The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder

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   8.4/10(104 votes)

   #1 - Voices Carry

   S6:E131/21/1999

   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

   Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
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   8.3/10(123 votes)

   #2 - Living on the Streets Can Be Murder

   S3:E102/16/1996

   Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.

   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writers:Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writers:Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes
3. 

   8.3/10(109 votes)

   #3 - Sins Of The Father (1)

   S8:E122/2/2001

   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

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   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Joel Steiger
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   8.2/10(107 votes)

   #4 - Love is Murder

   S3:E71/19/1996

   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

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   Director:Tom Chehak

   Writer:Nan Hagan
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   8.2/10(107 votes)

   #5 - Murder in the Air

   S4:E234/24/1997

   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

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   Director:Tom Chehak

   Writer:Tom Chehak
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   8.2/10(105 votes)

   #6 - Trapped in Paradise

   S6:E121/7/1999

   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

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   Director:Bruce Seth Green

   Writer:Ernie Wallengren
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   8.2/10(98 votes)

   #7 - Santa Claude

   S7:E1112/16/1999

   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

   Writers:Steve Brown, Burt Prelutsky

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   Director:Nancy Malone

   Writers:Steve Brown, Burt Prelutsky
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   8.2/10(93 votes)

   #8 - Sins Of The Father (2)

   S8:E132/9/2001

   Mark must find out why his dad left him as a child.

   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Joel Steiger

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   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Joel Steiger
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   8.1/10(118 votes)

   #9 - Woman Trouble

   S2:E39/30/1994

   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

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   Director:Roy Campanella II

   Writer:Joyce Burditt
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    8.1/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Witness to Murder

    S3:E212/15/1995

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Paris Barclay

    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #11 - Murder Can Be Contagious

    S4:E29/26/1996

    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

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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    Director:Vincent McEveety

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
12. 

    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #12 - A History of Murder

    S4:E141/16/1997

    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

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Gerry Conway
13. 

    8.1/10(182 votes)

    #13 - Hard-Boiled Murder

    S4:E172/13/1997

    Mark aids an old friend, Joe Mannix, in solving a 25-year-old, unsolved murder.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
14. 

    8.1/10(136 votes)

    #14 - Physician, Murder Thyself

    S4:E224/24/1997

    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

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Gerry Conway
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    8.1/10(116 votes)

    #15 - The Merry Widow Murder

    S4:E245/1/1997

    A wealthy woman and her boyfriend dupe Mark and plot to murder her husband.

    Director:Oz Scott

    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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    Director:Oz Scott

    Writer:Joyce Burditt
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    8.1/10(108 votes)

    #16 - The Murder of Mark Sloan

    S4:E265/8/1997

    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

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    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Steve Hattman
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    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Deadly Games

    S5:E410/9/1997

    Community General is already under increased security, with a high-profile criminal hospitalized, when an important businesswoman is brought in. Mark suspects her security guard has deadly intentions.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Jeff Peters

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    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Jeff Peters
18. 

    8.1/10(108 votes)

    #18 - The Patient Detective

    S8:E511/9/2000

    Steve nearly dies in a car accident and think a murder happens. No one believes him.

    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Stephen A. Miller

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    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Stephen A. Miller
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    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Hot House

    S8:E711/30/2000

    An abusive man who, along with four other people, was a contestant on a reality show is murdered while living in a house that is monitored 24 hours a day. After the killing, Mark enters the house as the man's replacement to see if he can uncover what happened.

    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox
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    8.1/10(97 votes)

    #20 - Being of Sound Mind

    S8:E163/2/2001

    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

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    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Burt Prelutsky
21. 

    8.0/10(135 votes)

    #21 - Death By Extermination

    S2:E1112/2/1994

    The body of a dead real estate agent is found in the walk-in closet of Mark's sister's new house. Mark and Steve have to work around Dora Sloan's annoying habits while investigating the murder.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Dan Wilcox

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    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Dan Wilcox
22. 

    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #22 - Murder on the Run (1)

    S3:E51/5/1996

    A man wrongfully convicted of murder takes Dr. Sloan hostage. Dr. Sloan hears his story and works to prove the man's innocence. Jesse works feverishly to rescue Mark.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Steve Hattman

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Steve Hattman
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    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #23 - Left-Handed Murder

    S3:E185/3/1996

    Dr. Sloan is the executor of his friend, Preston Michael's, estate after Michaels is found in the body of a shark. Things turn interesting after traces of poison are found in Michaels' body and three women, all apparently married to Michaels, attend the reading of the will.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes

    Writer:Mark Masuoka

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    Director:Jonathan Frakes

    Writer:Mark Masuoka
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    8.0/10(142 votes)

    #24 - Rain of Terror

    S5:E161/29/1998

    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

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Craig Tepper
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    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #25 - Murder, My Suite

    S6:E141/28/1999

    Mark, Jesse, and Amanda are trapped in a hotel when it's quarantined after a deadly virus is released. They struggle to contain the virus, while at the same time trying to locate its origin. Meanwhile, a scheming seductress carries out her plan, using the virus as a diversion to rob a nearby bank vault.

    Director:Jim Johnston

    Writer:Lee Goldberg

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    Director:Jim Johnston

    Writer:Lee Goldberg