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Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Diagnosis: Murder Season 4 Episode 15 - Murder Two (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Murder Two (1)

    S4:E15

    Jesse is arrested and charged with murder after a doctor testifying against Jesse in a malpractice suit is poisoned. Mark convinces his old friend, Ben Matlock, to defend Jesse.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writers:Joel Steiger, Gerald Sanoff

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  2. Diagnosis: Murder Season 6 Episode 1 - Resurrection (3)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Resurrection (3)

    S6:E1

    Mark, Steve, Jesse, and Amanda are all trapped in the rubble of Community General in the aftermath of the bombing. Mark tries to shake off the numbing effects of the explosion in time to save Amanda, who's suffering from a punctured lung and broken collarbone. After the dust settles, the hunt for Caitlin Sweeney begins. It's discovered that the Sweeneys belong to a terrorist organization, R.O.A.R.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  3. Diagnosis: Murder Season 5 Episode 1 - Murder Blues
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Murder Blues

    S5:E1

    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
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  4. Diagnosis: Murder Season 8 Episode 16 - Being of Sound Mind
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Being of Sound Mind

    S8:E16

    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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  5. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 1 - Miracle Cure
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Miracle Cure

    S1:E1

    A priest kills his would-be blackmailers and does everything he can to cover his tracks. Dr. Sloan investigates when details don't quite add up.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:James Kramer

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  6. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 2 - Amnesia
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Amnesia

    S1:E2

    Security is increased at the hospital when Senator Robert Bassett undergoes an operation. Drs. Sloan and Stewart are preoccupied when a beautiful young amnesia patient is brought in. Unbeknownst to them, their beautiful young patient is a professional killer.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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  7. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 3 - Murder at the Telethon
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    #7 - Murder at the Telethon

    S1:E3

    When an abrasive, washed-up comic is found dead at a Community General benefit telethon, suspicion is cast on everyone from his son to his former writers.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Vance DeGeneres

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  8. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 4 - Inheritance of Death
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Inheritance of Death

    S1:E4

    Mark's cousin, Jonathan Nash, bequeaths his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital. His three dastardly children are the main suspects after Nash dies suspiciously... before he has a chance to alter his will.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  9. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 5 - The 13 Million Dollar Man
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The 13 Million Dollar Man

    S1:E5

    After a dying man gives Dr. Sloane a winning lottery ticket, the deceased's family and creditors swarm him, claiming the ticket is theirs.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  10. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 6 - Vanishing Act (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Vanishing Act (1)

    S1:E6

    A group of crooked cops frame Steve for murder after he gets too close to their robbery operation. Jack visits some past friends, now mobsters, to dig up information.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Bruce Franklin Singer

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  11. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 7 - Vanishing Act (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Vanishing Act (2)

    S1:E7

    The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnaps Mark's underworld friend, Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save Benedict before time runs out.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Bruce Franklin Singer

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  12. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 8 - Shanda's Song
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Shanda's Song

    S1:E8

    Dr. Sloan treats a famous singer,then takes her into his home as a homicidal closes in.

    Director:Neema Barnette
    Writer:Craig Volk

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  13. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 9 - The Restless Remains
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Restless Remains

    S1:E9

    Financier Robin westlin dies in Dr. Sloan's house, but when the paramedics at the scene, the body's gone. Everyone is certain the event was a figment of Mark's imagination. Dr. Sloan goes on a quest to validate his theory.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Robert Schlitt

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  14. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 10 - Murder with Mirrors
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Murder with Mirrors

    S1:E10

    A team of Magicians Clark & Madison, breaks up when Paul Madison decides to go solo. Mark jumps to his friend Clark's aid when Madison turns up dead with Eddie Clark the main suspect.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  15. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 11 - Flashdance with Death
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Flashdance with Death

    S1:E11

    Steve's latest girlfriend, a dance instructor, is a suspect in a murder investigation when a dance club's owner dies mysteriously.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  16. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 12 - Reunion with Murder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Reunion with Murder

    S1:E12

    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

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  17. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 13 - Lily
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Lily

    S1:E13

    A prostitute, who tells Jack of her plans to blackmail her clients, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. Dr. Sloan interviews her clients to discover the real cause of death.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  18. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 14 - Guardian Angel
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Guardian Angel

    S1:E14

    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

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  19. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 15 - Nirvana
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Nirvana

    S1:E15

    Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck. Jack tangles with the underworld to find out what happened.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Peter Dunne

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  20. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 16 - Broadcast Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Broadcast Blues

    S1:E16

    A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:James Kramer

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  21. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 17 - Shaker
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Shaker

    S1:E17

    A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. The dry-eyed Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake. Jack and Amanda help Mark weed through the wealthy family to find the murderer.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  22. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 18 - The Plague
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Plague

    S1:E18

    A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.

    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  23. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 19 - Sister Michael Wants You
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Sister Michael Wants You

    S1:E19

    Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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  24. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 1 - Many Happy Returns
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Many Happy Returns

    S2:E1

    Dr. Sloan is under suspicion after his tax preparer is killed with Mark spotted 'hovering' over the body.

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  25. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 2 - A Very Fatal Funeral
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - A Very Fatal Funeral

    S2:E2

    Suspicion is cast on Norman Briggs after the chairman of a philanthropical medical group of which Norman is a part, is murdered. Steve and Mark attend the funeral to nail the culprit, who promptly falls over dead.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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Best Episodes Summary

"Murder Two (1)" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Christopher Hibler and written by Joel Steiger, Gerald Sanoff, it aired on 1/30/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Resurrection (3)".