Season 9 Episode 13:The Target(1995)
After bailing out of a fishing trip because of seasickness, Ben thinks the ensuing explosion that killed a judge friend was intended for him.
Season 9 Episode 4:The Dare(1994)
Murder occurs after a millionaire philanthropist (Terry O'Quinn) tells Ben he is planning one and dares him to solve it.
Season 9 Episode 3:The Scandal(1994)
The prime suspect in the murder of a prominent attorney is an employee (Melora Hardin) who accused him of sexual harassment.
Season 9 Episode 2:The Accused(1994)
Ben hires someone (Carol Huston) to investigate a murder involving plagiarism and self-defense; guests Daniel Roebuck; Warren Frost.
Season 9 Episode 1:The Accused(1994)
Ben hires someone (Carol Huston) to investigate a murder involving plagiarism and self-defense; guests Daniel Roebuck; Warren Frost.
Season 8 Episode 19:P.I.(1994)
Ben's friend (George Peppard), a private investigator, and his estranged daughter (Tracy Nelson) try to re-establish their relationship while probing the murder of a director's (Jonathan Banks) mistress.
Season 8 Episode 18:Brennan(1994)
Ben vies with a formidable D.A. (George Dzundza) while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman.
Season 8 Episode 16:The Crook(1994)
A rare-book collector, a parishioner at Ben's church, is accused of killing a college professor; guest Tammy Lauren.
Season 8 Episode 14:The Kidnapping(1994)
An FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of Ben's friend is accused of killing a colleague; Ben must prove the agent's innocence.
Season 8 Episode 10:The Conspiracy(1993)
A young attorney is involved in blackmail, jury tampering and murder when a chemical company is accused of carcinogenic pollution.
Season 8 Episode 9:The Haunted(1993)Next on: Sunday 13th July 12:00pm PDT - Hallmark Channel A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise; guest Arlene Golonka.
Season 8 Episode 8:The Haunted(1993)
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise; guest Arlene Golonka.
Season 8 Episode 5:The View(1993)
A murder case involves two stars of a local theater production and an argument Ben thought he saw from his hotel window.
Season 8 Episode 4:The Diner(1993)
Ben recalls the '60s, when he resigned as judge to defend a black cook (Stan Shaw) accused of killing a bullying white sheriff.
Season 8 Episode 2:The Fatal Seduction(1993)Next on: Today at 11:00pm PDT - Hallmark Channel (Pacific) At a beach resort to attend a high-school sweetheart's funeral, Ben is drawn into the investigation of two men's deaths; Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
Season 7 Episode 14:The Obsession(1993)
Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor who was selling secrets about a client to the press.
Season 6 Episode 20:The Evening News(1992)
After being tricked into reading a false report on the air, an honest newscaster (Bill Winkler) is accused of murdering his producer.
Season 6 Episode 18:Mr. Awesome(1992)
A woman is accused of murdering her estranged boyfriend; her imaginative son creates a comic book with parallels to the crime.
Season 6 Episode 16:The Big Payoff(1992)
Frugal Ben hires a hitchhiker (Randy Travis) to paint his home; Michelle and an insurance adjuster pursue an ad producer's murderer.
Season 6 Episode 15:The Outcast(1992)
'Retired' Ben returns from fishing to find a young immigrant farmhand dead and a town unfriendly to questions.
Season 6 Episode 14:The Outcast(1992)
'Retired' Ben returns from fishing to find a young immigrant farmhand dead and a town unfriendly to questions.
Season 6 Episode 13:The Picture(1992)
Ben uses evidence in an altered photo to uncover a murder plot designed to conceal a counterfeiting operation.
Season 6 Episode 12:The Picture(1992)
Ben finds a photo that may solve a murder while looking for his cousin's (Christina Pickles) philandering husband.
Season 6 Episode 8:The Suspect(1991)
Evidence uncovered in Michelle's case may incriminate Ben's murder client (Brynn Thayer), but attorney/client privilege bars action.
Season 6 Episode 7:The Suspect(1991)
Evidence uncovered in Michelle's case may incriminate Ben's murder client (Brynn Thayer), but attorney/client privilege bars action.
