The April 17 finale of Matlock ended with a shock for Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates) and her family when a man claiming to be her grandson Alfie’s (Aaron D. Harris) long-lost dad showed up at their posh home’s front door. Tech-savvy junior sleuth Alfie, whose mother’s death from an opioid overdose was the impetus for Matty’s undercover work in the legal drama’s freshman season, had tracked down his maybe-daddy and invited him over. Matty and her husband Edwin (Sam Anderson) couldn’t believe their eyes. The face at the door was less of a surprise for Bates. “He‘s played by Niko Nicotera, who was in Richard Jewell with me. I told [Matlock creator Jennie Snyder Urman] ‘You’ve got to use this man,‘” Bates says. Confirms Urman, “She told me right away she knew who could play him and how wonderful he was. I...