episodes
- 1. The Mother Phyllis Todd confesses to the murder of her boss to protect her daughter. Matlock soon sees through his client's ruse.
- 2. Nowhere to Turn (1) Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead.
- 3. Nowhere to Turn (2) Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead.
- 4. The Madam A call girl blackmails her employer to stay on the payroll, and when one of them winds up dead, it's Matlock to the rescue.
- 5. The Personal Trainer When personal trainer Harry Slade is murdered, Matlock agrees to defend his roofer, George Wilton, on the condition that George finish Matlock's roof like he promised. The case is complicated when it...
- 6. The Narc When Ed Tobias is found murdered after exposing his dirty co-workers to the top brass (they sold the drugs they didn't turn in), Lt. Brooks asks Matlock to defend his accused killer, Johnny Bauer, the...
- 7. The Secret (1) When a gambler is accused of killing his bookie, Matlock agrees to take the case, believing that someone from the bookie's past is the guilty party.
- 8. The Secret (2) Matlock sends Conrad to Chicago to collect the evidence that will prove his client is innocent.
- 9. The Brothers Lowell Carr is a brilliant plastic surgeon. When his partner is found murdered after the two had a loud argument about dissolving their business, he is the immediate suspect...until Matlock meets his...
- 10. The Cover Girl Conrad is thrilled to introduce Matlock to his new girlfriend Carla Royce. When Carla's boss is murdered, Matlock defends the accused at her bequest.
- 11. The Biker After Nicky, a well-known actor with a bad reputation, is murdered on his way into a premiere, a judge friend of Matlock's asks Matlock to defend his son Cliff, a biker who had been fired earlier from...
- 12. The Broker When stockbroker Richard Wagner is murdered, his former partner Avery Campbell needs Julie's help to prove his innocence.
- 13. The Fighter When fighter Billy Leon is accused of murdering reporter Nick Underwood, a man he thought was his friend who announced in the paper that he was using steroids, Matlock agrees to take him on as a clien...
- 14. The Critic Matlock has known Sam Spelvin since he was six years old, so he agrees to consult on Sam's play, Lovers and Lawyers. Unfortunately, the play is truly awful. When noted critic John Bosley Hackett, who...
- 15. The Parents Howard and Amy have all their dreams answered when Jill plans to give them the child she was carrying. After Jill changes her mind and is found dead, Howard and Amy are the prime suspects in her murde...
- 16. The Man of The Year Matlock is all set to be honored as the man of the year, but when his car breaks down and he's forced to ask his housekeeper for a ride, a simple twenty minute trip turns into a flat tire, a hostage s...
- 17. The Arsonist Marvin Sheam and Sid Franklin have been in business for 32 years. When their bank loan is denied and they can't pay their bills, Marv tries to talk Sid into hiring an arsonist to torch their business...
- 18. The Formula Matlock receives a call in the middle of the night from a young man who once painted his house who claims he's been arrested for stealing the formula to cure baldness from a company who fired his frie...
- 19. The Trial (1) When assistant D.A. Howard Wright is murdered in his workshop, the attorney general approaches Matlock and asks him to take on the assignment of special prosecutor. With Michelle and Conrad's help, Ma...
- 20. The Trial (2) Matlock manages to figure out what's going on, but his competition ices him out of the final round...or so it seems.
- 21. The Accident Eugene Dobbs and Nolan Wheeler are the perfect combination -- Dobbs presents the cases, and Wheeler does all the legwork. After Dobbs is unable to keep the promises he makes to football coach John Kra...
- 22. The Celebrity Ben defends a one time movie queen who is now a cosmetics mogul who is accused of murdering her ex-lover to prevent the publication of some revealing photos of her.