All language subtitles for Matlock s03e10 The Black Widow

After this defendant took the sacred
vows of marriage with Ann Wilson, he

purchased a $1 million life insurance
policy on his new

wife's life.

The months went by.

One, two, three.

And then...

Then, ladies and gentlemen, Ann Wilson
disappeared off the face of this earth.

She disappeared because this defendant,
Kenneth Wilson, her husband,

took her life away.

A perfect crime.

Almost.

Tiny bloodstains on that blue bathroom
towel.

and tiny bloodstains in the trunk of his
car, both Ann Wilson's blood type.

Now, you can never bring Ann Wilson back
again.

No.

But you can, and you must find her
killer guilty

of murder in the first degree.

Thank you.

People of the state of Georgia versus
Kenneth Wilson.

Believe that, ladies and gentlemen?

Thousands of counting city police.

Millions of dollars in resources and
bureaucracy.

And the prosecution does not have a
fingerprint, a murder weapon, a

witness.

They have not been able to show us the
body of Ann Wilson to prove beyond a

reasonable doubt that anyone took her
life, much less Kenneth Wilson.

Kenneth Wilson loved his wife.

He feels nothing but grief at her loss.

He committed no crime, perfect or
otherwise.

You must understand his tragedy.

And his loss is his tragedy.

We find the defendant guilty.

Hi, are you the manager?

We're filled up, nothing for rent. Does
Norman Bower still live here?

Not anymore.

Well, he moved?

He died.

When?

A few days ago, a heart attack or
something.

Everything, cancer, smoked all the time.

Who came and got his things?

Nobody yet.

Well, I had to sell some of his stuff.

Pay the rent and utilities.

The rest is in the basement.

Look, I'm with his brother -in -law.

I'd be happy to clear his things up for
you.

Fine.

Fifty bucks storage fee, and it's yours.

I can't help it, Benj. I love her. Who?

Bernice Woolley. She's the love of my
life.

Where'd you meet her?

Templin's Bar.

Gorgeous burnette.

Big eyes, full lips. How old is she?

48 -ish.

And it's not just physical.

She's smart, too.

She does crossword puzzles in ink.

And she knows all the words to Hard
-Hearted Hannah.

At least that's what she told me.

Or Vamp of Savannah.

She's got a birthday coming up. What do
you think ought to get her?

I don't know. Ladies like flowers or
candy?

To where?

Well, Ken, come in.

Ben, I've discovered something you won't
believe.

Yeah? I heard you had been paroled. Hey,
Les, this is Ken Wilson. My neighbor,

Les Calhoun.

Ace. Ace. Ace. How do you do? Now, what
was that you were saying? Do you

remember Norman Power?

He was my brother -in -law. He was
stationed in Greece when my wife

Oh, yeah. Well, I tracked him down to
Atlanta.

Is that right? He's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Ben, I have spent the last seven years
sitting in a jail cell, thinking about

Ann and nothing else.

I know, and I'm sorry I couldn't do more
for you. Nobody could have done more

for me. You didn't have anything to go
on.

But I found something.

I found these in Norman Bower's personal
effects.

They're canceled checks, eight of them.
Each one is made out for $100 ,000, all

of them payable to Golden West Land
Management.

Two checks a year for the past four
years. Every one of those is endorsed by

somebody named Kelly Manning.

That's right.

That's right.

Norman inherited all that insurance
money, a million dollars.

Yeah, but you should have seen the
boarding house he was living in. It was

dump.

Well, if there was an insurance policy
on Ken's wife... Why did her brother get

all the money? Because I was in prison
for Ann's murder.

The law says a criminal can't profit by
his crime.

Oh, that makes sense.

As I remember it, the insurance policy
was Ann's idea, wasn't it? Yes.

Her brother inherits all this money,
invests in some real estate company in

California, and yet he lives like a
pauper.

Oh, Ben, you've got to get right on
this.

And this Kelly Manning fella.

That's your key.

I wouldn't get my hopes up too high, but
you're right. You're right. This is

something to go on.

Hi.

I'm here to see Kelly Manning.

I'm Ken Wilson, but I don't have an
appointment.

She'll be with you in just a minute.

Kelly Manning's a woman?

Definitely.

Mr. Weldon?

I'm Kelly Manning. You wanted to see me?

Mr. Wilson?

I'm sorry. You... You remind me of
someone. I'm sorry.

Oh.

That's all right. What can I do for you?

Norman Bower. We were related.

He's sent you a lot of money over the
years, and I wondered why.

Oh, Mr. Bower's one of our investors.

He died.

When did he die?

Just recently.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Are you an accountant?

No, no, I'm not.

Well, if you'll excuse me, Mr. Wilson, I
really must get back to work. Wait,

wait, wait, please.

You look so much like Anne.

Please, Mr. Wilson.

What's going on here?

Mr. Wilson seems to have made a mistake,
that's all, haven't you, Mr. Wilson?

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Absolutely. It's a terrific deal.

You'll love your new weekend home at
Sunspring.

Be entertaining, you'll do.

Don't forget to invite me. Ask any
banker, any investment counselor,

that knows anything at all about money,
and they'll all tell you the same thing.

Real estate.

Great crowd.

Didn't imagine we'd go so well.

Listen, I better go. See you later.

Ann, how could you do that?

Mr. Wilson, I already told you.

You made a mistake.

What about this?

You broke into my house.

Okay, pal. What's with you? That used to
use a wedding present.

He is crazy.

You sent me to prison for a crime that
never happened. How could you do that?

Well, just so you could collect a
million bucks. Okay, okay, okay.

Ann, why?

This guy's a nut. Get him out of here. I
don't understand why. We loved each

other. We were married.

Why?

What's going on here?

Hey, that's crazy.

What can I say?

Are you going to play? I might as well
play with the cat.

Oh, it's just another guy they're
chasing, Bernice.

Oh.

Chester Taft took her bowling the other
night.

Oh, I don't think I know him.

Oh, he wears his hair in a pompadour and
thinks he's Don Amici.

Anyway, I finally found the perfect
birthday gift for Bernice, and I have to

send away, and it won't get here in
time.

Hello?

You're kidding.

No, no, no, listen, listen, listen,
listen.

Don't say anything to anybody.

I'm on my way.

Who's that?

Ken Wilson's just been arrested for
killing his wife.

Again?

The fact is that a person in the state
of California is dead. The victim of a

violent and brutal murder. But it's
unconstitutional.

My client has already paid the penalty
for this crime in full. He paid the

penalty for that crime, Mr. Matlock, not
for this one. This is not a

constitutional issue here. Are you
saying we should just forget about the

years he's been in prison for this very
same crime he's now accused of?

What are you suggesting, counsel? He
paid the penalty for this crime in

That's outrageous.

I'm suggesting... Thank you, counsel.

I've heard enough.

This court specifically finds that the
defendant would not be facing double

jeopardy. Therefore, a defense motion to
dismiss.

is denied.

Trial date remains the same. I look
forward to seeing you next week,

Court's adjourned.

Ben Matlock, this is Bob King and Steve
Davidson. Mr. Matlock. Oh, well, this is

an unexpected pleasure. I thought my
meeting was just with Mr. Davidson.

Oh, well, I have to be at Sun Springs in
less than two hours.

Please sit down.

Mr. Matlock, these are real Havannas.
May I offer you a smoke?

No, I... The only smoke I like is in a
fireplace or under a nice shoulder of

pork.

What can we do for you, Mr. Matlock?

Please, sit down. Well, you have me
curious.

I just was wondering why two honest
businessmen like yourself...

would get involved with a con artist
like Kelly Manning.

We got conned.

She presented herself as a hard -working
young lady that wanted to learn the

real estate business, and we bought it.

The way I hear it, you gave her a full
partnership the day after she walked

through the door.

Let me explain.

Kelly Manning bought away into this
company with $400 ,000.

Made her very welcome.

We didn't know she obtained this money
through fraud.

Well, I don't suppose either one of you
killed her.

I mean, you both had alibis?

I was with one of our sales
representatives, Terry Young, till about

2 a .m. Oh, strictly business,
gentlemen.

Mr. King?

Oh, I was at home reading.

By yourself?

Yes, by myself.

Well, I'm sorry.

I think I'm going to be late.

Oh, well, I appreciate your time.
Certainly.

Hey, if there's anything else we can do
for you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Please.

Sun Springs was made for couples like
you. You're absolutely going to love it

out here.

What time would you like me to meet you
at the bank?

Okay. See you then.

Bye.

Hi. Can I help you?

That's quite possible.

Sun Springs looks like a perfect
investment.

We expect our homes to double in value.

Now you're talking my kind of numbers.

Do you want to buy one of our homes?

One is light housekeeping.

I'm talking investment here.

Five, maybe six.

Six?

My only concern is that my investment
appreciate.

I need to know that Sun Springs is going
to be a stable community. Now, I have

heard otherwise. There's this issue of a
Miss Manning.

Now, please, be candid with me, Miss
Young.

I am about to hand you a fortune in
commissions.

Now, did Miss Manning have an argument
with her business partners?

She did not.

And did you get along well with her?

That's rather a personal question.

But we didn't argue.

In fact, on the night of her murder, I
was with one of the partners.

Working.

Thank you.

I didn't mean to get personal.

You've been very nice.

Bye -bye.

Excuse me.

Do you have a business card?

Of course.

Tyler Hudson.

You're a private investigator?

Get out of here.

You know, I really don't want to talk
about this right now. I'm very upset.

Were you a close friend of Kelly
Manning?

Well, I wouldn't exactly say that.

It's hard to be close to someone who has
everything, you know, of brains, money,

looks, especially when they're not too
fond of company.

But you called the police.

Well, yeah, I found her.

And, you know, as soon as I pushed open
that front door, I had the most awful

feeling because she used to always keep
it locked. She insisted on her privacy.

But you came in.

Yeah, I did come in.

Well, did you see anything or hear
anything?

Well, I called her name twice because
she didn't always answer the first time.

Did she answer this time?

No, no, but I did hear something.

I can't describe it. Well,

it sounded like... Beep, beep.

Beep, beep.

Well, anyway, then I heard somebody
going out the back door, you know, so I

called out again, and when I still
didn't get an answer, then I went in

And that's when I saw poor Kelly lying
there.

Oh, blood all over.

Still beautiful, but... Oh, I'm just...
I'm too upset.

I'm sorry.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I told you I didn't tell him anything.
How do I know you didn't let something

slip? Because I'm too smart to slip. I'm
too smart not to know when somebody

owes me, and you owe me big.

Maybe I should wait outside.

Mr. Matlock, no, please come in. Mr.

Matlock, this is Terry Young.

Oh, a pleasure.

I hear you've been selling up a storm up
here.

Sun Springs is a fabulous opportunity.

Our homes practically sell themselves.

Oh, it's nice.

There's no smog. The air's crisp. And
the drive's not bad. It only took me,

my watch of stuff.

What time do you have?

Oh, it's 11 .19.

That's one of those digital electronic
things that hit all those buttons.

So, to what do we owe this pleasure?

Oh, I just wanted to see your place.

What time do you have?

11 .20. I have a friend. He's a heart
patient.

And he sets the alarm on his watch to
tell him when to take his pill. Does

watch have an alarm?

Time date alarm.

Cost $200 at Simpson's on Wilshire.

Sun Springs.

Harry Young speaking.

Mr. Matlock, if you want to look around
on your own here, please feel free, you

know.

Are you looking for something, Mr.
Matlock?

No.

No, I just... What's this?

Well, it's a pump.

We had a cover to prevent it from being
tampered with.

Sad to say, even way out here, we have
vandals.

Gee, look at that watch. Can I see that?

That's top of the line. It does
everything but tap down.

Does it have an alarm?

No, no, no, no, no. Watch alarms are for
people who need reminding.

I never forget anything.

I was right there.

And what did the defendant say to the
victim, Michelle?

He said, why? I don't understand why.

He had a very strange, almost crazy look
in his eyes.

And by 11 o 'clock that night, just
three and one half hours later, she was

found dead.

Nothing further.

Thank you.

Miss Young, where were you between 8 o
'clock and midnight the

night Kelly Manning was murdered?

Objection. The whereabouts of this
witness is irrelevant.

The witness is not on trial.

Your Honor, if I might have a moment, my
intent will become clear.

Very well.

Overruled. Please answer the question.

On the night of the murder, I was at
home going over some paperwork with one

the partners at Golden West, Mr.
Davidson.

We worked from 8 till almost 2 in the
morning.

You were not at a concert at Hollywood
Bowl that night?

No.

Would you please tell the court who is
Chuck

Corvallis?

He's a man I date.

Huh?

He went with you to a concert at the
Hollywood Bowl the night Kelly

Manning was killed, didn't he?

My associate found this parking stub
from the Hollywood

Bowl for that night on your car.

Now, I can call...

Mr. Corbal is up here.

But if I do, it will show that one of
you is committing perjury. You want

So, were you at home with your boss that
night or at the concert?

At the concert.

Why did you lie, Michelle?

I lied because Steve Davidson said he'd
fire me if I didn't give him an alibi.

You want to know who killed Kelly? Ask
him. Ask Steve.

He's the reason I lied.

I'm ashamed to admit it, but yeah, I
did. I told Terry to lie for me.

I'm sorry. I was wrong.

I realized I didn't have an alibi. I
panicked. I was wrong.

See, I was in my car when, you know,
Kelly was killed.

What happened was, at the sales
presentation meeting that night, I

there's some important papers I've left
at Sun Springs, so I had to go back

there. And you know how long that takes.
I didn't get back till after midnight.

And there I was, I'm alone.

I didn't use the car phone. I didn't
even stop for a cup of coffee.

I bet you smoked one of those Havana
cigars on the way back.

Yeah, probably.

And you always use those long wooden
safety matches to light them, don't you?

Yeah. Like... Let's see.

Yeah. Like... Like that?

Yeah. Yeah.

And like... Like that.

This was found at Kelly Manning's house
after the murder.

Now, what would a burnt safety match be
doing in her wastebasket?

I don't know. How should I know? You
smoked a cigar at her house that night,

didn't you?

Objection. Calls for speculation.

We'll draw the question.

This match did make me think of you, so
I did some checking.

Is that your signature on the bottom of
this credit card receipt from Ed's gas

station? Just two blocks from her house
and dated the very evening of the

murder?

So you killed her? No.

Okay.

I was at... her house that night. But
that's it. I just went over there to

out why this guy was walking around
saying that, you know, she was his dead

wife. And when you found out what she
had done seven years ago, you murdered

in an attempt to protect Golden West
Land Management. No, no way.

You were angry.

Well, yeah, of course I was angry.

You were very upset over what could
happen to your company.

Yeah, of course I was upset.

And you expect the people in this
courtroom to believe that Kelly Manning

alive when you walked out of her house?

Yes, I do. They must.

She got a phone call.

She asked me to leave.

I left.

Oh, come on.

That's the truth. I swear it. You've
lied to this court so many times, I've

count. Mr. Matlock, you got no proof.

And you're never going to have any proof
because I did not kill that woman. No

further questions.

Due to the lateness of the hour, this
court will adjourn until 9 a .m.

I thought I had it.

Hang on, Ken. Ain't nothing easy.

It's not it, Tyler.

All right, here's another one.

That's not it either.

Hey, wait a second.

How about this?

I'm afraid not, Tyler.

You're sure none of those are the beeps
you heard? Well, I'm positive. They're

either too low or too high or too... I'm
really sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry, too. I

thought we were on to something.

Oh, excuse me. Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Nice things, huh?

Oh, yeah.

May

I

help you, sir?

Yes, I'm here for a friend.

Of course. And what size is your friend?

Oh, he's about...

Like that?

Of course.

Does he prefer a tailored look?

Oh, well, it's... Or would he like
something

a little more lively?

Oh, I... Oh,

he... He gave me this picture.

Oh.

I don't think I'd have this in his size.

Oh, it's not for him.

He's a... It's for his girl.

He's got a girl.

Well, honey, I think that's wonderful.

Now, I'll just show you what's pictured
here and some other things.

You tell me when you're moved.

Something like this.

Oh.

Oh, that's very nice.

This?

Oh, that's nice. It's airy.

Are we getting warmer?

Oh, I say, it's... Arlene, what do you
think?

Terrific.

Listen, I'm going to go get some other
stuff. I mean, just stuff.

And I'll think about all this and
probably come back.

Whoops, let me turn that off.

Never a dull moment.

Uh, this residential development out at
Sun Springs that we've

talked so much about, it's pretty hot
out there most of the year, isn't it?

sun shines on Sun Springs an average of
330 days a year. It's in our brochure.

It's pretty dry, too.

Yeah, it's great for people with
allergies. How about water?

Water? Yeah, you got water out there?

Why do you think we call it Sun Springs?

Or maybe it's because you hope people
will believe there is an underground

spring, so all they have to do is get a
pump.

But your little irrigation system
doesn't run by a pump, does it? It comes

of a tank, a tank that you have to keep
hidden away because it has to constantly

be filled.

Because, in truth, there isn't an
aquifer within 30 miles of Sun Springs,

there? Well, the water will be piped in.

At a cost so excessive that these poor
people... You snuckered into buying lots

out there will go broke just trying to
fill their bathtubs.

I've never snuckered anyone.

People have been taken in like this
forever.

And Lord knows plenty of useless
swamplands have been sold to the

And here Mr. King and his associates
have been selling desert. I'm talking

rocks, and no water, and no hope for
water.

Did you think suddenly they'd come a big
rain because you're good looking?

That's stupid.

What you plan to do is get your money as
fast as possible and get out of here to

another state, another country.

Unfortunately, a lot of people get away
with garbage like this, but every once

in a while, somebody gets caught.

The system works.

It took the death of Kelly Manning or
Ann Wilson, same person, Ken Wilson's

wife.

Your scam has been uncovered. It's over.

There was no scam.

Kelly Manning owned 50 % rather than the
usual 33 and a third

percent of Sun Springs. So if anything
happened to her, you stood the game

a bit monetarily, didn't you?

Yes, but what does that prove?

Isn't that why first Steve Davidson and
then you went over there that night?

No. You knew my client was distraught,
almost out of control.

You knew he broke into her house, and
probably his fingerprints were all over

the place.

Didn't you kill Kelly Manning so that
your scam would never be uncovered?

And Ken Wilson being an ex -con was the
perfect tactic?

Objection. Mr. Matlock is not only
badgering the witness, he is engaging in

rampant speculation.

Sustained. This line of questioning, if
you can even call it that, is

unacceptable, Counselor. Yes, sir.

Uh, how about this?

Ms. Manning's next -door neighbor,
Estelle Metzger, testified that at

approximately 11 p .m., she heard Ms.
Manning scream, entered her house, heard

two strange beeps, heard someone go out
the back door, discovered Ms. Manning's

dead body.

Where were you at approximately 11 p
.m.? At home.

Where was your car?

In the garage. Are you certain?

Absolutely.

At 10 .42 that night, a

call was placed from your car to Ms.
Manning's house.

Your Honor, by previous stipulation with
the people, I offer what purports to

be... Mr. King's cellular car telephone
bill, including the night of the murder,

and asked that it be marked defendant's
exhibit F.

It shall be marked. Okay.

That is your number and your bill, isn't
it?

Well, it appears to be.

Yeah, and 5558725 is or was Kelly
Manning's phone number, wasn't it? Yes.

So, you were not at home that night. You
were in your car. In fact, it was you.

who called while Mr. Davidson was there.

Yes. Why did you call her that night?

I don't remember.

Let me see if I can fill in the gaps.

You drove over to her house, saw Steve
Davidson's car there, called her, told

her to get rid of him, said you needed
to talk with her alone, but actually you

intended to kill her, which you did.
That is not true.

What's that?

Ms. Metzger, is that the sound you
heard?

That's it. That's it. Those are the
beeps I heard that night. Those are the

beeps. Thank you, Ms. Metzger.

Those beeps seem to be coming from your
pocket. Could we see what's making them?

It's my pager.

Oh.

Mmm.

I heard one of these the other day at a
place.

Do you have a service?

that beeps you whenever someone calls
you or leaves a message, as my associate

just did.

Yes, that's right.

So, if what Ms. Metzger said is true and
the beeps she

heard came from this, then that must
mean you are the

murderer.

Now, as you said, a lot of people carry
those beepers.

It's... Simply a coincidence.

Ordinarily, I'd agree with that.

Except for this one last detail.

This is a copy of the records your
answering service provided me with.

And do you know what happened at
approximately 11 p .m. the night of the

That's right.

They paged you on your beeper.

how'd I know that you weren't home when
they paged you?

Because you responded to that page by
calling your answering service

at 11 .05 from the phone in your car.

Mr. King, I have to tell you the truth.

I don't believe that's a coincidence.

We, the jury, find the defendant not
guilty.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the
jury. You're dismissed.

And this court is adjourned.

I can't thank you enough.

Second time's a charm, son.

Let's go home.

Forty -something.

The party's almost over. The plane just
got here. Did you get her something hot?

Bernice?

Oh, thank you, Lester, dear.

Chester Taft got her her digital watch.

Moving on at home.