Season 2 - Episode Guide

Episodes

The Billionaire

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1987 (120 min)

The Billionaire

The son of an American businessman living in London is convicted of his father's murder, prompting his sister to hire Matlock to prove that he was framed.

In London to investigate the murder of a millionaire, Matlock discovers several people who had reasonable motives for committing the crime.

Blind Justice

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1987

Blind Justice

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

The Annihilator

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1987

The Annihilator

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

The Husband

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1987

The Husband

Matlock agrees to defend a woman called Judy but is shocked when he finds out her husband has two other wives.

The Power Brokers

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1987

The Power Brokers

Matlock reluctantly takes the case when Melinda Stuart's source is murdered. The biggest problem is that she's more interested in listening to what FBI Agent Paul Davies has to say than she is in listening to him.

The Power Brokers

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1987

The Power Brokers

After Agent Davies offers Melinda an exclusive, she changes her plea to guilty. Matlock tries to talk to her, especially after it's revealed that the person Melinda was talking to was an imposter.

The Network

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1987

The Network

Network programming chief Paul J. Bartel is murdered, leaving Hollywood baffled as to the identity of the killer. Matlock comes to town to represent the television producer accused of killing him, and finds more than his fair share of suspects. It seems everyone had a motive to kill Paul J. Bartel!

The Best Friend

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1987

The Best Friend

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.

The Country Boy

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1987

The Country Boy

Jimmy Legrand is Matlock's favorite country singer of all time. When he's accused of a hit-and-run, Matlock leaps at the chance to defend him and to house the country legend in his own home, but soon realises that his hero has turned into an alcoholic and a generally unenjoyable person.

The Gift

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 22, 1987

The Gift

When Matlock takes on the defense of a man accused of murdering his vindictive ex-wife, he also has his hands full baby-sitting the man's daughter.

The Gambler

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 29, 1987

The Gambler

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

The Body

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1988

The Body

Matlock defends a woman accused of killing the exercise instructor she believed was having an affair with her husband.

The Reunion

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1988

The Reunion

Ben must defend an old friend when a former law school classmate, who was the accused's business partner, is murdered.

The Gigolo

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1988

The Gigolo

Ben defends a dance instructor charged in the murder of a wealthy, jealous matron who cut off his money.

The Umpire

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1988

The Umpire

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.

The Investigation

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1988

The Investigation

Matlock discovers that his client, who's accused of killing a mob-hunting congressman, is the son of a major organized-crime figure.

The Investigation

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1988

The Investigation

Ben must prevent a mob war when the crime-boss father of his client discovers the evidence against his son was manufactured.

The Hucksters

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1988

The Hucksters

Ben must defend an infuriated investor who is accused of murdering the slick owner of a bogus company.

The Lovelorn

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1988

The Lovelorn

A man pays an angry visit to the Advice Column writer counselor whom he believes ruined his marriage with the advice she gave to his wife. Matlock encounters a family full of suspects when the advice-to-the-lovelorn columnist is murdered.

The Genius

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1988

The Genius

When his genius nephew is accused of murder, Ben's only hope for acquittal lies in his client's ability to outwit a computer.

The Magician

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1988

The Magician

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.

The Fisherman

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1988

The Fisherman

Ben defends a Vietnamese fisherman accused of killing the man who was terrorizing him and his fellow countrymen.

The Heiress

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: May 3, 1988

The Heiress

An heiress who's just been released from a mental institution is.accused of murdering the administrator of her trust fund. Matlock's defense is hindered by a visiting lawyer sent down from New York to 'help' him.

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