Santa Claus

Summary

When a down-on-his luck Santa Claus (Tom McCabe) is accused of killing the landlord who was about to evict not only him but everyone else in the apartment complex, the people in his building take up a collection and come to Matlock to ask him to defend him. They may not like Tom, but none of them believe him guilty of murder. Matlock ignores his own misgivings about a man he can't help but dislike and agrees to defend Tom.

Guest stars

• Terri Treas as Annie Harris
• Charlotte Stewart as Mrs. Spellman
• Pat Hingle as Tom McCabe
• David Froman as Lt. Bob Brooks
• Barry Jenner as Mark Harris
• Tamara Taylor as Reporter
• Betty Lynn as Sarah
• Grainger Hines as Carl Lang
• Michael Durrell as Lloyd Burgess
• Linden Chiles as Alan Rollins