• Premiered: Sep 1986
  • Episodes: 199
  • Followers: 28
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Thursday at 20
  • Crime Drama Mystery

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Season 3
3x1
The Lemon
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 29, 1988
When Matlock's new neighbor, Les 'Ace' Calhoun, is charged with murdering the used car salesman who sold him a lemon, Matlock takes the case to prove that more than one person had a motive, and that Les is not the guilty party.
3x2
The Ambassador (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 1988
Anthony Stewart is charged with murdering Michael Russell, the husband of the woman he was sleeping with. Although Stewart, a visiting British ambassador, has diplomatic immunity, he .. show full overview
3x3
The Ambassador (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 13, 1988
After Anthony Stewart is nearly killed in a hit and run, Matlock realises that the only way to clear him is to find Shelby Russell, the supposed witness whose claim put Stewart in the .. show full overview
3x4 Midseason finale
The Mistress
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 20, 1988
Matlock agrees to defend Laura McCord after she's charged with murdering her husband David in a jealous rage. He and Julie soon realise that David's lover is the key in all this, but she .. show full overview
3x5
The D.J.
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 03, 1989
When radio disk jockey Arthur Saxon is accused of murdering rival D.J. Robby Moore, Michelle asks Ben to defend him. Ben agrees because Michelle swears he's the kindest, most gentlest .. show full overview
3x6
The Captain
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 10, 1989
Captain Edward Hanna was once a fine, fine cop. Unfortunately, his actions over the years have netted him with the nickname 'The Mad Hatter'. When police officer Jim Shanley is found .. show full overview
3x7
The Vendetta
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 17, 1989
Michelle is taken hostage by Ned Billings, who blames Matlock for his brother (James Billings, The Professor) committing suicide after being convicted of murder, thanks to Ben. Tyler and .. show full overview
3x8
The Mayor (1)
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Air date
Jan 31, 1989
When Chris Reardon, a man determined to bring the sixties back into the late eighties, is charged with murdering mayor Brian Barelli, reporter Paul O'Neill brings Matlock to Chicago to .. show full overview
3x9
The Mayor (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 07, 1989
Paul O'Neill heads to Texas to get his hands on Eddie Lomax, whom he believes to be the real killer. Matlock realises that a land scam is behind everything, and enlists an unlikely ally...the dead man's wife.
3x10
The Black Widow
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 14, 1989
Seven years earlier Ken Wilson was sent to prison, convicted of murdering his wife, Ann. After he's released, he runs into his wife in Los Angeles, only now she's going by the name Kelly .. show full overview
3x11
The Other Woman
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 21, 1989
Matlock agrees to defend psychiatrist Lucas Forbes when he's arrested for killing Adam Whitley, the husband of one of his patients whom Lucas was reportedly having an affair with, .. show full overview
3x12
The Starlet
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Air date
Feb 28, 1989
An old friend comes to Matlock to beg him to prove that her daughter Lauren didn't murder her rival Morgan Girard after a beauty contest.
3x13
The Psychic
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 07, 1989
Matlock agrees to defend a psychic, Jennifer Holtz, who claims to have seen the murder before it ever took place.
3x14
The Thief (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 28, 1989
When a rare coin dealer is charged with murdering a thieving employee, he hires Matlock to defend him. Tyler is less than thrilled when Matlock temporarily hires a female investigator, and has his own suspicions of her motives.
3x15
The Thief (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 04, 1989
Matlock and Tyler realise that part of Linda's deception is routed in the recent kidnapping of her son. While Tyler helps her locate the child, Matlock finds the rare coin he needs to put the finish on the case.
3x16
The Thoroughbred
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Air date
Apr 18, 1989
When the manager of a thoroughbred farm is murdered, her father begs Matlock to represent the mentally handicapped man accused of the crime.
3x17
The Model
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 1989
Matlock has finally had the breakthrough in the case he was struggling with, but after being hit by a car, he needs to put the case together from scratch. Unfortunately, his nurse isn't .. show full overview
3x18
The Cult
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 1989
When William Austin comes to Atlanta from Chicago and heads to the cult that has ensnared his son Dennis, Dennis tells him to leave him alone, the cult is his home now, and that he is no .. show full overview
3x19
The Blues Singer
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 1989
When legendary blues singer Eddie Haynes is charged with murder, Matlock agrees to defend a man he once idolized. Haynes swears that the young rock star he's accused of killing was going .. show full overview
3x20 Season finale
The Priest
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1989
After a local mobster is accused of murdering a priest, Alex Winthrop goes to Matlock for help with the case because he knows that he can't do it on his own. It doesn't take long before Matlock realises that the Church is covering something up.

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