7.6/1089 votes#1 - Many Happy Returns
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1994
Dr. Sloan is under suspicion after his tax preparer is killed with Mark spotted 'hovering' over the body.
Director: Lou Antonio
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 7.7/1094 votes
#2 - A Very Fatal Funeral
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1994
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
- 8.0/10101 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.6/1093 votes
#4 - The Busy Body
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1994
Dr. Sloan's birthday is less than festive when he discovers the body of a prominent divorce lawyer in the Hospital pharmacy. When Steve arrives, the body is nowhere to be found. Mark and Jack work feverishly to find the body, find the culprit, and lead a tour of potential investors all at the same time.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Dan Wilcox
- 7.5/1092 votes
#5 - My Four Husbands
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1994
A famous actress, a patient at Community General, is implicated in the murder of one of her four ex-husbands. Against everyone's advice, Mark believes in her innocence and sets out to prove it.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Robin Bernheim Burger
- 7.8/1087 votes
#6 - Murder Most Vial
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1994
A cantankerous patient at Community General is given a double injection of his medication, eventually leading to his death. Jack suspects a doctor he's had a grudge against for a long time. Despite Mark's objections, Jack sets out to prove his ""enemy"" is the killer.
Director: Richard Compton
Writer: Richard Collins
- 7.8/1093 votes
#7 - You Can Call Me Johnson
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1994
At Jack's request, Mark operates on a Godfather-like mobster, Albert Bartell... and faces retribution from the man's son when Albert dies suddenly.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: John Wirth
- 7.8/10109 votes
#8 - Georgia on My Mind
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1994
Jack and Steve vie for a young woman's affections as she leads them in an investigation of a PI's death.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Brad Kern
- 7.9/10172 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.5/10102 votes
#10 - The Last Laugh (2)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1994
Realizing that he's been duped, Mark goes all out to thwart the murderer's plans. Amanda and Jack go after Wallace Sterling, the crooked financier and art lover by selling a forged painting of a can of Cream of Celery soup.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 7.8/10117 votes
#11 - Death By Extermination
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1994
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
- 6.9/1088 votes
#12 - Standing Eight Count
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1994
The newly crowned boxing champion is found murdered shortly after the bout. Jack and Amanda investigate the deceased's former trainer, his opponent, and his opponent's manager to find a way through a web of lies and deceit.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Travis Fine
- 6.6/10124 votes
#13 - The Bela Lugosi Blues
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1995
Mark has some unorthodox theories when several dead bodies are found drained of blood with puncture marks on their neck.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: Michael Gleason
- 7.2/1098 votes
#14 - The New Healers
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1995
When an unpopular actor on a hot new medical drama (being filmed at Community General) suddenly dies, Mark suspects everyone from the writer to other cast members.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 7.7/1084 votes
#15 - Call Me Incontestable
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1995
A rash of murders made to look like suicide leads to a dating service and its beautiful customers.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Dan Wilcox
- 7.7/10102 votes
#16 - A Blast From the Past
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1995
One of Steve's old ""collars"" gets out of prison and comes looking for revenge.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 6.8/1089 votes
#17 - Playing for Keeps
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1995
Dr. Sloan investigates the murder of an antagonistic pro volleyball player. Steve searches for an alleged stalker while Amanda and Jack keep an eye on her teammates, none of whom are particularly upset over her death.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 7.7/1099 votes
#18 - Sea No Evil
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1995
IRS Agent Gretchen McCord returns when her lifeguard nephew is accused of murder.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
- 7.5/10107 votes
#19 - How to Murder Your Lawyer
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1995
After Steve's night school law teacher is nearly run down in the parking lot, he and a paralegal investigate shady dealings in their law firm.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Michael Gleason
- 7.4/10101 votes
#20 - Naked Babes
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1995
When Amanda's friend Angela is kidnapped immediately after giving birth to quadruplets, Amanda feigns pregnancy and goes undercover at an adoption agency to locate Angela. Jack and Dr. Sloan try to care for the babies.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 7.5/10112 votes
#21 - Death in the Daytime
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1995
Amanda wins a guest role on The Young and the Restless and walks right into a murder.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Michael Gleason
- 6.5/1098 votes
#22 - My Baby is Out of this World
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/1995
The death of a popular musician raises suspicious questions. The musicians' pregnant wife, who claims to be carrying an alien's child, complicates matters.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Richard Collins
The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 2
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Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Many Happy Returns" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Lou Antonio and written by William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg, it aired on 9/16/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Very Fatal Funeral".