
Don't be fooled by his down-home demeanor and country-boy ways; criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock is worth every penny of his fee. Count on Matlock to visit the crime scene, scope out the clues everyone else missed, and dramatically reveal the real criminal (usually a killer) during a climactic trial sequence.

Matlock defends a couple accused of murdering a new mother who changed her mind about giving up her baby for adoption.

A lawyer is accused of murdering his lover and her husband, a high-school football coach and aspiring minister.

A lawyer is accused of murdering his lover and her husband, a high-school football coach and aspiring minister.

On his way to a luncheon where he is to be honored as "Man of the Year," Ben and his housekeeper have car trouble, are robbed and then arrested.