Legal Drama

Matlock – The Johnson Case

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  • Title: Matlock – The Johnson Case
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A law friend of Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) brings a difficult case to the firm involving a juror who felt pressured to convict a man (Del Zamora) two decades ago despite the rather weak evidence against  him. Having to get create to have a judge look into the case, they use the harassment the juror received to crack the door just small enough to find a way to prove their client innocent such as uncovering a witness overhearing the victim arguing with her grandson before she died (which the cops and prosecution conveniently didn’t investigate). Although he isn’t the killer, there’s enough for Olympia to get a reluctant Andrew Park (Andrew Ghai) involved and find the real killer.

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Daredevil – The Hollow of His Hand

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  • Title: Daredevil – The Hollow of His Hand
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With looming dread, “The Hollow of His Hand” focuses on the trial of Hector Ayala (Kamar de los Reyes) which takes a turn after Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) loses his star witness and chooses to out Hector’s role as a vigilante gaining support from the jury for Hector’s service. Although Matt gets a win, and Hector goes free, at no point in the episode did it feel like Hector was destined for a happy ending. Whether he had been shanked in prison, attacked outside the courthouse, or unceremoniously killed in the street (which is what ends up happening), this was always going to end poorly for Hector.

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Matlock – Pregame

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  • Title: Matlock – Pregame
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Galilea La Salvia guest-stars as a sorority girl facing manslaughter charges after the death of one of the girls in the house. With most of the evidence pointing strongly against her, including her well-documented mean girl antics towards the victim, things look bleak until a single piece of evidence helps identify the person truly responsible. While attempting to help the girl cope with what has happened, Matlock (Kathy Bates) begins to examine her own grief and her recent blow up with Edwin (Sam Anderson).

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Matlock – A Traitor in Thine Own House

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  • Title: Matlock – A Traitor in Thine Own House
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While offering a case of stolen secrets between two tech giants (which guests stars Covert Affairs‘ Christopher Gorham as a hippy CEO), “A Traitor in Thine Own House” offers the team-up of the distrustful and the vengeful Sarah (Leah Lewis) working together to find dirt on Matlock (Kathy Bates). Maddy outmaneuvers the again, putting a quick end to Sarah’s hate-fueled run and also forcing Shae (Yael Grobglas) to back-off of Matlock for the foreseeable future. The other note on the episode comes from its name which remarks on Sarah’s framing Maddie’s betrayal as something of Shakespearean-level significance (but which only lasts a single episode).

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Matlock – Crash Helmets On

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  • Title: Matlock – Crash Helmets On
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The cases of the week involve Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) defending a senior living facility after one of the residents dies and the return of Autry Tucker (Hal Williams) who is being forced out of his apartment and comes to Madeline (Kathy Bates) for help. While not arguing either case herself, Maddy does plenty of snooping in the nursing home unexpectedly bonding with Sarah (Leah Lewis) in the process and is given the choice of which of the assistants can argue Autry’s case in court. 

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