Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
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Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
Season 4 episodes
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Spencer Hamilton came to Manteo, North Carolina, as soon as he could to locate the man who killed his brother, Frank, in a supposed duck-hunting accident. When Ryan Bartell (the shooter) is found dead, Matlock heads to North Carolina to defend Hamilton, and finds an unlikely ally in local deputy Conrad McMasters.
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Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Casey Biggs, R.G. Armstrong, Jeff Lester, Fred Thompson, Jeff Wincott, Richard Newton, Terri Hanauer, Steven Keats
Spencer Hamilton came to Manteo, North Carolina, as soon as he could to locate the man who killed his brother, Frank, in a supposed duck-hunting accident. When Ryan Bartell (the shooter) is found dead, Matlock heads to North Carolina to defend Hamilton, and finds an unlikely ally in local deputy Conrad McMasters.
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Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Casey Biggs, R.G. Armstrong, Jeff Lester, Fred Thompson, Jeff Wincott, Richard Newton, Terri Hanauer, Steven Keats
After her husband's death she never thought she'd love again, but it Bonnie soon found her future with Cal Ritter. The only problem is that her son, Tony Morgen, hates Cal. When Tony kills Cal and frames his mother for her murder, Matlock takes the case to prove that Bonnie is innocent, but to prove her innocence, he will have to destroy her son.
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Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Norma Donaldson, Brian Bloom, Jennifer Bassey, David Froman, Leslie Bevis, Richard Newton, John Calvin, Lee Kessler
When Elizabeth, a friend of famous novelist Cynthia Slayton, is found dead after taking Cynthia's prescribed allergy medication, suspicion falls on Cynthia's long-suffering husband Philip, a friend of Julie's. While trying to clear his name, Julie realises that not everything is as it seems in the Slayton house.
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Directed by Christopher HiblerWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Kene Holliday, Tricia O'Neil, Kathy Garver, Don Galloway, Wendy Fulton, Don Knotts, Richard Newton, Steven Anderson
Julie heads to Baltimore to defend a man accused of killing the newspaper editor who dragged his name through the mud. Matlock comes to town to help her because Conrad is busy on another case, and helps Julie out when the prosecutor, who just happens to be her ex-husband, does whatever he can to trip Julie up.
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Guest stars Bruce Kirby, Lois de Banzie, William O'Leary, Ellen Heuer, Alan Blumenfeld, Alan Fudge, Joe George, Barry Jenner
Matlock agrees to defend aging clown Homer Fleming after he's charged with the murder of his long-time partner, Simon. After asking Conrad to go undercover as a roustabout at the circus, Matlock starts to realise that everyone had a very good reason to hate Simon Le Simple.
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Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Hy Anzell, Gary Frank, Diane Delano, Patricia M. Peters, Raye Birk, John D'Aquino, Jason Wingreen, Steven Anderson
Catherine McKay is an aging prima donna who only had one hit movie in her career. When she's found dead, stabbed in the chest with the knife that made her famous, suspicion lands on Noel Bishop, the horror film director that wanted her off his picture.
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Directed by Seymour RobbieGuest stars Anita Morris, Dennis Christopher, David Kagen, Isabel Cooley, Yvette Nipar, Chris Anastasio, Allan Arbus, Joseph Hacker
After he's conned by a group of con men, Brian Davis is accused of murdering one of them. Matlock agrees to take on the case, and while Michelle tries to get close to one of the remaining con artists, Matlock tries to prove that a previous scheme is responsible for the current predicament.
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Directed by Leo PennGuest stars James Eckhouse, David Birney, Patricia Charbonneau, David Froman, Michael Durrell, Richard Newton, John Shearin, Philip Sterling
Matlock takes the case of Drew Carey, a young man he has known since childhood, who is accused of murdering his uncle in a fit of drunken rage. Unfortunately, Drew has grown up into a spoiled, self-centered young man who refuses to listen to anything Matlock tells him and is determined to prove that the killer is his uncle's wife Valerie who was much younger than her husband and was having an affair with a construction worker. Despite everyone trying to tell Matlock that Drew is no good, he is convinced that somewhere inside is the sweet boy he once knew, and he truly believes that Drew is innocent.
