'Matlock' Season 1 Finale Reveal: [SPOILER] Buried the WellBrexa File, Fate for Season 2 Confirmed
The Matlock season one finale has aired on CBS and we finally know the identity of the person who buried the WellBrexa file.
In the first episode of the Matlock reboot, Kathy Bates‘ character, Madeline “Matty” Matlock, was introduced as a woman who needed a job at a law firm, Jacobson Moore, in order to care for her late daughter’s son. Viewers believed this to be true – up until there were about 10 minutes left in the episode.
Audiences learned that Kathy‘s character is actually a rich, retired lawyer named Madeline Kingston who is going undercover at Jacobson Moore in hopes of discovering who was responsible for hiding papers that could have covered up evidence in the opioid crisis. Madeline’s daughter Ellie died of opioid use and she wants to take down the firm for defending the pharmaceutical company responsible for her daughter’s death.
While no one else at the law firm knew Matty’s secret throughout the season, her boss Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) finally discovered the truth in a recent episode. They worked together in the end to find out who hid those documents that would have kept opioids from being sold, leading to the death of Matty’s daughter.
So, who was it?
Keep reading to find out more…
Jason Ritter’s Julian Markston is the guilty person!
Olympia discovers at the end of the season finale that her ex-husband Julian Markston (Jason Ritter) was the person who buried the evidence.
Julian shows up and begs Olympia to keep his secret, which Matty still does not know. We won’t find out until season two if Olympia will keep the secret or tell Matty the truth.
“There was a point about halfway through the season where I was told that it was me. It was helpful because there were some things where in the story I can be a little coy or withholding. But you don’t know if it’s about the big lie or about some smaller lie,” Jason told Us Weekly.
About that cliffhanger, Jason added, “To have it end like that with Olympia and Julian in this safety deposit box room where it is just the two of them begging for his life, that was the only version I ever read. When we did the table read, people really loved that scene and were like, ‘Oh, my gosh, what happens next?’ Which is exactly what you want for a cliffhanger.”
Don’t worry, we’ll be seeing even MORE of Julian in the second season, despite him quitting the firm.
“He did just quit the firm. Yes, there are going to be so many things that happen! So many things,” Matlock showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman told TVLine.
Jennie says that the show will still be called Matlock, even though Matty’s cover has been blow.
“You don’t have to worry. It works,” she told Variety about the title staying the same in season two. “We know what the plan is for the next season, and we’re not losing Matlock and her folksy persona. Who that character is is important and the way that the plot plays out over the second season enables us to do all of the things. It’s exciting! I’m excited about it.”
Jason Ritter recently responded to a TikTok theory about season two.