Matlock

Previously on Matlock... I'm Madeline Matlock.

I'm a lawyer,

like the old TV show.

Why do you want to work at my firm?

I woke up at 75 years old without a husband

or money and a 12-year-old kid to raise.

I need this job more than you can possibly imagine.

Meet me in the conference room,

and bring the new lawyer with you.

Who's Olympia divorcing?

Julian. Oh. The guy she was arguing with.

See, there's this funny thing that happens when women age.

People assume I'm a harmless old lady,

and that's how I'm going to trick them.

Good evening, Mrs. Kingston.

There she is.

Well, you'd be a lot less cheery if you knew

how I talked about you at work.

Gambling, cheating,

not to mention dead.

Grammy! Alfie.

Was I right? Perfect name?

Reminds us of Mom?

I had a daughter, and she died

after a long battle with drugs.

The law firm Jacobson Moore, hid documents

that could've taken opioids off the market

ten years earlier.

Think of how many lives that could've saved,

including our daughter's.

So I'm gonna figure out who knew what when,

and then, I'm gonna put them in jail.

Let's just make this, see how you feel.

It's a message from that infernal dating site.

"Madeline Kingston, is that you?"

Someone recognized you.

Oh!

Watch where you're going.

You're not the only damn person on Earth.

Once in a while, Alfie, the universe

sends you a sign.

A sign to do it, or not to do it?

I'm doing it.

We're doing it.

Really? Truly.

Mom would be so proud.

Remind me of that

when this gets hard, okay, darling?

I will

because it's true,

Mom would be so proud.

Let's abbreviate that, okay?

So I'm not a mess every time.

M-W-B-S-P?

M-W-B-S-P.

Perfect.

What's perfect?

Ah.

This year's birthday trip.

Hand over those dogs.

Happy birthday, Mom.

Happy birthday, Ellie. Happy birthday, Ellie.

It's gonna be a good year.

Okay, what's going on with you two?

I made a decision.

I want to move forward.

Figure out if one of those lawyers

hid documents for Wellbrexa.

But it's so dangerous. I know.

And crazy, it's so crazy. I know, I know that, too.

I just...

it's my last chance

to parent our child.

Well, I guess we're moving to New York.

Really?

Yes!

I wonder what my new name should be.

Matty, hurry.

Look.

I can make it with paraffin wax.

Just like they did with the first

lithographic reproduction in 1792.

And who would think that you'd be using it

200 years later to cook up

a fake thumbprint for your wife

to break into a server room?

We're basically Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Yeah, but way sexier.

Ooh.

Give me one or two days,

I'll perfect it. I got this.

You do got this.

What is ethical non-monogamy

and why are old people so into it?

I'll tell you in four to seven years.

Did you get me off that dating app

so Stanley can't find me or contact me or...

Yup, deleted the whole thing.

You've officially ghosted him.

Hallelujah. I gotta hustle to work.

I got an email this morning

that Olympia and Julian

got an old case overturned on appeal.

What's that mean? For the plaintiff,

a retrial. But for me,

face time with Julian.

I want to knock his socks off,

so he pulls me over to pharma.

And then I can have access to

the whole Wellbrexa file.

Well, go get 'em, Mrs. Smith.

Yeah.

I'm getting 'em, Mr. Smith.

I'm getting 'em.

What about romance?

True love? Taking a leap of faith?

Now, who would want that when you could have

the safety net of beautifully defined terms

that outline the distributions

of all rights and responsibilities?

I don't need a safety net.

Claudia and I aren't getting divorced.

Said every person who ever got divorced.

Matty, your marriage turned into

a rotten, loveless, black hole.

What is your stance on prenups?

My stance? Make sure your spouse

doesn't gamble away your life savings before they croak.

Well, Claudia doesn't even like scratch offs,

so I think I'm good.

Lucky you. I just got off the phone

with the orthodontist.

My grandson needs braces,

which means I need moolah, which means--

Time to get on pharma. Time to get on pharma.

I feel so observed.

It's "seen." Anyhoo,

face time with Julian means Granny gotta slay all day.

Anyone know how they won the appeal?

Four simple words.

Olympia argued that

four words in the jury instructions,

"Known or knowable risks,"

created prejudice against

our lesser educated plaintiffs,

and the judge agreed. Beautiful lawyering.

They should teach courses on it.

And bring you in as a special speaker,

seeing as you drafted the motion.

After I called it crazy.

No one wants me speaking.

What's happening right now?

Clearly they had a great prenup.

The point is,

we have a second bite at the apple.

So, what kind of apple we biting into?

Ana and Vanessa Sampson.

Their child died

at nine months as a result of

contaminated baby formula.

That's awful.

We sued the formula company for health

and safety violations at the factory.

The defense argued that the contamination

happened at the parents' apartment.

It was a brutal loss.

Matty, if it's too hard

to dive into a case about the loss of a child,

you can sit this one out.

I appreciate that, Olympia. I really do.

But, actually, I'd like to help the parents get justice.

So...

I assume you polled the jury.

Why'd they rule against you?

First off,

they didn't believe conditions at the factory

were bad enough.

And the factory foreman was adamant

that it wasn't the cause.

Well, that must be this guy,

Harold P. Wong, with all the Dr. Evil doodles

next to his name.

That's supposed to be Voldemort.

So, we need to undermine Voldemort's credibility

this time around.

Which means going back to the factory

and talking to everyone again.

Sarah and Billy, get started

on scheduling those interviews.

And if you are really up for it,

Matty, I think you'd be helpful

with another issue that came up in the polling.

Of course. What was it?

The jurors didn't feel sympathy for the moms.

After they testified about losing their baby?

Can we just-- Shh.

Hi, there.

I'm Julian Markston,

this is Olympia Lawrence.

We've met with four lawyers,