Warning: spoilers are ahead for Episode 6 of Matlock Season 1, available streaming now with a Paramount+ subscription , called “Sixteen Steps.” Matlock hasn’t held back from taking time away from the procedural legal cases to emotionally hit hard with Matty’s story in the 2024 TV schedule , and that was certainly the case in “Sixteen Steps.” She reached the point of very nearly quitting her quest for justice after a health scare, only to get the last-minute break she needed.
Kathy Bates ’ performance wasn’t the only tear-jerking one in this episode, though, as credit has to go to one of the guest stars in particular. Episode director and executive producer Kat Coiro spoke with CinemaBlend about “Sixteen Steps” and its most standout twists. The stresses of the case of the week with two moms getting a second chance at justice for their infant son who died combined with her secret mission took a toll on Matty in “Sixteen Steps,” when she had a panic attack that she fully believed was a heart attack until she was cleared.
It was enough that Edwin wanted her to quit her subterfuge at trying to get into Pharma at Jacobson Moore and focus on raising Alfie as a tribute to their daughter. Having made no progress, she agreed to quit..
. only to get the news from Olympia and Julian the next morning that she was being moved to Pharma, as she’s wanted all along. Instead of giving up, she now has a shot at Welbrexa, and she told the two attorneys: I wanted my shot.
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