Matlock (season 4)

rdf:langString Episodi di Matlock (quarta stagione)

rdf:langString Matlock (season 4)

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rdf:langString Ben and Julie goes to Baltimore to defend the brother of one of Julie's old friends, who is accused of killing a newspaper editor who slandered his name in the papers. Matlock flies down to do investigative work for Julie, who must face her ex-husband Donald who is prosecuting the case. Note: Nancy Stafford and Clarence Gilyard Jr. do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString While Matlock is in Texas for a lawyer's convention, Julie helps a friend of hers, Phillip Slayton , who is accused of poisoning his housekeeper in an attempt to kill his wife, mystery author Cynthia Slayton. The case becomes complicated when Julie discover that Phillip has been having an affair with Cynthia's sister. Note: Kene Holliday makes his second-to-last appearance as Tyler Hudson. The opening credits for this episode are also the same as in the whole third season. Nancy Stafford and Clarence Gilyard Jr. do not appear in this episode. Don Knotts makes an appearance as Les Calhoun.

rdf:langString A jealous, hotshot lawyer, David O'Malley , hires Matlock to represent him, after O'Malley is accused of killing Sam Chandler , a client whom O'Malley recently discovered to be having an affair with his wife . Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode. Roxann Biggs and Joe Dalessandro also guest in this episode.

rdf:langString When a client of Ben's is taken by some con artists, he decides to get back at them. When one of them is killed and when another one decides to testify against him, Ben defends him. Michelle tries to work on another member of the team and is taken with him. Note: Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Before heading off to California, Matlock passes his first case to Michelle, where his former paperboy, Jimmy Newton , was arrested for the murder of Rick Allen , a bartender. It turns out that an old friend of Michelle's, Sandra Townsend , was the culprit; Rick was Sandra's ex-boyfriend, and he had threatened to expose her nightlife to her bosses . At first, Michelle hated to do that to Sandra, after putting her on the stand, but she did, and her old classmate had connived her in not confessing to it. Upon her arrest, Sandra gives Michelle one last nod of respect. Note: Kene Holliday makes an appearance as Tyler Hudson, which is his final appearance. The opening credits for this episode are also the same as in the whole third season. Julie Sommars and Clarence Gilyard Jr. does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString After Conrad calms Matlock down, realizing he was framed for all the dope that he had in his car, Matlock investigates the three men, and discovers that each of them are all liars. Conrad arrests the three men for their drug dealing and Matlock successfully identifies the one who killed Ryan, proving Spencer's innocence. In the end, Matlock hired Conrad as a full-time partner and private investigator in Atlanta. Other guest stars: R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Dalton Parks, Fred Thompson as Gordon Lewis, Terri Hanauer as Prosecutor Melissa Lyle and Lee Lively as Judge Stone. Note: Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString After Matlock's client, O'Malley, fired Angela Page , for telling her not to go to the memorial of Chandler, she goes to Conrad to help her find the informer that will track down his murderer. Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode. Roxann Biggs and Joe Dalessandro also guest in this episode.

rdf:langString As Katie White plans a hostile takeover of a number of smaller companies, she dies of an allergic reaction to hazelnuts during a TV interview. Matlock must defend a friend of his, rival cookie-maker Bobby Neil who was among those whose company was threatened by Katie's takeover. Conrad is sent undercover to work at Katie's factory to see if recent equipment sabotage in the factory may be connected to Katie's murder, while Matlock and Michelle interview the others threatened by Katie's takeover, which include a friend of Michelle's, and also includes Katie's one-time partner. Note: Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode. Don Knotts makes an appearance as Les Calhoun.

rdf:langString Tony Harris resents that his mom has a new husband, Cal Ritter , and makes sure to have his feelings about it out in the open. Cal, feeling that Tony needs to be straightened out, wants to send him to a military school. But when he refuses, Cal tells him that unless he goes, he will reveal Tony has been stealing and pawning off valuables, which will likely cause his mother to disown him. So Tony kills Cal by knocking him out and setting fire to his shop to make it appear to be an accident. Eventually, his mother is arrested, and Ben defends her. Ben successfully unravels the truth, and Tony is arrested as his mother looks on in tears. Note: Julie Sommars and Clarence Gilyard Jr. do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString When a young, bastardized tennis player, Dave Travis is accused of murdering his rival, Victor Tomassio , Matlock has to defend Dave before his life gets slightly tainted. It turns out Dave did kill Victor, but it was actually self-defense. In Los Angeles, Michelle and Conrad both ask Travis's tennis players some questions that'll release his name.

