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S5 E15 The Parents

Drama

TV-PG

46m

Jan 14, 1991

Ben Matlock has an unusual problem defending a young married couple accused of murdering the woman who gave birth to a baby they were prepared to adopt.

Season 5, 22 Episodes

Nowhere To Turn (Part 1),

Ben Matlock is in a lousy mood. He took a crowded red-eye flight to Los Angeles, arrived on a foggy morning and, before sunset, he was mugged, drugged, jailed for contempt of court, robbed, accused of murder.

Nowhere To Turn (Part 2),

Ben Matlock defends himself against a charge of murder in L.A.

Ben Matlock is confronted with a dilemma. He knows his client, Phyllis Todd, is innocent of murder, but he strongly suspects she has allowed herself to be accused of the crime to protect her daughter.

Albeit with some reluctance, Ben Matlock defends one of Atlanta’s most successful madams, Ann Rawls, when she is accused of murdering one of her working girls.

The Personal Trainer,

Ben Matlock discovers the private life of a personal trainer includes sizzling secrets that might shatter the reputations of several socialites. Harry Slade puts Casanova to shame, but it costs him his life.

Ben Matlock exposes skimming and corruption when he defends undercover narcotics officer Johnny Bauer against murder charges.

The Secret (Part 1),

Matlock’s client, a hot blues singer and compulsive gambler, is accused of murdering his boss/bookmaker, but Matlock discovers that a lot of people wanted the victim dead.

The Secret (Part 2),

Defending a compulsive gambler accused of killing his bookie, Matlock uncovers an unsolved I5-year-old art theft and murder, as well as a blackmail scheme that followed the crime.

Ben Matlock has a hunch his client, Dr. Lowell Carr, could be guilty of murdering his partner and framing a patient for the crime.

The Cover Girl,

Three high fashion cover girls are suspects in the death of a powerful agent who was stabbed to death in a famous photographer’s darkroom. Ben Matlock takes the case at the insistence of his investigator, Conrad McMasters.

Ben Matlock inherits a major problem when he agrees to defend Cliff Lockwood, an anti-social biker with an attitude the size of downtown Detroit.

D.A. Julie March refuses to back away from a closed case in which her prime murder suspect commits suicide and, after his death, allegedly disposes of a missing murder weapon.

Ben Matlock finds no shortage of shady characters when scandal and murder rocks the training camp of boxer Billy Leon just before the biggest match of his career.

Matlock reluctantly becomes an angel for a Broadway-bound musical about lawyers when the playwright Sam Spelvin is accused of murdering an acerbic theater critic.

Ben Matlock has an unusual problem defending a young married couple accused of murdering the woman who gave birth to a baby they were prepared to adopt.

The Man Of The Year,

It’s good news/bad news for Ben Matlock on the day he will be honored as Atlanta’s Man of the Year.

An arsonist is about to torch Matlock’s favorite men’s store and one of the owners will become Matlock’s next case after his partner is murdered.

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.

The Trial (Part 1),

When an Assistant District Attorney is murdered, Matlock is asked to switch sides and act as Special Prosecutor for the state of Georgia.

The Trial (Part 2),

Matlock’s investigation as the state’s Special Prosecutor uncovers a judicial conspiracy involving two judges and a corporate lawyer.

Matlock’s client is accused of killing his ambulance-chasing lawyer who specializes in cases of personal injury – especially when the injuries occur at a local amusement park.

Ben Matlock flies out to Hollywood to defend a beautiful former actress, Catherine Welden, who formed a lucrative cosmetic business only to be accused of murdering an ex-lover who was blackmailing her.

Details

Matlock

Drama

TV-PG

9 Seasons

46m

Ben Matlock is a Georgia bred, Harvard educated defense attorney. His fees are huge, but he's worth every cent of it as he defends his clients not only in Atlanta but all over the United States.

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