Matlock - The Johnson Case
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.
In terms of ongoing storylines, we get Madeline (Kathy Bates) gaslighting Mrs. Belvin (Patricia Belcher) in order to further her investigation into the cover-up she's been looking into all season and narrow her suspect pool to one. We also get mention of "The Johnson Case" which Sarah (Leah Lewis) believes points to Olympia planning to leave the firm. However, in a twist that ties into Maddie's ongoing lies, Olympia reveals "The Johnson Case" is her investigating Maddie leading to a cliffhanger confrontation over who Matlock truly is. It would appear, the jig is up.
- Title: Matlock - The Johnson Case
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