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Matlock: Season 8, Episode 20

The Idol (19 May 1994)

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A young lawyer who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.

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Mick McGovern ...
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Michele Weiss ...
Yolanda Burke
Al Wiggins ...
Judge Claggett
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A young lawyer who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.

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When Paul Cox throws Yolanda Burke off the balcony, she turns as she falls to face to the right with her left shoulder towards the ground. When the camera shows her after she is on the ground, she is facing the other direction, with her right shoulder on the ground. See more »

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