Brennen
Ben vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case.
More from Season 8
Episode 1
The Play
After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the condition that the director not cut him from the play.
Episode 2
The Fatal Seduction (1)
Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets up a trap using Cliff as bait.
Episode 3
The Fatal Seduction (2)
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
Episode 4
The Diner
Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock pushed Ben, who had recently quit his job as a district attorney to take the case, but not everyone in town was happy with the Matlocks siding with the black cook accused of killing the white sheriff. Despite Cyrus Jordan's attempts to get the Matlocks to drop his case for their own safety, father and son were determined to prove that Cyrus never killed anyone.
Episode 5
The View
Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.
Episode 6
The Last Laugh
A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.
