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Ben Matlock defends himself against a charge of murder in L.A.
All Episodes - S05
EPS01
A legal secretary is accused of murdering her boss, who had an affair with her daughter.
EPS02
Ben Matlock defends himself against a charge of murder in L.A.
EPS04
A jealous husband is framed for the murder of a personal trainer who was sleeping with his wife (and several other women as well!). Matlock agrees to defend him, even though he is on Matlock's naughty list for screwing up a roof repair job on his house. Written by tcpreacher
EPS05
During a drug bust, a group of undercover cops steal half of a drug dealer's cache of drugs to sell themselves. One of the cops is later killed. Did one of his partners kill him?
EPS06
A gambler is framed for the murder of his bookie, but Matlock believes the victim was murdered by his old college buddies, who was also being blackmailed by the victim.
EPS07
Tyler Mullins is a compulsive gambler and blues singer, who is framed for the murder of his boss, who is also his bookie. His boss's death wipes out his $25,000 gambling debt. This gives him a substantial motive, but Tyler swears to his friend and lawyer Ben Matlock that he didn't do it. Matlock discovers that the victim had been blackmailing three of his college friends, but he can't figure out what he was blackmailing them with. And now the victim's girlfriend Sherry, has decided to take up blackmailing too. One of the three suspects is now trying to kill her too, just as they killed their friend, but which one?
EPS08
Matlock has a tough case to defend after a plastic surgeon is accused of killing his business partner.
EPS09
A photographer is accused of killing an overbearing modeling agency president, who happens to be the boss of Conrad's model girlfriend.
EPS10
A biker who was hired to provide security for an arrogant movie star hires Ben when he's accused of killing the actor.
EPS11
Julie is assigned to prosecute a stock broker accused of killing the man who fired him. However, she thinks that he is innocent. Julie is then shocked to find out the man apparently committed suicide, but she is suspicious and thinks that he was murdered and asks Ben and Conrad to help prove his innocence and bring the real killer to justice. However, Julie soon becomes the killer's next target. Written by Brian Washington Sargebri@att.net
EPS12
Professional boxer Billy Leon is accused of killing a sports columnist who has unfavorably covered his career, but Matlock suspects one of three others in the murder. Could it be Billy's unfaithful wife whose brief affair became known by the dead guy, a manipulative fight trainer attempting to keep his dishonest dealings secret, or a scheming fight promoter who stands to lose big bucks if certain deals he set up become public knowledge? Written by tcpreacher
EPS13
Ben acts as technical advisor on a play written by a young friend. When the play is ripped apart by a television critic and the television critic is subsequently found murdered, Ben is called in to defend his friend and find the real murderer. Written by DanaCR,
EPS14
Prospective adoptive parents are suspected of murdering a surrogate mother who had doubts about giving up her baby.
EPS15
When Man of the Year Matlock is late to his own luncheon, his friends satisfy the audience with tales of his adventures.
EPS16
Ben defends a man accused of murdering his business partner during a fight about hiring an arsonist to burn down their falling store.
EPS17
A chemist has developed a miracle hair restorer. He cons a man into swiping the multi-million dollar formula so that he can then sell it out from underneath his employers. Murder ensues and the man finds himself in a hairy situation.
EPS18
Matlock is tapped as a special prosecutor in the murder of a crooked prosecutor, who deliberately lost a case against a toy company. Things heat up when he is murdered.
EPS19
Matlock is tapped as a special prosecutor in the murder of a crooked prosecutor.
EPS20
Ben defends a man accused of killing an ambulance chasing lawyer who botched his promised big settlement suit.
EPS21
In this legal drama, Andy Griffith plays Ben Matlock, a criminal-defense lawyer based in Atlanta. Matlock typically identifies and confronts the perpetrator in a dramatic courtroom scene. His goal, most often, is to prove reasonable doubt of his client's guilt. Rumor suggests that the character is based on lawyer Bobby Lee Cook, Georgia's colorful dean of criminal-defense attorneys. Written by writermaia
EPS22
Matlock defends cosmetics queen Catherine Welden who is accused of killing a former live-in lover who was blackmailing her for 4 million dollars.