Matlock The Reporter (1986–1995) Online
- Original Title :
- The Reporter
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
- Year :
- 1986–1995
- Directror :
- Charles S. Dubin
- Cast :
- Andy Griffith,Linda Purl,Kene Holiday
- Writer :
- Dean Hargrove,Robert Hamilton
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.5/10
When a house blows up and a body is found which appears to be that of the owner. The police investigate and think that the man's wife is a suspect. When she is arrested, a reporter tells Ben about her and when he offers to defend her, the reporter hopes to get a story. When they look into the man's background, they discover a lot of irregularities. And even the neighbor saw some peculiar things on the night of the explosion.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Andy Griffith | - | Ben Matlock |
 | Linda Purl | - | Charlene Matlock (credit only) |
 | Kene Holiday | - | Tyler Hudson (as Kene Holliday) (credit only) |
 | Sarah Abrell | - | Sally Duncan |
 | David Carpenter | - | Dan Abrams |
 | Chris Cote | - | Glen Palmer |
 | Michael Flanagan | - | Divorce Lawyer |
| David Froman | - | Lt. Bob Brooks |
 | Robert Harper | - | Michael Palmer |
 | Caryn Richman | - | Laurie Palmer |
 | Robin Thomas | - | Prosecutor Burton Hawkins |
 | Lee Wilkof | - | Dr. Randolph |
 | Andrew Divoff | - | Federal Agent |
| Bob Delegall | - | Dr. Lewis Weeks |
| Lucille Meredith | - | Judge Irene Sawyer |
This episode has been aired alternately under the title "The Widow".
Final appearance of Robin Thomas as Prosecutor Burton Hawkins.