8.3/1095 votesLoading...#1 - Voices Carry
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1999
Newly retired detective Harry Trumble returns to the force when it appears 'The Clown Killer', a murderer Trumble chased for more than a decade, has emerged from obscurity to kill again. Mark is reluctant to help Harry investigate the Clown, in part due to a rift between the two, but also because Mark suspects Harry has something to do with the Clown's reappearance.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 8.2/1091 votesLoading...
#2 - Love is Murder
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/1996
Steve heads up the investigation when a serial cop killer is on the prowl, while inadvertantly dating the killer.
Director: Tom Chehak
Writer: Nan Hagan
- 8.2/10112 votesLoading...
#3 - Living on the Streets Can Be Murder
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/16/1996
Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes
- 8.2/1091 votesLoading...
#4 - Murder in the Air
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/24/1997
Dr. Sloan and Amanda investigate when the co-pilot of the airplance carrying them to a medical conference is murdered and the remainder of the flight crew are incapacitated with a mysterious illness.
Director: Tom Chehak
Writer: Tom Chehak
- 8.1/10168 votesLoading...
#5 - Hard-Boiled Murder
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1997
Mark aids an old friend, Joe Mannix, in solving a 25-year-old, unsolved murder.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 8.1/10122 votesLoading...
#6 - Physician, Murder Thyself
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/24/1997
Dr. Sloan investigates when an unpopular colleague drops dead while performing an operation. Mark investigates his fellow doctors when tests reveal the deceased was poisoned.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 8.1/1094 votesLoading...
#7 - Santa Claude
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1999
Hospital horticulturist Claude is revealed to be an escaped convict living under an assumed name for the past 10 years. Mark fights to shelter Claude from extradition while striving to prove his innocence.
Director: Nancy Malone
Writer: Steve Brown, Burt Prelutsky
- 8.1/10100 votesLoading...
#8 - Sins Of The Father (1)
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2001
A young woman is assassinated while Dr. Mark Sloan is examining her, setting off an investigation that plunges Mark into dark memories of his own childhood.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Joel Steiger
- 8.1/1092 votesLoading...
#9 - Being of Sound Mind
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2001
Dr. Sloan tries to save Jesse and Amanda from a murderer who is out to kill them in order to obtain a multi-million dollar inheritance.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
- 8.0/10110 votesLoading...
#10 - Reunion with Murder
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/1994
A tell-all book written by one of Amanda's vindictive old college roommates contains embarrassing secrets of all four roommates. Dr. Sloan tries to discover what happened when the author is found dead and Amanda is the main suspect.
Director: Anson Williams
Writer: Robin Madden
- 8.0/10166 votesLoading...
#11 - Guardian Angel
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/1994
An unhappy politician's wife guns down her husband in an underground garage. Mark sees through her alibi and attempts to confirm his suspicions.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Bruce Franklin Singer
- 8.0/10101 votesLoading...
#12 - Woman Trouble
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1994
Two women involved in a love triangle plot to murder a man, take his millions, and leave the country. Dr. Sloan investigates after his friend's mysterious disappearence.
Director: Roy Campanella II
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 8.0/1094 votesLoading...
#13 - Murder Can Be Contagious
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1996
A burglar inadvertently becomes infected with a deadly virus. Dr. Sloan and Jesse are subsequently exposed to the virus after Jesse stumbles upon the thief's dead body. Both Mark and Jesse are confined to Mark's home while Steve and Amanda investigate the drug company that manufactured the virus, in the hopes of discovering an antidote before Jesse runs out of time.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 8.0/1091 votesLoading...
#14 - A History of Murder
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1997
Mark investigates a 30-year old murder when the body of his old mentor is discovered entombed in a wall in the hospital.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 8.0/10101 votesLoading...
#15 - The Merry Widow Murder
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/1/1997
A wealthy woman and her boyfriend dupe Mark and plot to murder her husband.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 8.0/1096 votesLoading...
#16 - The Murder of Mark Sloan
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 5/8/1997
Dr. Sloan is stalked by a mad bomber whom he helped incarcerate. Norman and Mark are the main dissenters in negotiations to sell the hospital to a corporate raider.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Steve Hattman
- 8.0/10130 votesLoading...
#17 - Murder Blues
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1997
Steve becomes embroiled in political intrigue after the murder of a city councilman's wife appears to be part of a larger political strategy. Steve investigates two mayoral candidates, the councilman and the chief of police, as well as a rogue detective and his partner, all with strong motives.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 8.0/10128 votesLoading...
#18 - Rain of Terror
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1998
A spat between a girl and her boyfriend leads to an apparent murder, leaving the girl and her mother with a dead body, just as dinner guests Mark and Amanda arrive. Panic sets in, when the body disappears, the power goes out, the roads are impassable, and the attacks begin.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Craig Tepper
- 8.0/10107 votesLoading...
#19 - The Last Resort
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1998
Steve and his abrasive, confrontational partner are confined to a therapy home for 90 days after Steve shoots and kills a fleeing suspect. Steve's partner, Reggie, believes his wife and daughter are being held hostage by his nemesis, a belief that is furthered by a series of delusional events. On the outside, Jesse and Amanda work with Tanis Archer to solve the murder of a lab technician.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Paul Bishop
- 8.0/1093 votesLoading...
#20 - Trapped in Paradise
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1999
Steve goes undercover as a doctor in a private community after several mysterious deaths occur within its confines. Steve is 'aided' by a tabloid reporter posing as his wife.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Ernie Wallengren
- 8.0/1098 votesLoading...
#21 - The Patient Detective
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2000
Steve nearly dies in a car accident and think a murder happens. No one believes him.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Stephen A. Miller
- 8.0/1086 votesLoading...
#22 - Sins Of The Father (2)
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2001
Mark must find out why his dad left him as a child.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Joel Steiger
- 7.9/10108 votesLoading...
#23 - Sister Michael Wants You
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1994
Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 7.9/10172 votesLoading...
#24 - The Last Laugh (1)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1994
A plastic surgeon dies due to an overdose of laughing gas... with no shortage of suspects. Mark campaigns furiously to exonerate Bonnie Valin, the victim's wife, while Steve makes a solid case against her. Meanwhile, Amanda's new electronic checking service is less than effective.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 7.9/1099 votesLoading...
#25 - Witness to Murder
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/1995
Dr. Sloan takes in an abandoned young girl found at the scene of a murder, while Steve and Jesse go about tracking down the killer.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder
Every episode of Diagnosis: Murder ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder!
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Voices Carry" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder". It scored 8.3/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Christopher Hibler and written by William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg, it aired on 1/21/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Love is Murder".