164.  [9-1]  10/13/94  THE ACCUSED     (2 hr)

        Matlock defends a journalist who claims to have killed an
        underworld figure in self-defense after meeting with him for
        an interview.  She was accused of winning a Pulitzer years ago
        with a plagiarized article.

        w. Anne Collins               d. Christopher Hibler
           story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff

        Ellen Barrett.................Linda Kelsey
        Brad Gelardi..................Mark Hutter
        Frank Jeffries................Tony Carreiro
        DA Haskins....................David Wells
        Carrie Gelardi................Sidney Bennett
        Ingrid Jeffries...............Helen Halsey
        Clarence Litton...............Wilbur Fitzgerald
        Jason.........................Marshall Botvinick
        Adam Easley...................Mark Jeffrey Miller
        Det. Marks....................David Lenthall
        Judge Clagett.................Al Wiggins
        Mrs. Easley...................Deborah Winstead
        Jury Foreperson...............Rod Gilson
        Boat Owner....................Joe Maggard
        Pizza Guy.....................Michael Sinterniklass