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The Heiress

Drama

46

May 2, 1988

Matlock’s murder defense of Allison Tate, a young heiress with a history of mental instability, is complicated by Warren Kreitzer, a New York lawyer who is responsible for her trust fund.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 24 episodes

The Billionaire (Part 1),

Disagreeable London-based American businessman Albert Gordon is shot dead. His son Eric is the prime suspect. Believing Eric's innocent, sister Laura plans a mock trial hoping to uncover new evidence. Ben travels to London to defend Eric.

46m Sep 21, 1987

The Billionaire (Part 2),

Matlock discovers he has more than enough suspects to go around for a murder which has the wrong man in jail.

46m Sep 21, 1987

Matlock must break a seemingly perfect defense when Arthur Hampton, a blind sculptor, shoots the man responsible for his loss of sight. After waiting many years, Hampton finally takes his revenge on Clay Graham, the playboy responsible for his blindness.

46m Sep 28, 1987

Matlock treads on unfamiliar turf when he spearheads an investigation to defend a popular wrestler, known as The Annihilator when he is accused of killing Sailor Jack, his nemesis in the ring.

46m Nov 9, 1987

Matlock’s professional curiosity can’t help but get him involved in Michelle’s defense of Diane Benson, one of three women who were married to the same murdered man.

46m Oct 19, 1987

Power Brokers (Part 1),

Matlock runs into a series of high-level roadblocks when he goes to Washington to defend a popular columnist accused of murdering her source.

46m Oct 26, 1987

Power Brokers (Part 2),

Matlock finds himself in a legal dilemma: his client stuns the courtroom with a confession, and then, saying that government agents had persuaded her to do so, tries to recant it.

46m Nov 2, 1987

Matlock defends Paul J. Bartel, a top TV producer accused of murdering the programming chief at the top-rated network, and finds the case has more twists than most Hollywood scripts.

46m Nov 30, 1987

When a renowned author is murdered, Matlock defends the accused – the subject of a biography the victim was writing – only to encounter a disturbing revelation about his client midway through the trial.

46m Dec 7, 1987

Matlock tries to defend hard-drinking country singer Jimmy Legrand after he’s arrested for the murder of his wife’s sister, but Legrand was so drunk on the night of the crime that he honestly can’t remember if he killed her.

46m Dec 14, 1987

Christmas Show,

Matlock serves double duty: defending Brian Emerson, who’s charged with killing his ex-wife, and babysitting Emerson’s 6-year-old daughter.

46m Dec 21, 1987

Matlock travels to Las Vegas to defend a friend, Lt. Jim Manning, charged with murdering his girlfriend, Laura, a young woman who was living a double life.

46m Dec 28, 1987

Ben Matlock learns there is more to an exclusive health spa than workouts when his client, Donna Stewart, is accused of murdering a sexy, young exercise instructor who had been having an affair with her husband.

46m Jan 4, 1988

A law school class reunion proves deadly for one of Matlock’s former classmates, and Ben takes on the defense of another old friend, George Dutton, the partner of the victim.

46m Jan 11, 1988

Julie March becomes Ben Matlock’s houseguest at an inopportune time in their relationship. Julie is the prosecuting attorney in a murder case that has Ben defending dance instructor Scott Lazar for the hit-and-run death of his benefactor – and lover.

46m Jan 18, 1988

Matlock attempts to defend Charlie Bonham, a softball coach who is accused of killing the umpire – who was also his boss – during the league’s playoff game.

46m Jan 25, 1988

Investigation (Part 1),

Matlock is surprised to learn that his long-time client, respected businessman Craig Gentry, is the son of mob boss Sam Gerard. The ace attorney must defend Craig of the murder of a senator who was investigating organized crime.

46m Feb 1, 1988

Investigation (Part 2),

Matlock has his hands full defending his client, Craig Gentry, while also trying to prevent a full-scale mob war from breaking out between Craig’s father and two of his enemies.

46m Feb 8, 1988

Matlock is hired to defend Hal Simpson, an irate investor accused of murdering Robert Ullman, the smooth-talking owner of Fountain of Youth Elixir Creams, who was really promoting a phony get-rich-quick scheme.

46m Feb 15, 1988

When the popular writer of an advice-to-the-lovelorn column is murdered, Matlock discovers a house full of problems and suspects.

46m Feb 22, 1988

Ben Matlock’s nephew, Dr. Irwin Bruckner, is accused of murdering his boss, the director of a top-security think tank, and Matlock’s defense seems doomed to failure unless a master computer can be outsmarted.

46m Mar 14, 1988

Matlock discovers he has more than one tricky suspect to contend with as he tries to defend magician Daniel Fontaine who’s accused of murdering Sandy Farrell, his ambitious and unfaithful assistant.

46m Mar 21, 1988

Matlock takes on the defense of Nguyen Tran, a Vietnamese fisherman accused of murdering the town bully, a man who had been terrorizing Tran and his fellow countrymen.

46m Mar 28, 1988

Matlock’s murder defense of Allison Tate, a young heiress with a history of mental instability, is complicated by Warren Kreitzer, a New York lawyer who is responsible for her trust fund.

46m May 2, 1988