Ben Matlock agrees to enter the volatile environment to conduct the defense. He is met by inmate Steve Mazarowski (played by David Carradine ), who acts as the prosecutor in their "kangaroo court".
While inside, Matlock is assigned a fellow inmate named "Tiny" (played by Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. ) as a bodyguard. Ben soon discovers that the victim, Rudy Chambers, was killed because he had snitched on a group of inmates planning an escape. [S4E9] The Prisoner: Part 1
The 9th episode of this cult classic is titled "Checkmate" and features a famous human chess game. Ben Matlock agrees to enter the volatile environment
While "The Prisoner: Part 1" specifically refers to this Matlock episode, the title is often associated with other works: ) as a bodyguard
is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the legal drama Matlock , which first aired on November 14, 1989. In this high-stakes episode, Ben Matlock is recruited by the Attorney General to defend a prison guard, John Jackson, who has been accused by inmates of murdering a fellow prisoner. Plot Summary
Following a prison riot where inmates take control of the facility and several guards hostage, they demand a "trial" for Jackson within the prison walls.