Matlock

Season 3 Episode 12: The Starlet

9 SeasonsFeb 28, 1989TV-PG50m7.3

Lauren, daughter of Ben's old friend Janet, wins a beauty pageant. The runner-up / sore loser threatens to reveal a secret about Janet unless Lauren drops out. Later the runner-up is found dead and Lauren is arrested. Ben defends her.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Lemon

1. The Lemon

Aired: Nov 29, 1988

Don Knotts is introduced as Ben's new neighbor Les Calhoun. Les gets mixed up...

Episode 4 The Mistress

4. The Mistress

Aired: Dec 20, 1988

Ben Matlock defends a jealous wife who is accused of killing her husband.

Episode 5 The D.J.

5. The D.J.

Aired: Jan 3, 1989

Ben Matlock very reluctantly defends an abrasive talk radio personality who i...

Episode 6 The Captain

6. The Captain

Aired: Jan 10, 1989

Ben Matlock is hired to defend a police officer who has been framed for murde...

Episode 7 The Vendetta

7. The Vendetta

Aired: Jan 17, 1989

Michelle, Julie, and Tyler are held at gunpoint by vindictive Ned Billings, w...

Episode 8 The Mayor: Part 1

8. The Mayor: Part 1

Aired: Jan 31, 1989

Popular mayor Brian Barelli argues with visitors to his home; the next day he...

Episode 9 The Mayor: Part 2

9. The Mayor: Part 2

Aired: Feb 7, 1989

Ben continues his defense of a man wrongfully accused of killing a popular ma...

Episode 10 The Black Widow

10. The Black Widow

Aired: Feb 14, 1989

After seven years in prison for killing his wife Ann, Ken Wilson gets out and...

Episode 11 The Other Woman

11. The Other Woman

Aired: Feb 21, 1989

Ben defends psychiatrist Lucas Forbes accused of killing Adam Whitley, the cr...

Episode 12 The Starlet

12. The Starlet

Aired: Feb 28, 1989

Lauren, daughter of Ben's old friend Janet, wins a beauty pageant. The runner...

Episode 13 The Psychic

13. The Psychic

Aired: Mar 7, 1989

A psychic rushes to Matlock's door and begs him to represent her against a ch...

Episode 14 The Thief: Part 1

14. The Thief: Part 1

Aired: Mar 28, 1989

Coin dealer Mike Koskoff finds that his employee Rob Casey has stolen $40K fr...

Episode 15 The Thief: Part 2

15. The Thief: Part 2

Aired: Apr 4, 1989

While trying to recover from the surprise testimony at the end of Part 1, Mat...

Episode 16 The Thoroughbred

16. The Thoroughbred

Aired: Apr 18, 1989

Ben is hired to defend Tommy Jenks, a special needs young man accused of murd...

Episode 17 The Model

17. The Model

Aired: Apr 25, 1989

During the trial of a journalist accused of killing an internationally recogn...

Episode 18 The Cult

18. The Cult

Aired: May 2, 1989

Bill Austin wants to get son Dennis out of a cult, to whom he's given his tru...

Episode 19 The Blues Singer

19. The Blues Singer

Aired: May 9, 1989

A singer-composer finds an old blues musician living on the streets. He takes...

Episode 20 The Priest

20. The Priest

Aired: May 16, 1989

Ex-mobster Nathan Carlino is accused of killing a priest. Alex Winthrop wants...

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Info about Matlock

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Crime, Mystery