rdf:langString Matlock knew Drew Carey since he was a little boy. Unfortunately, Drew has grown up to be a spoiled, obnoxious young man obsessed with get rich quick schemes. Drew finds himself framed for the murder of his uncle , and despite Matlock representing him, Drew refuses to follow orders, and goes off to find out who killed his uncle, suspecting that Valerie , his uncle's young wife, was the culprit, as she was having an affair with a construction worker. Drew goes on to cause headaches for not only Ben, but also Les . Ben eventually clears Drew of the murder, but Drew is sentenced to community service for his behavior. But lucky for Ben, Drew sees it as a way to revert to the good man he once was. Note: Nancy Stafford and Clarence Gilyard Jr. do not appear in this episode. Don Knotts makes an appearance as Les Calhoun.

rdf:langString Matlock travels to Manteo, North Carolina, to defend Spencer Hamilton , the brother of Frank Hamilton, who was killed in a duck-hunting accident, after one of Frank's former partners, Ryan Bartell is shot immediately after Spencer accuses him of murdering his brother. Matlock is approached by a handsome young sheriff, Conrad McMasters, to find evidence one of the three surviving members of the hunting party had motives for killing Ryan. However, one of them plants drugs in Matlock's car to draw his honesty into question. Other guest stars: R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Dalton Parks, Fred Thompson as Gordon Lewis, Terri Hanauer as Prosecutor Melissa Lyle, Richard Newton as Judge Richard Cooksey and Lee Lively as Judge Stone. Note: This is the first appearance of Conrad McMasters. Clarence Gilyard Jr. takes the place of Kene Holliday in the opening credits. Nancy Stafford appears briefly at the beginning. Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Sexy actress Catherine McKay had her first and only blockbuster movie in her career. When one of the actors stabbed her for real, the director, Noel Bishop , is accused of her murder. Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Matlock decides to enroll in some college classes to brush up on his knowledge. Meanwhile, English professor, John Gallagher is murdered while typing up his students' grades on his computer. The prime suspect is one of his students, Marcy , who was having an affair with Gallagher and confronted him when she found out he was cheating on her with another woman, which he had confessed to her about. A cheating scandal and uncooperative students only hamper Ben's efforts to clear Marcy's name. Note: Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString After successfully getting a man convicted of killing his wife's lover, Julie is threatened by the man's brother and becomes the target of a stalker; this leads Matlock and Conrad to find out who's responsible for one's psychiatric problems. When it turns out the brother is not the stalker, Julie apologizes to him. The stalker is revealed to be assistant district attorney Eli Boward , as Julie discovers when she finds a book of newspaper clippings featuring her. Note: Nancy Stafford does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Michelle and Conrad search through Matlock's old cases to find out who actually kidnapped Matlock and is holding him hostage. The person turns out to be Julia Monroe , seeking revenge on Matlock for the consequences of his exposing her for killing her aunt. Michelle and Conrad track Ben down and Michelle ends up killing Julia in self-defense. Note: This episode is a clip show, featuring an anthology-style review of the season one episodes "The Judge", the two-part "The Don", and "The Sisters", all within the context of trying to find out who kidnapped Ben. Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString After talk show host Dan Galloway humiliates three women on the air and fires his executive producer, Lisa Bateman , he is murdered, and the suspects are not running short. Almost everybody wanted the man dead, but it's up to Matlock and Michelle to prove whether Marla , Leanne or Katherine was found guilty of his murder. Note: Julie Sommars and Clarence Gilyard Jr. do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString After a prison guard, John Jackson , is accused of murdering inmate Rudy Chambers , there is a prison riot, and the prisoners take control of the jail, taking several guards hostage. The Attorney General, Peter Garner asks Matlock to go to the prison because the prisoners want to try John Jackson of murder in a kangaroo court. The prisoners promise to release half of the guards just based on Matlock showing up. So, Ben goes and meets Steve Mazarowski who is going to be the prosecuting attorney and tells Matlock that one of the conditions of this trial is that Matlock remain at the prison at all times until the case is concluded. Steve also arranges for fellow inmate Tiny , to be with him at all times as his bodyguard. Ben learns that Rudy was planning an escape with convicted murderer Art Spring and two other inmates, but when they abandoned Rudy after he got injured, Rudy snitched on them to get revenge. Matlock is positive one of the three killed Rudy to get back at him. When Ben discovers the prison doctor, Lenny Marcus , witnessed Rudy's murder, he thinks he finally has a chance of victory. However, Lenny refuses to testify for fear of being a snitch himself, and Ben and Tiny later find him murdered during a recess. Other guest stars: David Paymer as Lenny Marcus, Daniel Quinn as Art Spring, Troy Evans as Dick Henderson, Terry Bozeman as Attorney General Peter Garner, Colin Hamilton as Ed Harper, Louis Hacsi as Charlie Hauk, Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Jerry Stone, and David Carradine as Steve Mazarowski, Ron Taylor as Deacon Holmes , Conor O'Farrell as Billy Castell, Richard Zobell as Val Delaney, John Lehne as Newman , Wilfredo Hernández as C.J. Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Homer Fleming , a circus clown, asks Ben Matlock to represent him, as he has been accused of killing his partner, Simon Le Simple . As Conrad goes undercover as an employee at the circus , Matlock finds out that everybody had a good reason to dislike Simon. Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString When toy store owner Steven Abbott , who acts like a Scrooge, is accused of murdering his partner Carl Fisher , whom he'd belittled as too generous and soft-hearted to manage their business, his next-door neighbor Matlock agrees to take the case; however, part of Matlock's fee involves Abbott having to be a nice guy instead of the selfish person he always has been. Note: Don Knotts appears as Les Calhoun.

