Matlock
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So far, thisMatlockreboot has been only fleetinglyMatlock-y.
In this weeks episode, though, we get two classicMatlock moments.
One involves Mattys husband Edwin, who takes Alfies place as her assistant in the Jacobson-Moore pharmaceutical investigation.
The other moment involves Olympia, who engages in another oldMatlocktradition: effectively testifying while grilling a witness.
or something similar, to frame it all sort of as a question.
That scenes dramatic, for sure.
Katyas biggest issue is drug addiction, which makes it very risky to put her on the stand.
And thats … good enough, I guess?
Jacobson-Moores social justice team banks another multi-million dollar settlement.
Nothing to it and I mean that in an unflattering way.
Ah, but thenon-courtroom drama?
Thats where this episode hits.
Mattys intimate knowledge of how addicts behave how they lie,whythey lie proves to be a real asset.
Its a crafty piece of writing, having a few seemingly random bits of side business lead somewhere productive.
Of course, Matty has an ulterior motive.
But shes also genuinely concerned about Sarahs workaholism.
And within a day, she gets a match… with a man who recognizes her as Madeline Kingston.
Now thats theMatlockwe love, right?
The Andy Griffith version had its charms.
But the new one has stingers.
This leads to an honest and bracing conversation about the nature of addiction.
Nicely done all around.
