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The Thief (Part 1)

Drama

46

Mar 27, 1989

A rare-coin dealer invests his trust in Matlock when he’s accused of murdering an employee who was caught stealing valuable coins. Meanwhile, Tyler becomes disgruntled when Matlock hires another private investigator, Linda Hansfield, to work on the case.

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Season 3, 20 episodes

When Matlock’s neighbor, Les Calhoun, returns a malfunctioning used car he just bought, he becomes the prime suspect in the salesman's murder. Although circumstantial evidence points to a conviction, Matlock sets out to prove his new neighbor was framed.

46m Nov 28, 1988

The Ambassador (Part 1),

When a British ambassador is accused by his lover, Shelby, of killing her husband, he refuses to hide behind diplomatic immunity and instead calls on Matlock to clear his name.

46m Dec 5, 1988

The Ambassador (Part 2),

When someone tries to kill Matlock and the British ambassador he’s defending of murder, Matlock realizes that finding his client’s vanished lover and accuser, Shelby, is the key to identifying the real killer.

46m Dec 12, 1988

Matlock suffers a series of mishaps when he tries to find a missing murder witness to clear his client, who’s accused of killing her philandering husband.

46m Dec 19, 1988

Matlock must overcome his dislike of a caustic radio personality and defend him when he is accused of killing a rival disk jockey.

46m Jan 2, 1989

Matlock defends a patrolman framed for murder and is upset when he must investigate his longtime friend, the chief of police, as the prime murder suspect.

46m Jan 9, 1989

Convinced that his brother was framed for murder, a psychopath is determined to get even and holds Matlock’s associates hostage.

46m Jan 16, 1989

The Mayor (Part 1),

Matlock uncovers unflattering secrets about the late mayor of Chicago while defending an aging hippie activist accused of the man’s assassination.

46m Jan 30, 1989

The Mayor (Part 2),

Matlock’s trip to the Windy City to defend a 1960’s radical accused of murdering Chicago’s mayor comes to a head in the second part of this dramatic two-part episode.

46m Feb 6, 1989

The Black Widow,

Matlock takes the case of Ken Wilson, convicted of murdering his wife, whose body was never found. Recently released from prison after seven years, Wilson sets out to find his missing wife but gets arrested again.

46m Feb 13, 1989

The Other Woman,

A disappearing diary, a missing mistress and a preposterous police report pose problems for Matlock when he agrees to defend a psychiatrist, Lucas Forbes.

46m Feb 20, 1989

The brutal murder of an ambitious, beauty contest hopeful taints the annual Reach for the Stars ceremonies. Matlock is reunited with an old girlfriend, Janet Masters, whose daughter, Morgan, is accused of the crime.

46m Feb 27, 1989

Matlock defends a prominent psychic, Jennifer Holtz, who foresees her boyfriend’s murder and is subsequently arrested when he is found dead and Jennifer has no alibi.

46m Mar 6, 1989

The Thief (Part 1),

A rare-coin dealer invests his trust in Matlock when he’s accused of murdering an employee who was caught stealing valuable coins. Meanwhile, Tyler becomes disgruntled when Matlock hires another private investigator, Linda Hansfield, to work on the case.

46m Mar 27, 1989

The Thief (Part 2),

While defending a coin dealer accused of murdering an employee, Matlock and Tyler suspect the new investigator Ben hired, Linda Hansfield, is being blackmailed by the real killer.

46m Apr 3, 1989

The Thoroughbred,

A picturesque thoroughbred horse farm provides an unusual setting for murder when Ben Matlock defends a slow-witted stable hand, Tommy Jenks, accused of killing the stable owner’s daughter.

46m Apr 17, 1989

Ben Matlock defends a renowned journalist accused of murdering a beautiful international model. Matlock’s investigation is stalled when he is struck by a car and lands in the hospital with a slight case of amnesia.

46m Apr 24, 1989

Matlock believes in the innocence of a man whose brainwashed son insists he saw his father kill the leader of his cult. Ben is the only hope left for a concerned father whose son, David, has been swept into a religious cult.

46m May 1, 1989

The Blues Singer,

A legendary blues guitarist is singing the blues when he’s charged with the murder of a rock star who promised to write him a hit song.

46m May 8, 1989

A lawyer friend of Matlock’s puts his faith in the crafty attorney when his client is accused of killing a feisty priest, Father Fitzgerald.

46m May 15, 1989