rdf:langString Matlock defends Peter Dolan , a state senator accused of murdering Ron Winfield , a comic strip artist who was going to go public on Dolan's affair with another senator's wife. Note: Clarence Gilyard Jr. does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString While Matlock searches for the weapon that killed both Rudy Chambers and Lenny Marcus, Conrad buys time by impersonating the murdered inmate at the minimum security prison he was due to be transferred to . He is also approached by thieves who were looking for the inmate to help with a job, and Conrad plays along. Ben eventually cracks the case and the government takes back the prison. Ben offers Tiny a job when he gets out, which Tiny accepts, but his story of his crime soon makes Ben rescind his offer. Guest stars: Daniel Quinn, Troy Evans, Terry Bozeman, David Carradine, Ron Taylor, Colin Hamilton, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, John Lehne, Michael Mederios as Jim Beck, Conor O'Farrell as Billy Castell, Richard Zobell, John Toles-Bey as Mike Saunders, Anthony Charnota as Red, Greg Rusin as Greenwood Guard Note: Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars do not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Matlock has to take the case of Bret Howell , who is accused of killing his married lover, Cathy Gordon . When Michelle and Conrad both visited Cathy's house, they meet her paraplegic husband, Alex , who denies knowing of his wife's affair; however, Ben proves Alex did know and killed Cathy out of jealousy, pulling himself up to the balcony via a makeshift elevator and entering the house through the balcony door. Just before the baliff carts Alex off to prison, Ben takes a final moment to sympathize with him, knowing Alex committed the crime because of the heartbreak Cathy caused him. Note: Julie Sommars does not appear in this episode.

rdf:langString Robert Schlitt

rdf:langString Michael Marks

rdf:langString Gerald Sanoff

rdf:langString Phil Mishkin

rdf:langString Max Eisenberg

rdf:langString Joyce Burditt

rdf:langString Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly

rdf:langString David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg

rdf:langString Diana Kopald Marcus

rdf:langString Lincoln Kibbee

rdf:langString Michele S. Chodos & Bonnie L. DeSouza

rdf:langString Susan Woollen

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rdf:langString United States

rdf:langString List of Matlock episodes

xsd:date 1989-09-19

xsd:date 1990-05-08

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rdf:langString The Fugitive

rdf:langString The Ex

rdf:langString The Star

rdf:langString The Witness

rdf:langString The Victim

rdf:langString The Clown

rdf:langString The Student

rdf:langString The Blackmailer

rdf:langString The Buddies

rdf:langString The Con Man

rdf:langString The Cookie Monster

rdf:langString The D.A.

rdf:langString The Good Boy

rdf:langString The Kidnapper

rdf:langString The Pro

rdf:langString The Talk Show

rdf:langString The Best Seller

rdf:langString The Hunting Party: Part 1

rdf:langString The Hunting Party: Part 2

rdf:langString The Informer: Part 1

rdf:langString The Informer: Part 2

rdf:langString The Prisoner: Part 1

rdf:langString The Prisoner: Part 2

rdf:langString The Scrooge

rdf:langString The fourth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC with a two-hour season premiere from September 19, 1989, through May 8, 1990.

rdf:langString La quarta stagione di Matlock è stata trasmessa originariamente tra il 1989 e il 1990.

rdf:langString Frank Thackery

rdf:langString Leo Penn

rdf:langString Harvey S. Laidman

rdf:langString Christopher Hibler