Matlock

Matlock

Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Genre: CrimeDramaMystery

Cast:Andy GriffithLinda PurlKene HolidayNancy StaffordJulie SommarsClarence Gilyard Jr.David FromanDaniel RoebuckRichard NewtonBrynn ThayerKari LizerMichael DurrellWarren FrostDon KnottsAl WigginsCarol HustonLucille MeredithLee Lively


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Billionaire

Tue, Sep 22, 1987

Disagreeable London-based American businessman Albert Gordon is shot dead. His son Eric is the prime suspect. Believing Eric's innocent, sister Laura plans a mock trial hoping to uncover new evidence. Ben travels to London to defend Eric.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Blind Justice

Tue, Oct 6, 1987

A blind man kills the man who blinded him and frames the man's girlfriend.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Annihilator

Tue, Oct 13, 1987

Ben's assistant Cassie convinces Ben to defend a professional wrestler accused of killing a rival wrestler.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Husband

Tue, Oct 20, 1987

When a woman learns her husband has another wife, she confronts him even making threats. Later he is found dead. She is arrested and Ben defends her. He learns that the man has more secrets.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Power Brokers: Part 1

Tue, Oct 27, 1987

Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Power Brokers: Part 2

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

While trying to figure out how to recover from Melinda's surprise at the end of part one, Matlock slowly uncovers a conspiracy among politicians and businessmen over a secret involving oil reserves.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Gambler

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

Ben defends an Atlanta police lieutenant who is accused of murdering his girlfriend after learning of her true identity.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Network

Tue, Dec 1, 1987

Matlock ventures to LA to defend TV producer Paul Bartel who is accused of murdering network programming chief Greg Titleman.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Best Friend

Tue, Dec 8, 1987

A writer is found shot to death while he was writing a tell-all book about Georgia's most prominent political family, the Douglases. James Douglas' ex-wife, Vanessa, is accused of the murder but Matlock agrees to defend her.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Country Boy

Tue, Dec 15, 1987

Country singer Jimmy LeGrand is a heavy drinker. When he makes a fool of himself performing drunk, his wife leaves him and her sister backs the decision. The sister is found victim of a hit and run. Jimmy is arrested and accused.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Gift

Tue, Dec 22, 1987

Ben defends Brian Emerson, who is accused of murdering his ex-wife Maggie Crowley after he sneaked into her house to give their daughter Wendy a Christmas gift.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Body

Tue, Jan 5, 1988

Ben and Michelle stay at an exclusive health spa while investigating the employees after their client is accused of killing an aerobics instructor who had an affair with her husband.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Reunion

Tue, Jan 12, 1988

Ben reunites with law school friends who are now law partners. Senior partner Warren Coates is shot dead and partner George Dutton is accused. Ben learns that Coates was not only unliked by his partners but even blackmailed two of them.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Gigolo

Tue, Jan 19, 1988

Ben Matlock defends a handsome, young dance instructor who is accused of killing his married dance studio business partner after she catches him after hours with another woman.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The Umpire

Tue, Jan 26, 1988

Matlock defends an insurance salesman who has been accused of killing his boss, who is also a softball umpire, following a bad call during a softball game.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ The Investigation: Part 1

Tue, Feb 2, 1988

Craig Gentry is the son of mobster Sam Gerard but has cut ties with his father and quietly changed his name. Congressman Pete McGuinness finds out and subpoenas Gentry. McGuinness gets killed and Gentry is arrested.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Investigation: Part 2

Tue, Feb 9, 1988

Matlock decides to continue with the case even though he was the victim of a violent assault. When Tyler returns to the same bar to enquire the whereabouts of Juanita Martinez (Maria O'Brien) on the night of the murders, he meets with physical resistance and ends up lying on the floor. The Gentry Family almost ended up in the middle of the mob war with the Hernandez family.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ The Hucksters

Tue, Feb 16, 1988

An unscrupulous head of a pyramid scheme selling face cream, dies during a stage infomercial interview. One of the salespeople he swindled, Hal, is blamed for the murder. Ben takes the case despite Hal's lack of funds.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ The Lovelorn

Tue, Feb 23, 1988

Craig Moore confronts advice columnist Marjorie Manners, whom he thinks hurt his marriage with her advice to his wife Anna. Craig threatens Marjorie with a metal trophy. When Marjorie is killed with that trophy, Ben defends him.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Genius

Tue, Mar 15, 1988

When Ben's own genius nephew is accused of murder, he assists his uncle in the defense.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ The Magician

Tue, Mar 22, 1988

Matlock intends to enjoy an evening watching the Amazing Zeigler but the illusionist's contentious relation with his assistant erupts. Her subsequent murder has Matlock defending the magician.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ The Fisherman

Tue, Mar 29, 1988

A Vietnamese fisherman has been clashing with another fisherman who's a bigot. When the man is killed the Vietnamese is arrested and Ben defends him. And the D.A. is quite helpful to Ben.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ The Heiress

Tue, May 3, 1988

Ben and a friend defend a young heiress who is being tried for murdering the trustee of her trust.