Matlock

Episode 1

The Play

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.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, René Auberjonois, Leslie Wing, Amy Parrish, Deborah Winstead, Michael Camden Richards, Nello Tare

Episode 2

The Fatal Seduction (1)

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.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Jeri Ryan, Warren Frost, Rob Stone, Kurt Deutsch, Jackson Faw, David Gail, Jill Novick, Richard K. Olsen

Episode 3

The Fatal Seduction (2)

Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.

Directed by Christopher HiblerWritten by Anne Collins, Joel Steiger, Gerald SanoffGuest stars Jeri Ryan, Warren Frost, Rob Stone, Kurt Deutsch, Jackson Faw, David Gail, Jill Novick, Joyce Bowden

Episode 4

The Diner

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 Ben, 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.

Guest stars Stan Shaw, Scott Holroyd, Beah Richards, Daniel Erickson, Steve Witting, David Dwyer, James Burgess, Ed Sala

Episode 5

The View

Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.

Guest stars Clarence Gilyard Jr., Michael Genevie, Al Wiggins, Mert Hatfield, Elyssa Davalos, Charles Frank, Peter Marc Jacobson, Tom Nowicki

Episode 6

The Last Laugh

A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.

Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Stephen LordGuest stars Mark DeCarlo, Milton Berle, Phil Leeds, Desiree Marie Velez, Al Wiggins, Diana Taylor, Gwynyth Walsh, Steven Dean Davis

Episode 7

The Capital Offense

Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.

Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars Marc Platt, Amzie Strickland, Sara Seidman, Diana Taylor, Art LaFleur, Terry Loughlin, Lee Lively, Rob Roy Fitzgerald

Episode 8

The Haunted (1)

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.

Guest stars Susan Walters, John de Lancie, Arlene Golonka, Josh Taylor, Grayce Spence, Mick McGovern, Lee Lively, John Allen Nelson

Episode 9

The Haunted (2)

Guest stars Susan Walters, John de Lancie, Arlene Golonka, Josh Taylor, Grayce Spence, Mick McGovern, Lee Lively, John Allen Nelson

Episode 10

The Conspiracy

Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.

Guest stars Brian McNamara, Rebecca Koon, Terry Loughlin, Mick McGovern, Andrew Lauer, Nicolas Surovy, C.K. Bibby, Lou Criscuolo

Episode 11

Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream

Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.

Directed by Russ MayberryGuest stars Melissa McBride, Warren Frost, Lee Lively, Jeff Conaway, Walt MacPherson, Tammy Arnold, Richard Tardell

Episode 12

The Defendant

Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.

Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Al Wiggins, Richard Gilliland, Jordan Rhodes, Mitchell Laurance, Lori Hallier, Robert C. Treveiler, Lou Criscuolo, David Frisinger

Episode 13

The Kidnapping (1)

Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Barry Bell, Warren Frost, J. Kenneth Campbell, Leah Lail, Richard K. Olsen, Peter Spears, Arthur Taxier, Dan Albright

Episode 14

The Kidnapping (2)

The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Barry Bell, Al Wiggins, Warren Frost, J. Kenneth Campbell, Diana Taylor, Leah Lail, Richard K. Olsen, Peter Spears

Episode 15

The Temptation

A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.

Guest stars Brett Cullen, Suellen Yates, Terry Loughlin, Rick Warner, Lee Lively, David Lenthall, Don Hartman, Patt Noday

Episode 16

The Crook

A stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.

Directed by Leo PennWritten by Joel SteigerGuest stars William Sanderson, Richard Frank, Tammy Lauren, Maura Soden, Jordan Rhodes, Terry Loughlin, Meredith Strange-Boston, Mick McGovern

Episode 17

The Murder Game

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 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.

Written by Robert SchlittGuest stars Rhoda Griffis, Sonny Shroyer, Mark Joy, Lea DeLaria, Anthony 'Chip' Brienza

Episode 18

Brennen

Ben 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.

Directed by Robert ScheererGuest stars George Dzundza, Lee Lively, Marc Macaulay, Eric Menyuk, Drew Snyder, Wayne Tippit, Lorri Lindberg, Daniel Alvarez-Malo

Episode 19

The P.I.

A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Tracy Nelson, George Peppard, Bob Dishy, Jonathan Banks, Michael P. Moran, Elyssa Davalos, Mary Boucher, Robert Longstreet

Episode 20

The Godfather

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.

Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Mitchell Anderson, Tom Nowicki, Warren Frost, Marc Macaulay, Ed Beechner, Jensen Daggett, Jeff Portell, Laura Robbins

Episode 21

The Idol (1)

A lawyer who is a fan of Matlock's is accused of murdering a blackmailing P.I.

Guest stars John Beck, Kale Browne, Al Wiggins, Eugene Casassa, Mitchell Laurance, Stephen Michael Ayers, Mick McGovern, Marsha Dietlein

Episode 22

The Idol (2)

Guest stars John Beck, Michael C. Gwynne, Kale Browne, Al Wiggins