Warning: spoilers for Matlock, Season 1, Episode 16 “The Johnson Case” are in play.
Forgive me should you’re getting uninterested in me trumpeting each time Matlock delivers a cliffhanger within the 2025 TV schedule, however there have been some legit nail-biters as of late. The revelation that Mrs. Belvin (Patricia Belcher) was the Redditor who tipped Kathy Bates’ authorized eagle off on the Welbrexa thriller’s existence was a game-changer. Now, with three episodes left, a better growth has taken form.
From this level on, it’s going to be spoilers for “The Johnson Case,” so should you haven’t watched – you could have been warned. However earlier than we bounce in, let me simply say one factor: Skye P. Marshall’s Season 1 finale tease simply grew to become much more intriguing – contemplating her character of Olympia Lawrence is a large a part of this new flip.
Olympia Might Have Figured Out Matty’s Ruse
On the finish of Matlock’s sixteenth episode, we realized what that file from the title really contained. “The Johnson Case,” because it seems, was Olympia’s file of Madeline Kingston (Kathy Bates), a.okay.a. Matty Matlock. Confronting “Matty” exterior of the bus she takes as cowl for her precise limo house, the supposedly impoverished single grandmother was offered with a deluge of proof.
You’d suppose the candidate for companion at Jacobson Moore had a Paramount+ subscription for all the clues she’s gathered. However it seems that Ms. Lawrence has been taking part in the lengthy recreation, as proven by a brand new utilization of Matlock’s “twist-of-the-week” system.
Between the recording pen that led to Matlock’s fall finale bombshell involving Julian (Jason Ritter) and a pockets utilized in a distraction earlier in Matty’s investigation into her ex-husband’s whereabouts, Ms. Lawrence had a fairly good case.
Nevertheless, what could have been the kicker was the looks of Madeline’s sister Bitsy (Julie Hagerty) in court docket, seeing as that was the place the license plate for Matty’s limo got here from. With all of those clues in place, Olympia was left to ask the query that’s left us hanging for the subsequent week:
Who the hell are you, Madeline Matlock?
Oh, this could possibly be dangerous. There are a number of causes to be involved, and we’ll run via all of them now.
Matlock’s Nerve-wracking Cliffhanger May Change Every little thing
It figures that the Matlock episode that seemingly clears Olympia of all wrongdoing on Welbrexa is the one wherein she confronts Madeline. Simply as these two grew to become pals, just for Matty to query it when it appeared like her pal was again on the clue board, the last word vindication has come too late.
Not solely might this completely kill their authorized sisterhood, nevertheless it might additionally finish Madeline Kingston’s investigation via termination. And with the one suspect left being Jason Ritter’s kinda good however kinda shady lawyer, my closing Matlock Large Unhealthy prediction remains to be within the air.
Additionally, we might be seeing the Welbrexa thriller that’s been so central to Matlock Season 1 going away quickly. Or, doubtlessly it might morph in order that if Olympia wants to start out her personal impartial workplace, she will be able to take Madeline Matlock along with her to proceed digging away from prying eyes. That’s, if no matter waits on the different finish of this surprising growth permits for any form of skilled/pleasant chatter.
Set your watches, of us, as a result of Madeline Kingston will return within the “I Was That Too” episode on Thursday, April 10 at 9 p.m. ET. If that title isn’t a reference to Olympia Lawrence telling Matty she thought they have been pals, I’ll be very stunned.