S03 Episode 1
The Lemon
Les returns a malfunctioning car that he bought, and ends up the prime suspect in the murder of the car salesman.
47 mins · Tue, 29 Nov 1988
S03 Episode 1
The Lemon
When Matlock's new neighbor, Les 'Ace' Calhoun, is charged with murdering the used car salesman who sold him a lemon, Matlock takes the case to prove that more than one person had a motive, and that Les is not the guilty party.
Tue, 29 Nov 1988
S03 Episode 2
The Ambassador (1)
Anthony Stewart is charged with murdering Michael Russell, the husband of the woman he was sleeping with. Although Stewart, a visiting British ambassador, has diplomatic immunity, he refuses to use it, and wants to clean his name. Matlcok agrees to defend the young ambassador, but his case is almost over when Stewart is nearly killed in a hit and run.
Tue, 6 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 2
The Ambassador
A British ambassador is accused of killing his lover's husband and refuses to get diplomatic immunity.
47 mins · Tue, 6 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 3
The Ambassador
Matlock realises that finding the location of his client's lover is the key to finding out a killer's identity.
47 mins · Tue, 13 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 3
The Ambassador (2)
After Anthony Stewart is nearly killed in a hit and run, Matlock realises that the only way to clear him is to find Shelby Russell, the supposed witness whose claim put Stewart in the hot seat in the first place. He tracks her down via her mother, and tells her that if she doesn't take the stand, her lover will go down for Michael Russell's murder.
Tue, 13 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 4
The Mistress
Ben tries to find a capable witness who is able to clear his client for the murder of her unfaithful husband.
47 mins · Tue, 20 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 4
The Mistress
Matlock agrees to defend Laura McCord after she's charged with murdering her husband David in a jealous rage. He and Julie soon realise that David's lover is the key in all this, but she seems to have disappeared! Ben and Julie head to the mountains to find her, and realise that the young woman is connected to organized crime.
Tue, 20 Dec 1988
S03 Episode 5
The D.J.
When radio disk jockey Arthur Saxon is accused of murdering rival D.J. Robby Moore, Michelle asks Ben to defend him. Ben agrees because Michelle swears he's the kindest, most gentlest man she's ever known, but Ben soon realises that Michelle's new boyfriend is anything but.
Tue, 3 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 5
The DJ
Ben finds that he dislikes his obnoxious client, a popular radio personality, who accused of killing a rival.
45 mins · Tue, 3 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 6
The Captain
Captain Edward Hanna was once a fine, fine cop. Unfortunately, his actions over the years have netted him with the nickname 'The Mad Hatter'. When police officer Jim Shanley is found dead after spouting off about Hanna, sergeant Jerry Reese is charged with the crime. Everyone thinks he's guilty, especially Shanley's partner, Donna Dawson. In defending Reese, Matlock begins to realise that his old friend Hanna isn't the cop he used to be.
Tue, 10 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 6
The Captain
Ben fights for a patrolman framed for murder, but is shaken when he finds out who the killer really is.
47 mins · Tue, 10 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 7
The Vendetta
A young man with a gun appears in Matlock's office seeking justice for his wrongly convicted brother, claiming his sibling was framed for murder.
47 mins · Tue, 17 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 7
The Vendetta
Michelle is taken hostage by Ned Billings, who blames Matlock for his brother (James Billings, The Professor) committing suicide after being convicted of murder, thanks to Ben. Tyler and Julie also show up and end up as Ned's hostages, and they try to use the tactics they've seen Matlock use in courtrooms and interrogations to stay alive and convince Ned not to kill Ben.
Tue, 17 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 8
The Mayor
A mayor's less than squeaky-clean past comes to light after he is murdered, and a well-known environmental activist is accused of the crime.
46 mins · Tue, 31 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 8
The Mayor (1)
When Chris Reardon, a man determined to bring the sixties back into the late eighties, is charged with murdering mayor Brian Barelli, reporter Paul O'Neill brings Matlock to Chicago to defend him, convinced of his innocence. Matlock reluctantly agrees to follow through with the case after realising O'Neill tricked him, because he knows that dropping the case will seriously hurt Reardon's chances.
Tue, 31 Jan 1989
S03 Episode 9
The Mayor
While defending an activist accused of murder, Ben suspects the judge is involved in a fraudulent scheme.
47 mins · Tue, 7 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 9
The Mayor (2)
Paul O'Neill heads to Texas to get his hands on Eddie Lomax, whom he believes to be the real killer. Matlock realises that a land scam is behind everything, and enlists an unlikely ally...the dead man's wife.
Tue, 7 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 10
The Black Widow
A death and some new evidence hamper Ben's efforts to clear the name of a wrongfully imprisoned former client.