Season 6 Episode 6:The Dame(1991)
Ben employs his dad's investigative techniques to question a tycoon's young widow (Sheree J. Wilson).
Season 6 Episode 3:The Strangler(1991)
A serial killer (Richard Gilliland) whose eventual target is Ben embarrasses him in court by leaving false clues.
Season 5 Episode 9:The Brothers(1990)Next on: Friday 18th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC Evidence indicates the twin brother of a doctor killed the latter's partner.
Season 5 Episode 8:The Secret(1990)Next on: Thursday 17th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC Defending a gambler, Ben uncovers art theft, murder and blackmail.
Season 5 Episode 7:The Secret(1990)Next on: Wednesday 16th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC Matlock uncovers other suspects while defending a blues singer.
Season 5 Episode 6:The Narc(1990)Next on: Tuesday 15th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC Ben defends a narcotics officer accused of murdering a fellow cop.
Season 5 Episode 2:Nowhere to Turn(1990)Next on: Wednesday 9th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC A series of mix-ups implicates Ben in the murder of a judge involved in drug smuggling.
Season 5 Episode 1:The Mother(1990)Next on: Tuesday 8th July 11:00am PDT - KDOC A legal secretary (Shirley Knight) is accused of murdering her boss, who was having an affair with her daughter.
Season 4 Episode 16:The Talk Show(1990)
Ben and Michelle defend a TV producer (Teri Austin) accused of murdering an obnoxious talk-show host; guests Leann Hunley, Samantha Eggar.
Season 4 Episode 14:The Witness(1990)
Michelle agrees to defend Ben's pal, framed for murder, until she learns her old law-school friend is also suspect.
Season 4 Episode 12:The Buddies(1989)
Ben's best friends are prime suspects in a 35-year-old murder case he reopened; guests Fritz Weaver, George Coe, Hugh Gillin.
Season 4 Episode 9:The Prisoner(1989)
The attorney general asks Ben to vindicate a prison guard of murder charges in a mock trial held by mutinous inmates; guest David Carradine.
Season 4 Episode 8:The Con Man(1989)
Ben defends an old friend accused of murdering a stock-market swindler (David Birney); guest Patricia Charbonneau.
Season 4 Episode 7:The Star(1989)
Ben defends a director accused of killing an aging actress (Anita Morris) during her horror-film death scene.
Season 4 Episode 3:The Good Boy(1989)
Defending a widow accused of murdering her second husband, Ben suspects her jealous son (Brian Bloom) of the crime.
Season 3 Episode 12:The Starlet(1989)
Ben defends an ex-girlfriend's (Anne Francis) daughter (Nia Peeples), a pageant winner accused of murdering a contestant; guest Roddy McDowall.
Season 3 Episode 10:The Black Widow(1989)Next on: Friday 18th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben tries to clear the name of a client who unjustly served time for his wife's murder.
Season 3 Episode 9:The Mayor(1989)Next on: Thursday 17th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben suspects the presiding judge (Georg Stanford Brown) is in on a land fraud related to the case.
Season 3 Episode 8:The Mayor(1989)Next on: Wednesday 16th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben's defense of a '60s activist accused of assassination uncovers a mayor's unsavory past; guest Dennis Franz.
Season 3 Episode 7:The Vendetta(1989)Next on: Tuesday 15th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Convinced his brother was framed for murder, a psychopath takes Matlock's associates hostage; guest Mitchell Laurance.
Season 3 Episode 6:The Captain(1989)Next on: Monday 14th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben defends a patrolman framed for murder but is upset when the prime suspect appears to be the chief of police, an old friend.
Season 3 Episode 5:The DJ(1989)Next on: Friday 11th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben dislikes his client, an obnoxious radio personality accused of killing a rival disc jockey; guest Don Knotts.
Season 3 Episode 4:The Mistress(1988)Next on: Thursday 10th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben searches for a witness capable of clearing his client in her unfaithful husband's murder.
Season 3 Episode 3:The Ambassador(1988)Next on: Wednesday 9th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group An attempt on his life convinces Ben that finding Shelby (Lisa Hartman) is the key to the real murderer; guest David Ogden Stiers.
