12.  12/9/86  SANTA CLAUS

         A man who plays Santa Claus for charities is accused of
         slaying the developer who was evicting him and his fellow
         tenants from their building.

         Note: Matlock says "Every year I look for the nastiest,
         hatefulest, meanest man to represent and this year you're it"

         w. Robert Schlitt              d. Dan Haller
            story by Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
            Music by Dick De Benedictis

         Tom McCabe.....................Pat Hingle
         Mark Harris....................Barry Jenner
         Carl Lang......................Grainger Hines
         Daniel Paulsen.................Andrew Masset
         Annie Harris...................Terri Treas
         Alan Rollins...................Linden Chiles
         Sarah..........................Betty Lynn
         Detective......................Sean McGuirk
         Duke...........................Gary Bergher
         TV Woman.......................? Tamara Taylor
         Mrs. Stahlman..................Charlotte Stewart
         Jeweler........................? Greg Monaghan
         Secretary......................? Faith Quabius
         Judge Richard Cooksey..........Richard Newton
         DA Lloyd Burgess...............Michael Durrell
         Lt. Bob Brooks.................David Froman