15.  1/20/87  THE RAT PACK

         A Beverly Hills cookie entrepreneur accused of killing his
         girl friend hires Matlock after his own lawyers advise him
         to plead guilty for the sake of his company.

         Trivia: Evigan is 6'3"; Busfield is 5'10"

         w. Anne Collins                d. Nick Sgarro
            story by Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
            music by Robert Prince

         Adam Gardner...................Timothy Busfield
         Josh Sinclair..................Greg Evigan
         Michael Porter.................Desi Arnaz, Jr.
         Mark Williams..................Jimmy Baio
         James Wallingford..............William Bogert
         Arthur Rydell..................Herbert Edelmann
         Deborah O'Keefe................Shawn Weatherley
         Carl Richards..................Gregory Itzin
         L.A. Lawyer....................Jack Rader
         Rev. Sweet.....................Gary Grubbs
         Sweet's Man....................Rex Ryon
         Asst. DA.......................James A. Watson, Jr.
         Elinor.........................? Louise Shaffer
         Jimmy..........................James V. Christy
         ...............................Kevin Haley
         ...............................Elven Havard
         ...............................James Ingersol
         ...............................Gretchen Palmer
         ...............................Erwin Fuller
         ...............................Rick Goldman