[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Matlock Season 1 Episode 17, “I Was That, Too.”]
The reality is out on Matlock. After final week’s bombshell ending that exposed Olympia’s (Skye P. Marshall) data of Matty’s (Kathy Bates) secret identification, Matty was pressured to return clear whereas locked in a gathering room for hours at Jacobson Moore. Between attempting to win a high-stakes evening court docket case for a pregnant consumer, Olympia would return to Matty to grill her for the reality. The ensuing scenes have been some fabulous performing from Bates and Marshall, who’ve confirmed themselves to be great scene companions on this already-renewed sequence, setting the CBS drama up for a high-stakes two-hour finale subsequent week.
For the primary time all season, Matty was 100% sincere with Olympia, whom she and Edwin (Sam Anderson) eradicated from their Wellbrexa suspects listing within the episode prior. The whip-smart Matty who can drawback remedy on a dime knew that she had no house to lie, however she additionally knew this was the best way to avoid wasting her friendship with Olympia that she genuinely didn’t need to lose. Matty takes her friendship with Olympia simply as severely as she does her investigation at this level. As she mentioned in a tearful, highly effective emotional plea (a scene that’s little doubt going for use for Bates’ Emmy reel, ought to she get the nomination we predict is coming her method), “I got here right here anticipating to be invisible. Individuals don’t see previous girls. However you noticed me.” Their friendship is actual, and so is her proof in opposition to Julian Jr. (Jason Ritter), Olympia’s ex-husband. As Matty informed her, “Two issues could be true on the identical time.”
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Olympia made Matty element each little bit of her deception. Matty laid all the pieces out on the desk, from what she was investigating and why to how she crafted her faux persona. When Olympia questioned why she ought to belief something she says, Matty revealed her personal twist: her medical bracelet. The bracelet is a decoy machine that’s GPS-monitored. If she have been to set it off, paid safety disguised as EMTs would arrive at her location and get her out of there. Matty didn’t use the bracelet to show to Olympia that she will be able to nonetheless be trusted. After Matty proved herself once more by serving to win the evening court docket case, Olympia lastly reviewed the final piece of proof she refused to have a look at earlier than: Ellie’s obituary, the one piece of Matty’s life she may by no means convey herself to have scrubbed off the web when this investigation started.
Matty warned Olympia that the longer she was lacking, the earlier Edwin would ship all of their Wellbrexa findings to the New York Occasions. She gave Olympia the placement quantity for the Wellbrexa archive field that needs to be holding the lacking research, and her story checked out. The episode ended with Olympia questioning if her ex-husband may actually have stolen the Wellbrexa doc, however she wanted extra solutions. Within the remaining moments, Olympia and Matty confirmed up on the entrance door of Matty’s actual dwelling, a lot to Edwin and Alfie’s (Aaron D. Harris) shock.
Ending this case and avenging her daughter is “all that issues” to Matty, however retaining her friendship with Olympia in tact is a brand new purpose. With Olympia now totally within the loop, a brand new sharp thoughts has been added to the investigative crew, however not probably the most reliable ally. Olympia has the identical purpose to guard Julian, ought to he be responsible, that Matty has to reveal the reality: defending their youngsters. Put together for the Wellbrexa case to interrupt all the best way open in subsequent week’s finale. As Olympia warns within the finale promo, “If I am going down, you go down.”
Matlock, Season 2 Finale, Thursday, April 17, 9/8c, CBS