Season 8 · Episode 21 — The Idol (1)

After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the con…

Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of m…

Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.

Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when…

Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.

A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.

Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.

While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigat…

Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.

Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.

Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.

Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.

The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.

A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.

A stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.

Matlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne, and three people who each paid $10,000 for…

Ben vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'…

A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.

Matlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdere…