All language subtitles for matlock_s05e01_the_mother

Thank you.

As soon as the judge heard that, he
called a recess, took us into his

and he lit into the DA like there was no
tomorrow.

I mean, all the poor guy could do was
move to dismiss.

Why do I even bother?

With what?

Going to law school.

When I can learn everything I need to
know from you.

No, there's no substitute for
experience, Andrea.

Yeah, you've taught me that, too.

Oh, did you have a chance to talk to
Larry Klein about my clerking with his

this summer?

No, I didn't.

But you will?

Of course.

Next time I see him.

Promise.

Oh, when is the next... I'm going to see
you.

It's tomorrow. Soon enough? How about
tonight?

Well, I gotta work late. Oh.

Tell you what.

Why don't we meet at the apartment
tomorrow and have lunch?

Better yet, we could meet at the
apartment and not have lunch.

Oh.

Gotta get back.

Tomorrow? 12 .30?

Can't wait.

Oh, Mr.

Lawson.

Here are your messages.

And Mr. Jordan is waiting.

Ed Jordan?

What's he doing here?

He had a two o 'clock appointment.

Why in the hell didn't you tell me?

I told you this morning. Your job isn't
just to tell me. It's to make sure that

I know.

Ed Jordan is important.

You've embarrassed me, Phyllis.

And the next time that it happens,
that's it.

were coming in. Please, have a seat.

Get a pen and write this down.

Find two clean cups, fill them with
coffee, and bring them to us.

Did you get that, dear?

Yes, sir.

What's worse, I heard you tell him about
that two o 'clock.

I could think after all these years that
I'd get used to it.

He seems to get worse and worse.

Well, you know he's not going to fire
you.

Oh, no. He enjoys humiliating me too
much.

I can't quit because at my age, who
would hire me?

Trapped like a rat in a cage.

Well, what can you do?

I don't know.

It's a terrible thing to say.

Sometimes I wish... He were dead.

Rank.

It must be the vitamins.

Listen, I'll call you tomorrow, 2, 2
.30, a week later, okay?

Ride down with me?

What do you got in mind?

Well, we are 40 floors up.

Andrea, what are you doing here?

You were supposed to be working late,
remember?

I brought you dinner.

Who was that?

Her name's Carol.

How long has this been going on?

It's none of your business.

It's over with us, Andrea.

The hell it is.

You're a grown -up, Andrea.

You knew you weren't the first.

Surely you didn't think you'd be the
last.

Nobody dumps me, Frank.

Nobody. Look, I enjoyed you, you enjoyed
me. And we both need a change. What

about that job you were setting up for
me?

I can hardly ask Larry Klein to hire a
girl I used to sleep with. Used to sleep

with? Yes.

Past tense.

Go away.

I'm busy.

Yeah, Mom, it's me.

I ordered some pizza.

There's plenty left.

No, thanks.

I thought you said you wouldn't be back
till after ten.

I have to tell you something.

What is it?

Mom, I had an affair with Frank Larson.

My Frank Larson?

Could you?

I know you hate him, Mom. It's just that
he was so nice to me.

He called me and he sent me flowers.

He told me he loved me.

He seduced you.

Oh, God.

My poor baby.

Why didn't you tell me? I think I killed
him.

What? What happened?

I went to his office.

Tonight, only he was there with another
woman.

And after she left, I confronted him.

He laughed at me, Mom. He said that I
wasn't his first and I wouldn't be his

last. I was just so hurt and I was so
angry. I didn't know what I was doing. I

picked up...

I hit him over the head.

Dad,

did anyone see you?

No.

How did you get into the building?

I took your card.

Give it to me.

What did you do with the bookend?

I threw it in a dumpster somewhere
downtown. I didn't even realize it was

in my hand until I was about out of my
car.

If anyone asks...

You tell them that you were here all
night. You were studying.

You hear me?

Yes.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to make sure that bastard's
death doesn't ruin your life.

No, the janitor is absolutely right.

I was in the office last night. I just
didn't kill Mr. Larson.

What were you doing there in the first
place?

Mr. Larson and I had kind of a blow -up
yesterday.

He embarrassed me in front of the whole
office.

More or less threatened to fire me.

I went to the office last night to try
and smooth things over. I knew he was

working late. When I got there, his door
was closed. He was talking to somebody.

So I went out to my car. I read the
paper.

About 45 minutes later, I went back to
the office.

Whoever he was talking to was gone.

And he was dead.

I just turned around and I ran.

I know I should have called the police,
but it was such a shock.

Besides, I'd be lying if I said that it
didn't occur to me that I might be

blamed.

This person he was talking to, have any
idea who it was?

No. Man or woman?

Man. If you heard his voice again, would
you think you'd recognize it?

I might.

No.

His voice was too muffled.

Oh.

You worked for him for a long time?

22 years.

Say he threatened to fire you.

Lately he's been threatening to find
someone younger.

Will you take my case?

Oh, well... Mr.

Matlock, I did not kill Frank Larson.
That is the absolute God's honest truth.

Well, let's see if we can get you out of
here.

Morning. Morning.

Bobby. Morning, Ben.

So you took her case, huh?

Yeah, she's a nice lady.

Have you found the murder weapon?

Uh, no.

But we know he was struck over the head
once with a heavy, flat -edged object,

so we're assuming it's the bookend that
matches this.

Killer must have taken it with her when
she fled.

With him?

With him. It was a man.

How do you know that?

Uh -huh.

Uh, my client heard Frank Lawson arguing
with

somebody 45 minutes before.

Before he found the body and said it was
a

man. Right.

I don't suppose you'd run into anybody
who gives an idea of what it was. No.

If you're going to look, you better do
it fast.

Frank Larson's widow wants all of his
personal effects cleared out of here as

soon as possible.

Oh, in a hurry, huh?

Ms. Larson?

Hi.

I'm Ben Matlock. I represent Phyllis
Todd.

Hello. The matching end tables go to
everything in the study goes.

Yes, ma 'am. Are you moving?

No. No, I'm just getting rid of a few
things I've no use for anymore.

Oh, what a nice desk.

It was my husband's.

Well, you're getting rid of all your
husband's things.

Well, he's dead, isn't he?

Yeah, yeah, he's been that way for close
to a whole day now.

Yes, I guess he has.

You didn't get along?

Oh, no, no, we got along just fine.

He had his affairs, I had mine.

Oh, were they business or pleasure
affairs?

Both.

Was he seeing a...

Somebody recently.

He was always seeing somebody recently.

Would you have any idea who they were?

I couldn't have cared less.

Did you know your husband was going to
be working late last night?

Oh, sure.

Did you do anything special?

Yes, I went to the Eastside Athletic
Club, played tennis with some friends,

dinner. And you were there... Well,
let's see what we got there about.

Six o 'clock. We were there till about
ten. No.

Sorry, ma 'am.

No problem.

Those are Frank's golf tropes.

Most, if not all of them, completely
undeserved.

He cheated at that, too.

Hey,

Michelle. Hey.

Been here.

He just left to go see Phillip.

Check out the athletic club? Yeah.

Laura Larson was there from 6 to 10,
just like she said.

Witnesses all over the place.

I didn't get very far with Phyllis's co
-workers either.

Everybody loved her, hated him, and had
no idea who he could have been talking

to in his office last night.

This guy Larson, he kills me.

I can understand a guy wanting to have a
fling now and then, but, I mean, Larson

wanted to have them all.

Well, it's a two -way street.

He did get a little help, you know.

From who?

From women.

He wouldn't have been nearly so
successful in all his so -called

didn't get a signal from women.

And what kind of signal?

The three A's.

I'm approachable.

I'm agreeable. I'm available.

A woman can have just about any man she
wants once she sends out those signals.

Oh.

Any man.

Yep, it happens.

Even say someone like Ben.

Oh, Conrad.

Exactly.

You make goo -goo eyes at him, you
wiggle your little antenna at him, and

won't even notice it. He'll probably
start shining his shoes or scratch his

up against the wall because he won't
fall for it. I guarantee you he won't

for it.

I think you're wrong, Conrad.

Then do it.

What? You do it.

Give Ben the signal. I got 50 bucks that
says it won't work.

Unless, of course, you don't think you
can do it.

Oh,

I'm tempted.

Then try it.

You got signals.

But I know Ben Matlock.

You're on. Great.

50 bucks.

50 bucks.

If you don't mind my stopping by, I want
to ask you something. Of course not.

I'm not interrupting.

No, not at all.

Andrea, come and meet my attorney.

This is Ben Matlock.

Oh.

How do you do?

Hello. I hear you're in law school.

Yes, I am.

My daughter went to law school and
practices in Philadelphia.

If I sound like a proud father, it's
because I am.

That's wonderful, Mr. Matlock.

I hope my mother can say the same
someday.

Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like some
lemonade?

Oh, no, thank you.

You wanted to ask me something. Oh,
yeah.

Yeah. I had an opportunity to speak with
Frank Larson's widow.

And apparently he wasn't what you'd call
faithful.

Well, that does not surprise me.

I was hoping maybe you could help me
figure out what lady or ladies he was

seeing. You mean you think he might have
been murdered by a jealous husband?

Could be.

A lot of women phoned.

I never knew who they were.

You might look at the phone logs.

They're in my desk at the office.

Oh, okay. I'll do that. Thank you. Thank
you.

That's it?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's it. Except I'm... Glad to
finally meet you, Andrea.

Same here, Mr. Matlock. And thank you
for taking my mother's case.

Oh, it's a pleasure.

And as one legal mind to another, is
there anything

you remember about the night of the
murder that might help you?

I wish I did. I came home around 6 .30.

She left to talk to Mr.

Larson at around 7 .30.

I ordered a pizza, studied, and went to
bed.

Okay,

thank you.

Well, I'll be talking with you.

Bye.

Hi, Michelle.

Well?

I just went through two years' worth of
phone logs.

Find anything?

Yeah.

A pattern.

I'm assuming that the women who called
Frank Larson most frequently were the

women he had affairs with.

Shelly, Trish, Linda, Melanie, and
Denise.

How do you have time to practice law?

Well, maybe because he saw one at a
time.

Now, see, Shelly called him every day
for about four months, and then her call

stopped and Tricia's began. She called
him for about four months, and then

Linda's calls began.

Anything wrong?

No.

Go ahead.

Well, the really interesting thing is,
about four months ago, Denise's calls...

Stopped, but nobody else's began.

Yeah, he needed to rest.

You know, Miss Larson said she thought
he was cheating on her right up till the

night he died.

Well, then he was.

Wives always know.

Maybe his last affair never called the
office.

But why?

Something has gotten in here.

I know.

The exterminator was here yesterday.

But the smell's usually gone by now.

So this was Larson's love nest.

He didn't read it for the view, did he?

I'll check the bedroom. Okay.

He didn't have many home -cooked meals,
either.

Ever heard of the Amato's restaurant?

No.

Yeah, I knew Frank Lawson.

I mean, I knew who he was. He came in
here all the time.

In fact, he came in here the day he
died.

Was he with anybody?

Some blonde.

He's been bringing her in for a couple
of months.

We are talking young and gorgeous.

Did you get a name on her?

No.

But I did overhear her saying something
once that blew me away.

Yeah, what was that? She was talking
about taking some criminal law class.

I couldn't believe it.

This beautiful chick was going to law
school.

Oh, hi.

Glad you could make it. Want some
coffee?

Oh, no, thanks.

I've got to get back to my study group.

Is something wrong with my mother?

Oh, no.

I just wanted to give you something.

Lax law dictionary?

You're giving this to me? Yeah.

It was my daughter's, and she doesn't
need it anymore, and I thought maybe you

could use it.

Yes, I can.

Thank you. Yeah.

Well, I'd better get back. Okay.

Best to your mother.

Tell me, Mr. Matlock, how's her case
going?

It's fine.

It's been coming along.

Good. Thanks again for the book. Okay.

Bye -bye. Bye.

Well,

that's her.

That's the blonde that Frank Lawson was
with.

Something else, isn't she?

Yeah, she sure is.

Miss Hawkins?

Miss Hawkins?

Will you get that?

Uh -huh. Uh -huh.

Oh, Miss Thomas, I hardly recognize you.

What have you done to yourself?

Oh, nothing really.

It's probably my new hairdo.

Well, you certainly look nice.

Hi, Ben.

Hi, Cheryl.

Here's a little bit of news that'll curl
your eyebrows.

Andrea was having an affair with her
mother's boss.

No. Yeah. Now, that puts a whole new
wrinkle on things, doesn't it? Yeah.

I guess that's why the phone call
stopped.

Yeah, she couldn't call him at the
office. Her mother would find out. Might

explain something else, too.

What's that?

Why he's dead.

Her four months were up.

What?

Do that again.

Do what again?

That little walk.

You go up and down again? You go up and
down again.

You like this?

Yeah.

That's it.

That's it.

That's it. What?

That's it. What? That's it. Ernie Ford.
Ernie Ford said a line to Lucille Ball

on the show one time. She was walking
this little wiggly walk like this.

He said, ma 'am, you got an itch in your
get along.

You got an itch in your get along.

Excuse me, Mr. Matlock. Would you like
me to fix you some lunch?

Sure. Want some lunch?

Um, why don't we go out?

You want to go out?

Okay, thank you, Miss Hawkins. Anyway,
where are you going to go?

Well, the weather is so nice.

Why don't we eat alfresco?

Al who?

Outdoors. Oh. It's so pleasant and we
can talk.

Okay.

I know just the place.

What a wonderful idea.

The Sidewalk Cafe.

What's it called?

Alfresco. Alfresco.

A hot dog in the park.

I must remember that.

Well, poor Frank Larson.

Doesn't know what he's missing, does he?

You know, if he was a creature of his
habit, he must have been in the process

changing partners when he was murdered.

Yeah. Dumped Andrea.

Think maybe she's a very poor loser?

Maybe.

Her mother's covering for her.

You think maybe Phyllis found out what
was going on, was outraged, and maybe

it herself?

Well, that too.

There's only one way to find out.

What's everybody looking at us for?

I have no idea.

Want another?

No, thanks.

No, I don't.

Oh. Hi.

You got a minute to talk?

I've got all the time in the world.

Is Andrea at home?

No, she's in class. Oh, she was thrilled
with that book you gave her, by the

way. Books are such treasures for her.

She's always been such a good student.

I imagine she has lots of boyfriends.

Not really.

Getting an education is the most
important thing in her life right now.

You must know.

The most important thing is for the
client to be completely honest with her

lawyer.

You don't think I'm being honest?

I don't think you're telling me
everything.

Of course I am.

Well, what about Andrea's affair with
Frank Larson?

That's none of your business.

None of my business?

And it's got nothing to do with my case.

The DA won't look at it that way.

The DA doesn't know.

Phyllis, if I found out about it, it's
likely she'll find out about it.

And I have to defuse this thing before
she takes it in the courtroom and uses

to blow us out of the water.

No.

No!

I absolutely forbid you to bring this up
in court.

It's an embarrassment. It would ruin my
daughter's career before it's even

begun.

Your word, Mr.

Matlock, or I get a new lawyer.

Miss Richards, you work for the law firm
of McPherson, Steele, Larson, and

Marcus. Is that correct?

Yes, it is. I've been there almost six
years.

And on the day Frank Larson was
murdered, did you witness an argument

him and the defendant, Phyllis Todd?

Well, yes, but it was more of a
misunderstanding, really.

And it wasn't a big deal because it
happened all the time.

I see.

Did they argue frequently?

Well, Mr. Larson was a very difficult
man to work for. Just answer the

please.

Yes, they did.

Would you say that this particular
argument upset the defendant?

Phyllis, it's very sensitive. They
always upset her. And when you tried to

console her, what did she say to you?

I can't remember her exact words.

Your own words will be just fine.

She didn't mean it. What did she say?

She said, I know it's a terrible thing
to think, but sometimes I wish you were

dead.

Thank you, Miss Richard.

Oh, hi.

Mom told me you know about the affair I
had with Frank.

I'm so ashamed, Mr. Matlock.

I'm so grateful that you're not going to
make it public.

Well, your mother told me she'd fire me
if I did.

She needs you desperately, Mr. Matlock.

And I'm going to stand by her, as are
you.

You're pretty close to your mother,
aren't you?

I love her very much.

She told me that your father ran off
when you were a little girl. It must

been very difficult for your mother and
you.

We had each other.

You've made her very proud.

You're almost a liar.

And you did it all yourself.

You don't owe anybody anything except
her.

Ben. Oh, excuse me. I just overheard
something I think you ought to know

Excuse me.

Sure.

I just heard Julie tell Lieutenant
Brooks to step up his search for the

weapon. Says if and when the police find
it, she can wrap this case up in a day.

She has a new lead. Sounds like it.

Better be careful.

Like break a fingernail or something.

Could you help me? I'm looking for
something that got thrown out in here by

mistake.

I'll pay you.

What's it look like?

It's a marvelous bookend. It's about
this big. It's got a flat bottom and an

angular top.

It's really heavy.

Where are you going? I just gave you
$20.

It'll cost you $50.

Fifty dollars more?

It's a bargain. Another ten seconds,
it'll cost you sixty dollars more.

Nice doing business with you, sweetie.

If Ben could see you like this, he'd go
for you in a minute.

Just drive.

How'd it go?

She bought it.

Literally. Went for the whole thing?

I got 70 bucks out of her.

I don't think she believed for a second
that it was a fake.

Looks like we found the killer, Conrad.

Looks like.

I think so.

A little nervous.

Well, I won't be asking you any
questions about you and, you know, Frank

Look at it this way.

As a student of law, it might be good
for you to see how it feels up on the

stand, right?

Right.

You know, your mother still thinks
you're the sweet young girl

that she devoted her life to after your
father left.

Make it sound like you don't. Well, it's
hard to imagine a sweet young girl

falling for somebody like Frank Larson.

Could be you wanted something else.

Like what?

Maybe a job.

You're wrong about me, Mr. Matlock.

I hope so.

We have a big problem, Andrea.

I don't think your mother has much of a
chance in there.

You think they'll find Mom guilty?

I've done my best, but I have to be
honest. It doesn't look good.

But she's innocent, and she said you
were the best. She said that you would

her off.

Well, there seems to be a big difference
these days between the way your mother

sees things and the way they really are.

You are the daughter of the defendant,
is that correct?

Yes, I am.

And you live together in the same house?

Yes.

Did your mother ever talk to you about
her employer, Frank Larson?

Yes.

Did you get the impression that she
enjoyed working for him?

He paid her well, but I don't think she
actually enjoyed working for him, no.

Why not?

He was very unpleasant and unfair. He
used to blame her for things that were

fault, and he used to belittle her in
front of everybody at the office.

How long was he unfair to her?

For as long as I can remember.

So arguments with her were a fairly
common everyday occurrence.

Yes. When you came home the night of the
murder, did your mother appear to be

angry or distraught?

No. Did she tell you of the most recent
argument he had had with her?

All she said was that she needed to talk
to him, which is why she went back that

night. She knew he'd be working late.

She left the house at what time?

7 .15, 7 .30, something like that.

And what did you do while she was gone?

I studied and then I went to bed.

Well, you didn't have dinner?

I think I ate on campus that night.

Oh, I remember now. I, um, I ordered a
pizza.

Oh.

What time did the, uh, did the pizza
arrive?

Um, just before eight, I guess.

Uh -huh.

Was your mother home by then?

No, she didn't get home until after I'd
gone to bed.

sometime around nine or so. So you
accepted delivery of the pizza?

Yes. Okay.

Mr. Matthews?

Do you recognize this man?

No.

Your Honor, I have to confer with my
attorney.

You're out of order.

Please sit down.

I must talk to you.

I agree with you, Your Honor.

She's out of order. You can't do this.

You're out of order.

Now sit down or I'll have you removed.

You don't

recognize this man.

Well, the fact is, he doesn't recognize
you either.

He's the man who delivered the pizza to
your house that night.

And he says the door was opened not by
you, but by her, your mother.

He saw her because she was at home. And
your mother didn't use that car to enter

the building that night, did she?

Madam, you are weird, aren't you? I'm
changing my...

Bailiff, restrain this woman. Andrea,
who killed Frank Larson? I did. I killed

him. You must stop him. Bailiff, remove
the defendant.

No!

I was having an affair with him.

And his police?

He broke it off.

I was so stunned and so furious.

I didn't know what I was doing.

I killed him.

Mom went back that night to cover up for
me. That's why the janitor saw her

there.

I can't let you do it, Mom.

What is that?

Remember the deal? A response from Ben
by the last day of the trial.

I assume there's been no response. So,
subsequently, $50, please.

You said the last day. The day is not
over yet. Oh, come on, come on. If he

hasn't cracked by now, what makes you
think that at the 11th hour he's going

come charging up here and get... Oh,
Michelle.

I'm glad I caught you.

I know this is short notice, but are you
busy tonight?

Why, no, Ben, I'm not.

You like opera?

Oh, I love opera. A friend of mine has
tickets, and he can't use them, and

you're the first person I thought of.

Oh, Ben, it's so sweet of you to think
of me. Thank you.

As it happens, I can't go either.

They're yours.

Take anybody you like.

Have you noticed that Michelle's been
acting a little strange lately? You

we ought to get her a man?

No, we don't have to do that. No, she
can get any man she wants. All she has

do is give them the signal. The signal?
Yeah. Didn't you know women, they give

these signals to men when they want to
catch them?

Yeah? Yeah, yeah. See, they do these
things to make themselves noticeable,

that brings up the three A's.