Season 7 · Episode 3 — The Legacy (1)
After Brian Martell is arrested and charged with the murder of Arthur Kendall, Matlock decides to get involved because, years earlier, his father Charlie had been a suspect in the murder of Arthur's father Jake -- a murder Brian's father Lee was convicted of. Brian is convinced that Matlock is doing it to make up for Lee spending years in prison for a crime that Charlie Matlock convicted, but Matlock swears neither man committed the crime. While investigating the murder of the playwright, their trail soon leads to the woman he was having an affair with, and her very angry son young son.
Season 7 episodes
E1Matlock and Leanne head to the beach where Leanne reunites with three good friends from college, and Matlock reunites with someone from his…
E2E3After Brian Martell is arrested and charged with the murder of Arthur Kendall, Matlock decides to get involved because, years earlier, his…
E4Although Josh Winfield confessed to the murder of Arthur Kendall, it doesn't take long for the police to blow holes in his story. Matlock t…
E5Mike Wilson begs Matlock to help his wife Janice out when she is accused of a crime. Matlock approaches Janice's lawyer, who thinks Matlock…
E6Matlock talks to a law class about his career, and the subject of 'the perfect murder' comes up. When student Eddie Price disappears after…
E7Matlock defends a producer accused of killing a singer, and treis to prove that one of the other men at the recording studio was guilty.
E8When Billy Wheeler comes back to town $250,000 richer after having won the lottery, he soon falls for contractor Judy Wilson. Unfortunately…
E9Matlock is planning a birthday fishing trip with Leanne, but when he is called up for jury duty it puts a damper on their trip. Despite his…
E10The nephew of an eccentric millionaire is accused of murdering his uncle after they were seen arguing and Cliff is sent to work in the uncl…
E11E12When Leanne's ex-husband Peter is charged with the murder of his friend and boss, once the truth comes out about Peter's possible motive in…
E13Matlock witnesses a robbery at a convenience store, but when things start happening that make him look like he's losing it, including messi…
E14Even from his hospital bed Matlock can't get the case of a TV star accused of killing a therapist out of his mind.
E15Duncan and Clara Farmington seemed to have the perfect marriage. Now they want to have the perfect divorce. What starts out as a simple div…
E16Matlock invites homeless man Lenny to live with him while trying to find out if the archbishop was meant to die in a plot including an ex-f…
E17E18Matlock refuses to believe that a young piano player committed suicide, nor does the father of the girl who hires Matlock to find out what…