Matlock

10 Best Episodes of Matlock - Season 2

Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney who charges $100,000 to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 26, 2022.

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Matlock - S2E14

#15 - The Reunion (Season 2 - Episode 14)

Matlock heads to an old law school reunion where he meets up with his former classmates. After the reunion, one is murdered, and another stands accused of the crime, and Matlock faces the unpleasant task of having to prove that one of his former classmates murdered another.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 23 votes.

Matlock - S2E12

#14 - The Gambler (Season 2 - Episode 12)

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Matlock goes to Las Vegas to defend his friend, Jim Manning, after Jim is accused of murdering his girlfriend Laura, who worked for the mob laundering money.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 25 votes.

Matlock - S2E7

#13 - The Power Brokers (2) (Season 2 - Episode 7)

After Agent Davies offers Melinda an exclusive, she changes her plea to guilty. Matlock tries to talk to her, especially after it's revealed that the person Melinda was talking to was an imposter.

The episode was rated 7.63 from 24 votes.

Matlock - S2E13

#12 - The Body (Season 2 - Episode 13)

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Matlock agrees to defend Donna Stewart when she's accused of murdering Christie Huntley, an aerobics instructor at Pinewood Spa who slept with her husband. Matlock soon realises that Christie's death had nothing to do with who she slept with and everything to do with why she slept with them.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 22 votes.

Matlock - S2E9

#11 - The Best Friend (Season 2 - Episode 9)

Matlock agrees to defend Vanessa Douglas when she's accused of murdering Stephen Cassidy, and author who destroyed a political families ambitions with a tell-all book. When Matlock realises his client is indeed guilty of the murder she is charged of committing, he sets up a plan to implicate her best friend, Sarah, with the crime, knowing that Vanessa will not let her friend take the blame for something she did.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 28 votes.

Matlock - S2E1

#10 - The Billionaire (1) (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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Matlock flies all the way the England to represent Eric Gordon, a man accused of murdering his wealthy businessman father. His sister Laura is convinced of his innocence, but brother Mitch isn't so sure.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 29 votes.

Matlock - S2E17

#9 - The Investigation (1) (Season 2 - Episode 17)

Sam Gerard is a well-known mobster who is about to be exposed. His estranged son, Craig Gentry, is arrested for murder, but refuses to go to Sam for help, and instead, goes to Ben Matlock.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 16 votes.

Matlock - S2E4

#8 - The Annihilator (Season 2 - Episode 4)

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Matlock reluctantly agrees to represent a famous wrestler when he's accused of killing a long-time rival, but only when Cassie begs him to. The key witness in the case is a young girl who was a die-hard fan of the dead wrestler, but whose story might not be completely accurate.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 30 votes.

Matlock - S2E15

#7 - The Gigolo (Season 2 - Episode 15)

Matlock agrees to defend dance instructor Scott Lazar after he is charged with the murder of his married lover. It would be a lot easier to prove Scott's innocence if there wasn't another woman in the wings also claiming to be his lover.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 20 votes.

Matlock - S2E16

#6 - The Umpire (Season 2 - Episode 16)

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When a baseball umpire is murdered, Matlock has a whole team full of suspects. It seems like everyone had a reason to...kill the ump.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 20 votes.

Matlock - S2E10

#5 - The Country Boy (Season 2 - Episode 10)

Jimmy le Grand is Matlock's favorite country singer of all time. When he's accused of a hit-and-run, Matlock leaps at the chance to defend him and to house the country legend in his own home, and soon realises that is hero has turned into an alcoholic and a generally unenjoyable person.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 26 votes.

Matlock - S2E11

#4 - The Gift (Season 2 - Episode 11)

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When Brian Emerson is arrested and charged with his wife's murder, Matlock takes the case, waiving his usual fee. His efforts to get the father out on bail fail when he lands a judge who has lost his Christmas spirit, and Matlock takes the young girl in with him.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 24 votes.

Matlock - S2E6

#3 - The Power Brokers (1) (Season 2 - Episode 6)

Matlock reluctantly takes the case when Melinda Stuart's source is murdered. The biggest problem is that she's more interested in listening to what FBI Agent Paul Davies has to say than she is in listening to him.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 18 votes.

Matlock - S2E24

#2 - The Heiress (Season 2 - Episode 24)

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As a young child, Allison Tate had discovered the bodies of her parents, apparently killed by an intruder. Shortly after her twenty-first birthday, she found the body of Marsha Gold, killed in a similar matter. When this thrust her back into the Linder Sanitarium in which she'd spent most of her life since her parents murdered, Bob Ranier (her father's former business partner, like an uncle to her) hires Matlock to prove that Allison is innocent of her murder. Matlock has an unlikely ally in Warren Kreitzer, an insurance attorney who is supposed to be on vacation, but will do whatever he can to protect Allison.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 16 votes.

Matlock - S2E18

#1 - The Investigation (2) (Season 2 - Episode 18)

Craig continues to turn away from his father as Matlock keeps trying to investigate the case. When the Gentry family is almost caught in the middle of a mob war with the Hernandez family, Matlock realises that someone on the inside is pulling the strings.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 19 votes.

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