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Matlock Recap: Relevance, Your Honor?
The case of the week is flimsy, but the episode really hits on all of Matty’s non-courtroom drama.
In their mansion’s study, Edwin lays out the evidence they’ve gathered so far in a presentation a lot like the kind Andy Griffith used to give to juries: so detailed and persuasive that Matty herself says, “You go on one mission, and suddenly you’re Matlock.” In the Griffith show, Matlock would often blow past any objections from the prosecution to explain his theory of the case to the person he’d fingered as the actual guilty party, ending his speech by saying, “Isn’t that right?” or something similar, to frame it all — sort of — as a question. • Before Edwin’s stint as Matty’s helper takes a sadder turn — with him becoming emotionally overwhelmed by the responsibility — he makes a funny Archie to her Nero Wolfe, bumbling his way through legwork assignments while she guides him from afar.
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