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S1 E6 The Don (Part 1)

Drama

TV-PG

48m

Oct 27, 1986

Ben and Charlene take the case of Mafia don Nicholas Baron accused of murdering business rival Don Kovacs; Charlene is attracted to Baron's son Paul.

Season 1, 23 Episodes

Judge Carter Addison murders his cheating mistress and frames her lover. Then the judge presides over the man's trial with Ben Matlock as the defense counsel.

A stripper is accused of killing her ex-husband.

The Affair (Aka "The Maid"),

A maid is accused of killing an employer.

The Seduction (Aka "The Quarterback"),

A football star is accused of killing the owner of his team.

Ben defends a flashy rock star against charges of murder.

The Don (Part 1),

Ben and Charlene take the case of Mafia don Nicholas Baron accused of murdering business rival Don Kovacs; Charlene is attracted to Baron's son Paul.

The Don (Part 2),

Ben defends an organized-crime boss.

A professor becomes framed for murder.

Two nieces frame their uncle for their aunt’s murder.

A detective is framed for murder by the mob.

A chef is charged with the murder of her ex-husband.

At Christmas, cruel landlord Alan Rawlings wants to evict his tenants and tangles with tenant Tom McCabe, a cynical disabled Korean War vet and street Santa. Rawlings is murdered with a paperweight and McCabe is accused.

An author becomes a target for murder.

In California, Ben defends cookie magnate Alan Gardener who is accused of drowning his girlfriend Debbie O'Keefe, a bit-part actress who may have been involved with one of his friends.

A nurse is accused of murder.

An inmate kills another inmate in self-defense.

The Court-Martial (Part 1),

An Army lieutenant pushes his men too hard. Someone stabs him in the back, and he dies. The Army charges one of the soldiers in his company, Ben defends him, and Charlene and Tyler help. During a preliminary hearing the accused disappears.

The Court-Martial (Part 2),

Ben returns the defendant, but a crucial witness (the only witness) disappears. Tyler discovers a drug scheme, Charlene finds out about the background, and Ben figures out the pieces of the puzzle. Ben even learns about the Army.

A movie star is accused of murdering another movie star.

The People vs. Matlock,

Matlock is accused of bribing a witness.

The Photographer,

A crooked photographer is murdered.

A woman arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband dead. The police believe she did it to kill her husband who supposedly was planning on leaving her. A newspaper reporter helps Ben and discovers the husband had a secret past.

Doctors find themselves accused of murder.

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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