Season 4

Episode Guide

The Witness

S4 E1
Matlock tasks Michelle with breaking down a former classmate's testimony in a murder case.

The Best Seller

S4 E2
DA Julie March faces author Cynthia Slayton, whose novels are overshadowed by her friend's death.

The Hunting Party (Part 1)

S4 E3
Roanoke Island's peace shatters as Spencer Hamilton seeks to prove his brother was murdered.

The Good Boy

S4 E5
Tony Morgan, a smooth-talking son, frames his mother for murder, but no one suspects him.

The Ex

S4 E6
Ben Matlock helps Julie March defend an old friend accused of murder, creating an awkward situation.

The Clown

S4 E7
Matlock is the last hope for clown Homer Fleming, accused of murdering his partner.

The Star

S4 E8
Matlock uncovers plots when director Noel Bishop is accused of murdering actress Catherine McKay.

The Con Man

S4 E9
Ben Matlock questions the ethics of con artists, who shouldn't include murder in their schemes.

The Prisoner (Part 1)

S4 E10
Ben Matlock takes on a dangerous case, defending an inmate accused of murder in a riot-torn prison.

The Prisoner (Part 2)

S4 E11
Conrad tries to unravel the prison murder plot from outside P14.

The Fugitive

S4 E12
Ben Matlock is left with questions when his client, Drew Carey, bolts from the courtroom.

The Buddies

S4 E13
A deathbed letter forces Ben Matlock to reopen a 30-year-old murder case, putting his life in peril.

The Scrooge

S4 E14
The murder of a toy store owner clouds the Christmas spirit and threatens gifts for local orphans.

The Student

S4 E15
A college professor is murdered, and Marcy Hansen, who announced her pregnancy, is the suspect.

The Talk Show

S4 E16
Matlock and Michelle explore trash TV after a host humiliates three women before his murder.

The Victim

S4 E17
Matlock suspects paraplegic Alex Gordon murdered his wife and framed his partner, Bret Howell.

The Kidnapper

S4 E18
Ben Matlock is kidnapped by unknown assailants seeking revenge for sending them to prison.

The Informer (Part 1)

S4 E20
Ben Matlock defends lawyer David O'Malley, accused of murdering a mob kingpin in a blackmail scheme.

The Informer (Part 2)

S4 E21
In the conclusion, Matlock must keep his client, lawyer David O'Malley, in line for the jury.

The D.A.

S4 E22
Julie March fears a man stalking her after a murder trial and accepts Matlock's offer for safety.

The Blackmailer

S4 E23
Political cartoonist Ronald Winfield is killed after exposing a Senator's affair in his comic strip.

The Cookie Monster

S4 E24
Ben Matlock investigates when his friend Bobby Neil is accused of murdering a cookie queen.