The Don: Part 1

Plot
When Nicholas Baron, a well known mobster, is accused of murdering one of his rivals, he asks Matlock to represent him. Matlock initially refuses, but agrees to represent Baron despite threats on his own life. He soon meets the entire family, and realises that despite what Baron has always done for a living, at heart he's a worried father who wants to clear his name.

Trivia

 * This episode was a kind of back door pilot for the TV show Jake and the Fatman which would premiere a year after this.