Season 3 Episode 2:The Ambassador(1988)Next on: Tuesday 8th July 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group An ambassador refuses diplomatic immunity when his lover (Lisa Hartman) accuses him of killing her husband; guest David Ogden Stiers.
Season 3 Episode 1:The Lemon(1988)Next on: Tomorrow at 6:00am PDT - WGN/UVTV Satellite Group Ben's neighbor (Don Knotts) tries to return a defective car, and is framed for the dealer's murder.
Season 2 Episode 24:The Heiress(1988)
Upon her release from a mental sanitarium, an heiress faces charges of murdering the accountant handling her trust fund; guest Brian Benben.
Season 2 Episode 22:The Magician(1988)
Ben unearths more than one suspect while defending a magician (Michael E. Knight) accused of murdering a devious assistant.
Season 2 Episode 21:The Genius(1988)
When his genius nephew (Bill Mumy) is accused of murder, Ben's only hope for acquittal lies in his client's ability to outwit a computer.
Season 2 Episode 18:The Investigation
Ben must prevent a mob war when the crime-boss father of his client discovers the evidence against his son was manufactured.
Season 2 Episode 17:The Investigation(1988)
Ben takes up the defense of a longtime client (Shaun Cassidy) accused of murdering a Senate grandstander investigating organized crime.
Season 2 Episode 16:The Umpire(1988)
Ben defends his boss (Richard Kline), accused of killing an umpire during his softball team's playoff game.
Season 2 Episode 13:The Body(1988)
Matlock defends a woman accused of killing the exercise instructor she believed was having an affair with her husband.
Season 2 Episode 12:The Gambler(1987)
Matlock goes to Las Vegas to defend a friend (Bruce Weitz) charged with murdering his girlfriend; guests Ken Kercheval, Dick Gautier.
Season 2 Episode 8:The Network(1987)
Ben defends a TV producer accused of killing a network's chief of programming; guests Corbin Bernsen, Rhea Perlman, Betty White, ALF.
Season 2 Episode 3:Blind Justice(1987)
A sculptor (David Ogden Stiers) frames Michelle's friend for the murder of the man responsible for his blindness.
Season 1 Episode 25:The Doctors(1987)
A young resident seeks Ben's defense when he is framed for the murder of his formidable chief surgeon; guest Norman Fell.
Season 1 Episode 18:The Convict(1987)
Matlock gets a second chance at justice when a former client, convicted of murder, kills an inmate in self-defense.
Season 1 Episode 15:The Author(1987)
A man (Parker Stevenson) is wrongfully accused of trying to kill the author (Audra Lindley) of an expose on a Georgia town.
Season 1 Episode 14:The Chef(1987)
A TV chef's (Cathryn Damon) ex-husband (Craig Claiborne), a noted culinary author, dies from sampling food on her show.
Season 1 Episode 10:The Cop(1986)
A no-nonsense police officer (Hector Elizondo) turns to Matlock when he becomes a prime suspect in the murder of a local hood.
Season 1 Episode 8:The Don(1986)
Ben fends off the children of crime boss Baron (Jose Ferrer), who appear to want their father convicted.
Season 1 Episode 7:The Don(1986)
J.L. Brackett (William Conrad) prosecutes Matlock's client, crime-boss Nicholas Baron (Jose Ferrer), for murder.
Season 1 Episode 6:The Seduction(1986)
Ben defends an over-the-hill quarterback (John Beck) accused of killing his team-owner girlfriend; guest Nancy Stafford.
Season 1 Episode 5:The Affair(1986)
A socialite retains Matlock to defend her husband's accused killer, a maid (Theresa Saldana) who won't help her own defense.
Season 1 Episode 4:The Stripper(1986)
Ben defends an exotic dancer accused of murdering her ex-husband, a man determined to have her declared an unfit mother.
Season 1 Episode 3:The Judge(1986)
Judge Carter Addison (Dick Van Dyke) kills his mistress then presides over the murder trial as Matlock tries to defend a framed man.
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