The BEST episodes of Matlock season 9
Every episode of Matlock season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Matlock season 9!
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 during a climactic trial sequence.
#1 - The Confession
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1994
Prosecutor Julie March (Julie Sommars) returns, looking for Matlock's help to vindicate a thief she wrongly convicted.
#2 - The Heist (1)
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/27/1995
While at the beach to cheer on Cliff in a triathlon, Ben runs into an old friend and retired FBI agent who's handling unfinished business. VVhen the Fed is accused of murder, Matlock defends him.
#3 - The Getaway
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/1995
Matlock defends an ex-con accused of robbing the same bank he knocked off years earlier. But the young witness who can clear the ex-con's name demands a favor from Ben before he will tell the truth.
#4 - The Dare
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/1994
To prove that Matlock could not solve the perfect murder, a demented millionaire (Terry O'Quinn) kills Ben's friend and challenges Ben to solve the crime.
#5 - Dead Air
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/1994
When a radio personality is accused of murdering his on-air partner, Matlock comes to his defense and must discover who left the DJ DOA
#6 - The Target
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1995
An explosion at sea results in a judge's death, but Matlock fears he was the killer's real target
#7 - The Tabloid
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1994
When a senatorial candidate is accused of killing a tabloid editor who disgraced her in print, Matlock comes to her defense.
#8 - The Deadly Dose
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1995
When a malpractice suit results in a doctor's murder, Matlock defends the nurse who is the alleged killer — Jerri Stone's sister
#9 - The Coach
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/1994
It's no slam dunk for Matlock when a basketball coach is the prime suspect in the murder of a booster.
#10 - The Dating Game
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1994
When Cliff s friend is accused of murdering a woman he met through a dating service, Ben and Jerri enter the video dating arena in order to corner the real killer.
#11 - The Verdict
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/1995
An assistant district attorney, who's new in town, is assigned a tricky first case: prosecuting a contractor and alleged killer who is also her ex-flame ... and who is now Matlock's client
#12 - The Scandal
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/1994
Matlock's defense of an attorney who killed her boss gets complicated when he uncovers the law firm's history of sexual harassment.
#13 - The Assault
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1995
On his birthday, Ben is mugged in the city. A young man comes to his rescue, and to return the favor, Ben represents the hero...who is accused of trying to kill his negligent landlord.
#14 - The Accused (1)
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/1994
After a journalist claims to have killed a mobster in self-defense, Ben Matlock takes her case and tries to clear her name.
#15 - The Scam (1)
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/7/1995
Cliff gets entangled in the case of his old college buddy, a defense attorney being blackmailed to sabotage his current case. But when the blackmailer turns up dead and Cliff stands accused, it's Matlock to the rescue.