Matlock - Season 2 (1987)

When a woman learns her husband has another wife, she confronts him even making threats. Later he is found dead. She is arrested and Ben defends her. He learns that the man has more secrets.

Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source.

While trying to figure out how to recover from Melinda's surprise at the end of part one, Matlock slowly uncovers a conspiracy among politicians and businessmen over a secret involving oil reserves.

Ben defends an Atlanta police lieutenant who is accused of murdering his girlfriend after learning of her true identity.

Matlock ventures to LA to defend TV producer Paul Bartel who is accused of murdering network programming chief Greg Titleman.

A writer is found shot to death while he was writing a tell-all book about Georgia's most prominent political family, the Douglases. James Douglas' ex-wife, Vanessa, is accused of the murder but Matlock agrees to defend her.

Country singer Jimmy LeGrand is a heavy drinker. When he makes a fool of himself performing drunk, his wife leaves him and her sister backs the decision. The sister is found victim of a hit and run. Jimmy is arrested and accused.

Ben defends Brian Emerson, who is accused of murdering his ex-wife Maggie Crowley after he sneaked into her house to give their daughter Wendy a Christmas gift.

Ben and Michelle stay at an exclusive health spa while investigating the employees after their client is accused of killing an aerobics instructor who had an affair with her husband.

Ben reunites with law school friends who are now law partners. Senior partner Warren Coates is shot dead and partner George Dutton is accused. Ben learns that Coates was not only unliked by his partners but even blackmailed two of them.

Ben Matlock defends a handsome, young dance instructor who is accused of killing his married dance studio business partner after she catches him after hours with another woman.

Matlock defends an insurance salesman who has been accused of killing his boss, who is also a softball umpire, following a bad call during a softball game.

Craig Gentry is the son of mobster Sam Gerard but has cut ties with his father and quietly changed his name. Congressman Pete McGuinness finds out and subpoenas Gentry. McGuinness gets killed and Gentry is arrested.

Matlock decides to continue with the case even though he was the victim of a violent assault. When Tyler returns to the same bar to enquire the whereabouts of Juanita Martinez (Maria O'Brien) on the night of the murders, he meets with physical resistance and ends up lying on the floor. The Gentry Family almost ended up in the middle of the mob war with the Hernandez family.

An unscrupulous head of a pyramid scheme selling face cream, dies during a stage infomercial interview. One of the salespeople he swindled, Hal, is blamed for the murder. Ben takes the case despite Hal's lack of funds.

Craig Moore confronts advice columnist Marjorie Manners, whom he thinks hurt his marriage with her advice to his wife Anna. Craig threatens Marjorie with a metal trophy. When Marjorie is killed with that trophy, Ben defends him.

When Ben's own genius nephew is accused of murder, he assists his uncle in the defense.

Matlock intends to enjoy an evening watching the Amazing Zeigler but the illusionist's contentious relation with his assistant erupts. Her subsequent murder has Matlock defending the magician.

A Vietnamese fisherman has been clashing with another fisherman who's a bigot. When the man is killed the Vietnamese is arrested and Ben defends him. And the D.A. is quite helpful to Ben.

Ben and a friend defend a young heiress who is being tried for murdering the trustee of her trust.