The grind has finally paid offfor Matty with her move to the pharmaceutical team of the firm, putting her closer to her goal of uncovering the dealings that directly contributed to her daughter’s death. InMatlockSeason 1, Episode 7, Matty finds herself in the “Belly of the Beast” as she gets a front-row seat on the team’s operation when she and Julian work on a case involving a young woman. The episode’s logline below previews the particulars of this case, which is like a godsend for Matty. CBS released some sneak peeks from the episode that find Matty leaving Olympia’s team and settling in with Julian and his team.
“Matty works on a case with Julian in which a young woman sues after experiencing severe symptoms from a clinical trial. At the company holiday party, Olympia learns a secret about Julian’s past.”
Matty Moves Up in the Company in ‘Matlock’ Season 1, Episode 7.
The video above begins with Matty and Olympia, and the latter gives the former a crash course on handling the in-house pharmaceutical team. The moment is emotional asOlympia loses her secret weapon, and Matty feels it. However, Olympia warns Matty to avoid falling for emotional traps since the other lawyers on the team are ruthless. Julian joins them, and after that passionate make-out session inEpisode 6, he and Olympia can’t stop smiling when they see each other. Matty quickly realizes that Julian and Olympia are back together, but they ask her to keep it quiet. “And I won’t be part of your throuple. I did that in ‘95; it’s too match multitasking,” Matty says.
The next scene shows a discovery hearing of the case where the girl claims she developed some complications after a clinical trial. The other lawyers try to dig into her statements, poking holes at the inconsistencies. Matty sits in careful silence, and when she breaks it, she agrees to a settlement to end the case. Regardless of whether the plaintiff can prove it, Matty feels that the sum they are asking for is too low to warrant this dissection of her private life. Putting Olympia’s advice into good use,Matty strong-arms the pharmaceutical teaminto a settlement of $50000.
“Belly of the Beast” isMatlock’s holiday episode, in which the company is holding a party where some secrets come out. For one, Sarah is trying to hide the fact that she was part of an acapella group to make a good impression on the girl from IT. Olympia also learns a secret from Julian’s past.
Tune in to CBS on Thursday, December 05, to watch the episode and stream past episodes on Paramount+.
