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The Best Episodes of Matlock Season 5

Every episode of Matlock Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matlock Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Matlock Season 5 Episode 1 - The Mother
    0.0/10(159 votes)

    #1 - The Mother

    S5:E1

    Phyllis Todd confesses to the murder of her boss to protect her daughter. Matlock soon sees through his client's ruse.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Matlock Season 5 Episode 2 - Nowhere to Turn (1)
    0.0/10(195 votes)

    #2 - Nowhere to Turn (1)

    S5:E2

    Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Matlock Season 5 Episode 3 - Nowhere to Turn (2)
    0.0/10(136 votes)

    #3 - Nowhere to Turn (2)

    S5:E3

    Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Matlock Season 5 Episode 4 - The Madam
    0.0/10(132 votes)

    #4 - The Madam

    S5:E4

    A call girl blackmails her employer to stay on the payroll, and when one of them winds up dead, it's Matlock to the rescue.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Matlock Season 5 Episode 5 - The Personal Trainer
    0.0/10(138 votes)

    #5 - The Personal Trainer

    S5:E5

    When personal trainer Harry Slade is murdered, Matlock agrees to defend his roofer, George Wilton, on the condition that George finish Matlock's roof like he promised. The case is complicated when it turns out that not only was Harry sleeping with beautiful blonde DeeDee, but also Bridget Laird, and Harry's wife and step-daughter!

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Matlock Season 5 Episode 6 - The Narc
    0.0/10(127 votes)

    #6 - The Narc

    S5:E6

    When Ed Tobias is found murdered after exposing his dirty co-workers to the top brass (they sold the drugs they didn't turn in), Lt. Brooks asks Matlock to defend his accused killer, Johnny Bauer, the only one in the unit who wasn't on the take. In between playing catch with Conrad, Matlock agrees to defend Bauer, even though he feels Bauer is just as dirty as his friends were because he knew what they were up to and he kept quiet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Matlock Season 5 Episode 7 - The Secret (1)
    0.0/10(118 votes)

    #7 - The Secret (1)

    S5:E7

    When a gambler is accused of killing his bookie, Matlock agrees to take the case, believing that someone from the bookie's past is the guilty party.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Matlock Season 5 Episode 8 - The Secret (2)
    0.0/10(145 votes)

    #8 - The Secret (2)

    S5:E8

    Matlock sends Conrad to Chicago to collect the evidence that will prove his client is innocent.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Matlock Season 5 Episode 9 - The Brothers
    0.0/10(136 votes)

    #9 - The Brothers

    S5:E9

    Lowell Carr is a brilliant plastic surgeon. When his partner is found murdered after the two had a loud argument about dissolving their business, he is the immediate suspect...until Matlock meets his twin brother, Gary.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Matlock Season 5 Episode 10 - The Cover Girl
    0.0/10(139 votes)

    #10 - The Cover Girl

    S5:E10

    Conrad is thrilled to introduce Matlock to his new girlfriend Carla Royce. When Carla's boss is murdered, Matlock defends the accused at her bequest.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Matlock Season 5 Episode 11 - The Biker
    0.0/10(129 votes)

    #11 - The Biker

    S5:E11

    After Nicky, a well-known actor with a bad reputation, is murdered on his way into a premiere, a judge friend of Matlock's asks Matlock to defend his son Cliff, a biker who had been fired earlier from his job as Nicky's bodyguard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Matlock Season 5 Episode 12 - The Broker
    0.0/10(125 votes)

    #12 - The Broker

    S5:E12

    When stockbroker Richard Wagner is murdered, his former partner Avery Campbell needs Julie's help to prove his innocence.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Matlock Season 5 Episode 13 - The Fighter
    0.0/10(122 votes)

    #13 - The Fighter

    S5:E13

    When fighter Billy Leon is accused of murdering reporter Nick Underwood, a man he thought was his friend who announced in the paper that he was using steroids, Matlock agrees to take him on as a client.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Matlock Season 5 Episode 14 - The Critic
    0.0/10(129 votes)

    #14 - The Critic

    S5:E14

    Matlock has known Sam Spelvin since he was six years old, so he agrees to consult on Sam's play, Lovers and Lawyers. Unfortunately, the play is truly awful. When noted critic John Bosley Hackett, who felt the play was truly one of the worst in history, is found murdered, Sam is arrested. Matlock agrees to defend Sam, even deferring his payment while they wait to see if the play is a success, and manages to find a few more people who would be more than happy to see Hackett dead...and to see Sam's play fail.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Matlock Season 5 Episode 15 - The Parents
    0.0/10(126 votes)

    #15 - The Parents

    S5:E15