Matlock - Season 2

Matlock - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes23
DatesSep 22, 1987 - May 3, 1988
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Episodes

The Billionaire
Season 2Episode 1120 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.

Sep 22, 1987
Blind Justice
Season 2Episode 260 min

Blind Justice

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

Sep 29, 1987
The Annihilator
Season 2Episode 360 min

The Annihilator

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

Oct 13, 1987
The Husband
Season 2Episode 460 min

The Husband

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

Oct 20, 1987
The Power Brokers
Season 2Episode 560 min

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.

Oct 27, 1987
The Power Brokers
Season 2Episode 660 min

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.

Nov 3, 1987
The Network
Season 2Episode 760 min

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!

Dec 1, 1987
The Best Friend
Season 2Episode 860 min

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.

Dec 8, 1987
The Country Boy
Season 2Episode 960 min

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.

Dec 15, 1987
The Gift
Season 2Episode 1060 min

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.

Dec 22, 1987
The Gambler
Season 2Episode 1160 min

The Gambler

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

Dec 29, 1987
The Body
Season 2Episode 1260 min

The Body

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

Jan 5, 1988
The Reunion
Season 2Episode 1360 min

The Reunion

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

Jan 12, 1988
The Gigolo
Season 2Episode 1460 min

The Gigolo

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

Jan 19, 1988
The Umpire
Season 2Episode 1560 min

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.

Jan 26, 1988
The Investigation
Season 2Episode 1660 min

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.

Feb 2, 1988
The Investigation
Season 2Episode 1760 min

The Investigation

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

Feb 9, 1988
The Hucksters
Season 2Episode 1860 min

The Hucksters

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

Feb 16, 1988
The Lovelorn
Season 2Episode 1960 min

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.

Feb 23, 1988
The Genius
Season 2Episode 2060 min

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.

Mar 15, 1988
The Magician
Season 2Episode 2160 min

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.

Mar 22, 1988
The Fisherman
Season 2Episode 2260 min

The Fisherman

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

Mar 29, 1988
The Heiress
Season 2Episode 2360 min

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.

May 3, 1988

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