date: 29 Nov. 1988Don Knotts is introduced as Ben's new neighbor Les Calhoun. Les gets mixed up in a murder with two competing used car salesmen and Ben defends him.
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Episode 2 - The Ambassador: Part 1
Release Date: 6 Dec. 1988Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Ambassador accused of murdering his lover's husband. The ambassador could invoke diplomatic immunity, but would lose his diplomatic career. The trail leads to a mysterious pharmaceutical company, and a murky conspiracy.
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Episode 3 - The Ambassador: Part 2
Release Date: 13 Dec. 1988Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Ambassador accused of murdering his lover's husband. The ambassador could invoke diplomatic immunity, but would lose his diplomatic career. The trail leads to a mysterious pharmaceutical company, and a murky conspiracy.
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Episode 4 - The Mistress
Release Date: 20 Dec. 1988Ben Matlock defends a jealous wife who is accused of killing her husband.
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Episode 5 - The D.J.
Release Date: 3 Jan. 1989Ben Matlock very reluctantly defends an abrasive talk radio personality who is accused of murdering a rival talk radio celebrity.
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Episode 6 - The Captain
Release Date: 10 Jan. 1989Ben Matlock is hired to defend a police officer who has been framed for murder by a fellow police officer.
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Episode 7 - The Vendetta
Release Date: 17 Jan. 1989Michelle, Julie and Tyler are held at gunpoint by the brother of a man who died in prison after Ben Matlock proved he was the murderer in an earlier case. Several previous episodes are reviewed as the three testify to Ben's integrity and honor.
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Episode 8 - The Mayor: Part 1
Release Date: 31 Jan. 1989A popular mayor is seen arguing with two visitors to his home, the next day he is murdered by someone dressed as a well known environmental protester. Ben Matlock, Michelle and Tyler are lured to defend the accused under false pretenses.
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Episode 9 - The Mayor: Part 2
Release Date: 7 Feb. 1989Ben continues his defense of a man wrongfully accused of killing a popular mayor.
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Episode 10 - The Black Widow
Release Date: 14 Feb. 1989A man spends seven years in prison for killing his wife. When he gets out he finds her alive and well and working in a real estate office. She turns up dead and he is tried, once again, for killing his wife.
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Episode 11 - The Other Woman
Release Date: 21 Feb. 1989Ben defends a psychiatrist accused of killing the abusive husband of one of his patients.
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Episode 12 - The Starlet
Release Date: 28 Feb. 1989The daughter of an old friend of Ben's wins a beauty pageant. The runner-up who's a sore loser threatens to reveals a secret unless she drops out. Later the runner-up is found dead and the daughter of Ben's friend is arrested. Ben defends her.
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Episode 13 - The Psychic
Release Date: 7 Mar. 1989A woman who had a premonition of her boyfriend's death becomes a suspect in his murder.
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Episode 14 - The Thief: Part 1
Release Date: 28 Mar. 1989A coin dealer discovers that a man working for him has been stealing. He then demands that he returns everything that he took or pay back what he took. When he is found dead, the dealer is charged for murder. He hires Ben to defend him. And also the private investigator whom the dealer hired to get evidence against the man is giving Ben and Tyler unsolicited assistance, and is also a little impetuous, making things tough for Ben to get evidence that can clear his client.
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Episode 15 - The Thief: Part 2
Release Date: 4 Apr. 1989Add a Plot
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Episode 16 - The Thoroughbred
Release Date: 18 Apr. 1989Ben is hired to defend a special needs young man accused of murdering the adult daughter of a thoroughbred racehorse ranch owner.
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Episode 17 - The Model
Release Date: 25 Apr. 1989During the trial of a journalist accused of killing an internationally recognized model, Matlock is accidentally struck by a car and winds up in the hospital. He receives witness depositions and works from his hospital bed to piece together the evidence.
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Episode 18 - The Cult
Release Date: 2 May 1989A man who is trying to get his son out of a cult he joined. When he threatens the leader and when the leader is found dead, he is arrested because the witness who saw him kill the leader is his own son. Ben defends him. And his first task is to figure out why the son would say he is the killer.
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Episode 19 - The Blues Singer
Release Date: 9 May 1989A singer-composer finds an old blues musician living on the streets. He takes the old man to his home over the objections of everyone. Later the singer is found dead. The old man is arrested and Ben who is also a fan decides to defend him.
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Episode 20 - The Priest
Release Date: 16 May 1989A former mobster, Natan Carlino, is accused of murdering a priest. Alex Winthrop's firm represents the Carlino family and flies from New York to Atlanta to handle the case. Alex, who was introduced near the beginning of season three in a two part episode The Ambassador, meets with Carlino, who requests representation from a more seasoned lawyer. Alex promises to get his good friend, Ben Matlock, to work as his co-counsel. It takes a $20 hot dog to get Ben on board, but once Ben and Michelle start assisting Alex, it becomes clear that this murder was not as open and ...