The fourth episode of Matlock (2024) was titled The Rabbit and the Hawk and was the fourth episode of the show’s first season. When the Jacobson Moore team represents both sides of a compensation claim, Madeline discovers just how low they’re willing to sink. In this podcast Gerry and Iain consider moral victories.
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While Madeline helps Robert Walton (John Billingsley), a bereaved husband whose wife died after their housing provider failed to fulfil its statutory duties, pursue a claim, things get complicated when Senior and Elijah wind up representing the defendants.
After a firewall is put in place, Olympia and Madeline think they’ve secured their client a significant victory. Unfortunately their colleagues have not yet run out of ideas and may find a way to protect their client from suffering the consequences of a damaging concession.
This episode was directed by Kat Coiro. The writer was Jeffrey Lieber.
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The Rabbit and the Hawk was released in 2024. It is 42 minutes long and originally aired on CBS. Episodes continue to stream on Paramount+ internationally and on Sky in the UK.