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Directed by Tony MordenteWritten by Bruce Shelly, Reed ShellyGuest stars Kevin McCarthy, Terri Garber, David Froman, Don Knotts, Brett Porter, Tim Ryan, David Tress, Martin Azarow
When a scrooge of a store owner is accused of murdering his partner for being 'good' at Christmas, Matlock agrees to take the case, but Steven Abbott is furious when part of Matlock's fee involves Abbott having to be a 'good' guy.
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Guest stars Larenz Tate, David Froman, Mary Cadorette, Michael Durrell, Peter Michael Goetz, Brooke Bundy, Don Knotts, Danny Goldring
Sandra Townsend is senior counsel with Drexel, Harris and Townsend. But when she's off work she likes to let her hair down and go to the bars. When her lover threatens to expose her nightlife to her bosses, she murders him. Michelle takes the case when Matlock's former paperboy Jimmy Newton is arrested for murder (Matlock's off to California), but soon realises that Sandra, who is supposed to be the star witness, is really the killer. The problem is that Sandra Townsend is a former classmate and good friend, and Michelle just doesn't want to believe that she's lying.
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Directed by Tony MordenteGuest stars Kene Holliday, Caitlin Clarke, Karen Moncrieff, David Froman, Patrick St. Esprit, Richard Newton, Lucille Meredith, Gene Butler
Matlock goes back to school for a little more education, and while there, one of his students is accused of murdering the professor she was having an affair with. Matlock soon learns that love wasn't the motive; cheating on tests was.
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Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffGuest stars Steven Eckholdt, Debbie Barker, David Froman, Jason Wingreen, Nick DeMauro, Todd Eric Andrews, Dennis Boutsikaris, Brian Frishman
When talk show host Dan Galloway is murdered after publicly humiliating three woman on the air and firing his executive producer, there is no shortage of suspects. Nearly everyone who ever met the man wanted him dead, but it's up to Matlock to prove whether Marla, Leanne or Katherine committed the crime as he tries to prove that his own client, Lisa, did not.
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Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Teri Austin, James Harper, Leann Hunley, Samantha Eggar, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Conrad Bachmann, Peter Bennett, Patricia Estrin
Matlock tries to prove that someone other than his client had a motive to murder his lover. His best bet? The victim's paraplegic husband.
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Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Caitlin O'Heaney, Montrose Hagins, David Froman, Michael Durrell, Richard Newton, Patrie Allen, Guy Boyd, Alan Toy
Matlock has to defend an arrogant young tennis professional (Dave Travis) against a charge of murdering his rival on and off the court (Victor Tomassio).
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Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffGuest stars Reiner Schöne, Vincent Van Patten, Peri Gilpin, Jim Calvert, Gary Hudson, Richard Newton, Cheryl Paris, Jason Tomlins
Cartoonist Ron Winfield has kept Atlanta enthralled with his recent storyline in "The Peach Pit" involving an affair by Senator Peter Dolan. Just before the woman in the affair can be named in print, the strips disappear.
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Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Gwynyth Walsh, Peter Haskell, Claudia Christian, Mark Joy, Wayne Tippit, Richard Newton, Ray Buktenica, Ruth Peebles
When cookie maker Katie White announces her plans to take over a number of smaller baking companies, any one of them could be the killer. After she dies from an allergic reaction to hazel nuts, Matlock defends cookie maker Bobby.
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Guest stars Alyson Reed, Maryann Plunkett, David Froman, Lynne Cormack, John Hancock, Mark Moses, Philip Brown, Fred Holliday
Robert Schlitt, Joel Steiger, Gerry Conway, Michael Scheff, Robert Hamilton, Dean Hargrove, Brian Alan Lane, Mary Ann Kasica, Stephen Lord, Bruce Shelly
