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.
Guest Stars:
Stacy Keach, Sr., Jay Pickett, Kathleen Freeman, Cyril O'Reilly, M.C. Gainey
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.
Guest Stars:
Stacy Keach, Sr., Jay Pickett, Kathleen Freeman, Cyril O'Reilly, M.C. Gainey
Serial killer Jeffrey Speidel strangles his victims. When Matlock gets inovlved in the case, Speidel makes a point of turning Matlock into his next target...his goal is to ruin Matlock publicly before killing him.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Marge Redmond, Richard Gilliland, Richard Newton, Diana Bellamy
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.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Andrew Prine, Matt Battaglia, Todd Jeffries, Bert Kramer
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.
Guest Stars:
Ron Fassler, David Froman, Aneta Corsaut, Jenny Wright, Bryan Cranston
While dining with Julie, a chance meeting with a woman causes Ben to relate the story of his investigation, many years earlier, of a widow that Ben's father (played by Andy Griffith) believes may have been involved with the death of his friend - her husband.
Guest Stars:
Richard Burgi, Steve Witting, Daniel Benzali, Lonny Chapman, Julianna McCarthy
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.
Guest Stars:
Mary Fanaro, Eric Pierpoint, Carl T. Evans
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.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Mary Fanaro, Michael Durrell, Aneta Corsaut, Everett Greenbaum
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.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Alexander Zale, Frank Kahlil Wheaton, David Kaufman, Frances Bay
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.
Guest Stars:
Nancy Linari, David Froman, Alexander Zale, Bruce Fairbairn, Kathleen Garrett
Matlock reluctantly agrees to defend millionaire Ellis Blake when he's accused of murdering his daughter's fiancé, 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.
Guest Stars:
Mitchell Ryan, David Froman, Richard Newton, Bill Woodbridge, Russ Anderson
After much persuasion, Matlock agrees to help his disagreeable cousin locate her erstwhile husband, using a doctored photograph to help find him.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Don Knotts, Susan Walden, Christina Pickles, Eric Christmas
Matlock successfully defends his cousin on charges of murder, but when it's all said and done, he still can't stand the woman.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Don Knotts, Susan Walden, Alexander Zale, Robert Curtis Brown
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.
Guest Stars:
Doug McClure, Art LaFleur, Marge Redmond, Aneta Corsaut, Andrew Bilgore
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.
Guest Stars:
Doug McClure, Art LaFleur, Marge Redmond, Aneta Corsaut, Andrew Bilgore
Michelle helps an insurance investigator prove that a man killed his wealthy wife to collect on the insurance money.
Guest Stars:
Randy Travis, David Froman, Max Alexander, Lynne Cormack, Jeff Hayenga
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.
Guest Stars:
Lenny Wolpe, Sharon Farrell, Jim Haynie, Sam Lloyd, Seth Jaffe
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.
Guest Stars:
Bonnie Burroughs, Michael Durrell, Richard Newton, Dirk Blocker, John D'Aquino
A TV anchorwoman plans to frame a TV reporter for murder. When the intended victim fakes their own death, the reporter is arrested for a crime that was never committed and Matlock has to work to get them off the hook.
Guest Stars:
Aneta Corsaut, Stuart Margolin, Leon Russom, Ralph Bruneau, Dominick LaRae
The real murdered winds up 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.
Guest Stars:
David Froman, Mark Drexler, Aneta Corsaut, Stuart Margolin, Leon Russom
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 Ben and Leanne have to work out the problems in their relationship to clear Eller of murder.
Guest Stars:
Brynn Thayer, René Auberjonois, Ann Walker, David Froman, Jeff Osterhage
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