54.  [3-7]  1/17/89   THE VENDETTA

        A distraught man (Mitchell Laurance) takes Matlock's
        friends hostage and, while they wait for his return,
        Michelle, Julie and Tyler try to dissuade the gunman with
        tales of Ben's sly detective work and courtroom heroics
        (shown via clips from past episodes).

        w.  Robert Schlitt             d. David Solomon

        Nick Collins/Ned Billings......Mitchell Laurance