47 mins · Tue, 14 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 10
The Black Widow
Seven years earlier Ken Wilson was sent to prison, convicted of murdering his wife, Ann. After he's released, he runs into his wife in Los Angeles, only now she's going by the name Kelly Manning. When she turns up dead, Ken Wilson is again arrested and charged with her murder. Ben is determined to prove that someone else killed the woman. Back in Atlanta, Les is thrilled about his new relationship with Bernice, a woman he met at Ray Templin's.
Tue, 14 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 11
The Other Woman
The folksy and occassionally cantankerous attorney Ben Matlock works hard for his clients, investigating cases so that he can expose the real perpetrator.
45 mins · Tue, 21 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 11
The Other Woman
Matlock agrees to defend psychiatrist Lucas Forbes when he's arrested for killing Adam Whitley, the husband of one of his patients whom Lucas was reportedly having an affair with, according to the woman's diary. Matlock soon realises that Erin Whitley has a host of deep-rooted psychiatric problems. After a few chance meetings with a woman named Shannon, Matlock is shocked to realise the extent of the connection between Erin and Shannon.
Tue, 21 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 12
The Starlet
An old friend comes to Matlock to beg him to prove that her daughter Lauren didn't murder her rival Morgan Girard after a beauty contest.
Tue, 28 Feb 1989
S03 Episode 13
The Psychic
Matlock agrees to defend a psychic, Jennifer Holtz, who claims to have seen the murder before it ever took place.
Tue, 7 Mar 1989
S03 Episode 13
The Psychic
A psychic who foretold her husband's murder hires Ben to defend her when she becomes a prime suspect in the case.
47 mins · Tue, 7 Mar 1989
S03 Episode 14
The Thief
Ben defends a rare coin dealer accused of killing an employee who was stealing inventory. He hires a researcher to act as his temporary assistant.
47 mins · Tue, 28 Mar 1989
S03 Episode 14
The Thief (1)
When a rare coin dealer is charged with murdering a thieving employee, he hires Matlock to defend him. Tyler is less than thrilled when Matlock temporarily hires a female investigator, and has his own suspicions of her motives.
Tue, 28 Mar 1989
S03 Episode 15
The Thief
Ben suspects that the people who killed his client's employee are blackmailing his private investigator. He sets out to find the truth.
47 mins · Tue, 4 Apr 1989
S03 Episode 15
The Thief (2)
Matlock and Tyler realise that part of Linda's deception is routed in the recent kidnapping of her son. While Tyler helps her locate the child, Matlock finds the rare coin he needs to put the finish on the case.
Tue, 4 Apr 1989
S03 Episode 16
The Thoroughbred
When the manager of a thoroughbred farm is murdered, her father begs Matlock to represent the mentally handicapped man accused of the crime.
Tue, 18 Apr 1989
S03 Episode 17
The Model
Matlock has finally had the breakthrough in the case he was struggling with, but after being hit by a car, he needs to put the case together from scratch. Unfortunately, his nurse isn't too pleased to see him trying to work, and does her best to make sure he gets the rest he needs.
Tue, 25 Apr 1989
S03 Episode 17
The Model
Ben defends a famous journalist wrongly accused of murdering an internationally known model, and uncovers a web of lies in the process.
47 mins · Tue, 25 Apr 1989
S03 Episode 18
The Cult
When William Austin comes to Atlanta from Chicago and heads to the cult that has ensnared his son Dennis, Dennis tells him to leave him alone, the cult is his home now, and that he is no longer his father. The leader of the cult, Joshua Bradbury, tells Austin that he needs to accept Dennis' decision, and to leave him alone. Austin refuses to leave without his son, and Bradbury has the police escort Austin (who threatens to take off Bradbury's head) out of mansion. Dennis observes someone shooting Joshua, then tells police he sees his father fleeing the scene of the crime. William Austin heads to Ben Matlock for help in defending himself. After learning that Dennis has signed his trust fund and his life's savings over to the cult, Matlock confronts him, and is shocked to hear Dennis deny his father. Matlock goes to a reknowned expert in de-programming cult victims, who tells him that Dennis may believe he saw his father, but he is probably so brain-washed by the cult that he can't real
Tue, 2 May 1989
S03 Episode 18
The Cult
After a man attempts to rescue his son from a religious cult, he is framed for the murder of the cult leader.
47 mins · Tue, 2 May 1989
S03 Episode 19
The Blues Singer
When legendary blues singer Eddie Haynes is charged with murder, Matlock agrees to defend a man he once idolized. Haynes swears that the young rock star he's accused of killing was going to write him a hit song, and Matlock soon realises that there is no shortage of people who wanted the charismatic young musician dead.
Tue, 9 May 1989
S03 Episode 20
The Priest
After a local mobster is accused of murdering a priest, Alex Winthrop goes to Matlock for help with the case because he knows that he can't do it on his own. It doesn't take long before Matlock realises that the Church is covering something up.
Tue, 16 May 1989
