The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(217 votes)

   #1 - Miracle Cure

   S1:E110/29/1993

   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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   Director:Michael Lange

   Writer:James Kramer
2. 

   7.0/10(159 votes)

   #2 - Amnesia

   S1:E211/5/1993

   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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   Director:Michael Lange

   Writer:Joyce Burditt
3. 

   7.1/10(170 votes)

   #3 - Murder at the Telethon

   S1:E311/12/1993

   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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   Director:Anson Williams

   Writer:Vance DeGeneres
4. 

   6.9/10(176 votes)

   #4 - Inheritance of Death

   S1:E411/19/1993

   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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   Director:Frank Thackery

   Writer:Gerry Conway
5. 

   7.3/10(136 votes)

   #5 - The 13 Million Dollar Man

   S1:E512/3/1993

   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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   Director:Anson Williams

   Writer:Gordon T. Dawson
6. 

   7.7/10(124 votes)

   #6 - Vanishing Act (1)

   S1:E612/10/1993

   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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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Bruce Franklin Singer
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7. 

   7.7/10(122 votes)

   #7 - Vanishing Act (2)

   S1:E712/17/1993

   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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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Bruce Franklin Singer
8. 

   7.0/10(134 votes)

   #8 - Shanda's Song

   S1:E81/7/1994

   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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   Director:Neema Barnette

   Writer:Craig Volk
9. 

   7.9/10(136 votes)

   #9 - The Restless Remains

   S1:E91/14/1994

   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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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Robert Schlitt
10. 

    7.6/10(127 votes)

    #10 - Murder with Mirrors

    S1:E101/21/1994

    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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    Director:Anson Williams

    Writer:Gerry Conway
11. 

    7.5/10(134 votes)

    #11 - Flashdance with Death

    S1:E111/28/1994

    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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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Gerry Conway
12. 

    7.8/10(130 votes)

    #12 - Reunion with Murder

    S1:E122/4/1994

    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

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    Director:Anson Williams

    Writer:Robin Madden
13. 

    7.5/10(118 votes)

    #13 - Lily

    S1:E133/4/1994

    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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    Director:Frank Thackery

    Writer:Gerry Conway
14. 

    7.8/10(185 votes)

    #14 - Guardian Angel

    S1:E144/1/1994

    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

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Bruce Franklin Singer
15. 

    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #15 - Nirvana

    S1:E154/8/1994

    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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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Peter Dunne
16. 

    7.8/10(107 votes)

    #16 - Broadcast Blues

    S1:E164/15/1994

    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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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:James Kramer
17. 

    7.7/10(132 votes)

    #17 - Shaker

    S1:E174/29/1994

    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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    Director:Alan Myerson

    Writer:Gerry Conway
18. 

    7.9/10(107 votes)

    #18 - The Plague

    S1:E185/6/1994

    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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    Director:Peter Ellis

    Writer:Gerry Conway
19. 

    7.8/10(124 votes)

    #19 - Sister Michael Wants You

    S1:E195/13/1994

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

    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:Joyce Burditt