“ Matlock ” is undergoing some changes.

In early October, David Del Rio , who portrays associate Billy Martinez, was removed from the set and fired after a sexual assault allegation . Season 2 was already in production when the incident occurred, and Del Rio had already filmed seven episodes. “Prior Bad Acts,” which aired on Dec. 4, marked his final appearance, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman confirms to Variety .

That episode ended with Billy telling his pregnant girlfriend, “I do want to get married,” an odd-sounding line that appeared to have been mashed together later. While Snyder Urman didn’t confirm that was the case, she said, “I’ll just say there were creative changes that we had to make, and we made them. We’re ending up in a different place than what our plans were, but

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