1. The Billionaire
Aired: Sep 22, 1987Disagreeable London-based American businessman Albert Gordon is shot dead. Hi...
2. Blind Justice
Aired: Sep 22, 1987A blind man kills the man who blinded him and frames the man's girlfriend.
3. The Annihilator
Aired: Sep 29, 1987Ben's assistant Cassie convinces Ben to defend a professional wrestler accuse...
4. The Husband
Aired: Oct 13, 1987When a woman learns her husband has another wife, she confronts him even maki...
5. The Power Brokers: Part 1
Aired: Oct 20, 1987Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source.
6. The Power Brokers: Part 2
Aired: Oct 27, 1987While trying to figure out how to recover from Melinda's surprise at the end ...
7. The Gambler
Aired: Nov 3, 1987Ben defends an Atlanta police lieutenant who is accused of murdering his girl...
8. The Network
Aired: Dec 1, 1987Matlock ventures to LA to defend TV producer Paul Bartel who is accused of mu...
9. The Best Friend
Aired: Dec 8, 1987A writer is found shot to death while he was writing a tell-all book about Ge...
10. The Country Boy
Aired: Dec 15, 1987Country singer Jimmy LeGrand is a heavy drinker. When he makes a fool of hims...
11. The Gift
Aired: Dec 22, 1987Ben defends Brian Emerson, who is accused of murdering his ex-wife Maggie Cro...
12. The Body
Aired: Dec 29, 1987Ben and Michelle stay at an exclusive health spa while investigating the empl...
13. The Reunion
Aired: Jan 5, 1988Ben reunites with law school friends who are now law partners. Senior partner...
14. The Gigolo
Aired: Jan 12, 1988Ben Matlock defends a handsome, young dance instructor who is accused of kill...
15. The Umpire
Aired: Jan 19, 1988Matlock defends an insurance salesman who has been accused of killing his bos...
16. The Investigation: Part 1
Aired: Jan 26, 1988Craig Gentry is the son of mobster Sam Gerard but has cut ties with his fathe...
17. The Investigation: Part 2
Aired: Feb 2, 1988Matlock decides to continue with the case even though he was the victim of a ...
18. The Hucksters
Aired: Feb 9, 1988An unscrupulous head of a pyramid scheme selling face cream, dies during a st...
19. The Lovelorn
Aired: Feb 16, 1988Craig Moore confronts advice columnist Marjorie Manners, whom he thinks hurt ...
20. The Genius
Aired: Feb 23, 1988When Ben's own genius nephew is accused of murder, he assists his uncle in th...
21. The Magician
Aired: Mar 15, 1988Matlock intends to enjoy an evening watching the Amazing Zeigler but the illu...
22. The Fisherman
Aired: Mar 22, 1988A Vietnamese fisherman has been clashing with another fisherman who's a bigot...
23. The Heiress
Aired: Mar 29, 1988Ben and a friend defend a young heiress who is being tried for murdering the ...
24. The Heiress
Aired: May 3, 1988As a young child, Allison Tate had discovered the bodies of her parents, appa...