117. [6-7]  12/6/91   THE DEFENSE

        Matlock fights a first-degree murder charge for a teen
        who admits shooting the abusive father--but only
        after he'd threatened to kill his battered mother.

        w. Gerald Sanoff              d. Peter Ellis
           music by Artie Kane

        Danny Hayes..................David Kaufman
        Christine Hayes..............Jane Daly
        Frank Hayes..................Andrew Robinson
        Rose Hayes...................Frances Bay
        Sam Parker...................Clarence Felder
        Blessing.....................J. Trevor Edmond
        ADA Connelly.................Matthew Laurance
        Jury Foreperson..............Leanne Griffin
        Reporter.....................Laurel Schaefer
        Bailiff......................F. Kahil Wheaton
        Judge Martin Alden...........Alexander Zale