Billy is kidnapped and held for ransom. Agent Wingate of the FBI is assigned to recover him.
Is Ed Wingate character based on Col. Flagg from M.A.S.H.? Did the Matlock staff write it as a tribute to Ed Winter? The personas are identical from The Wind reference to the dialog. The series often goes out-of-the-box writing rather unique episodes uncharacteristically Ben's trial motis apperendi keeping the entertainment value interesting.