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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 11 - Death By Extermination
    8.0/10(149 votes)

    S2:E11

    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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  2. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 3 - Woman Trouble
    7.9/10(131 votes)

    S2:E3

    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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  3. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 6 - Murder Most Vial
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    S2:E6

    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

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  4. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 9 - The Last Laugh (1)
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    S2:E9

    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
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  5. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 18 - Sea No Evil
    7.9/10(124 votes)

    S2:E18

    IRS Agent Gretchen McCord returns when her lifeguard nephew is accused of murder.

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

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  6. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 1 - Many Happy Returns
    7.8/10(118 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  7. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 4 - The Busy Body
    7.8/10(118 votes)

    S2:E4

    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

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  8. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 7 - You Can Call Me Johnson
    7.8/10(123 votes)

    S2:E7

    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

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  9. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 16 - A Blast From the Past
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    S2:E16

    One of Steve's old ""collars"" gets out of prison and comes looking for revenge.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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  10. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 2 - A Very Fatal Funeral
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    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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  11. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 5 - My Four Husbands
    7.7/10(116 votes)

    S2:E5

    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

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  12. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 15 - Call Me Incontestable
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    S2:E15

    A rash of murders made to look like suicide leads to a dating service and its beautiful customers.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Dan Wilcox

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  13. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 21 - Death in the Daytime
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    S2:E21

    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

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  14. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 8 - Georgia on My Mind
    7.6/10(137 votes)

    S2:E8

    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

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  15. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 10 - The Last Laugh (2)
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    S2:E10

    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
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  16. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 19 - How to Murder Your Lawyer
    7.5/10(134 votes)

    S2:E19

    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

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  17. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 20 - Naked Babes
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    S2:E20

    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

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  18. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 14 - The New Healers
    7.3/10(126 votes)

    S2:E14

    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
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  19. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 12 - Standing Eight Count
    7.1/10(118 votes)

    S2:E12

    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

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  20. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 17 - Playing for Keeps
    7.0/10(112 votes)

    S2:E17

    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

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  21. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 13 - The Bela Lugosi Blues
    6.8/10(155 votes)

    S2:E13

    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

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  22. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 22 - My Baby is Out of this World
    6.5/10(123 votes)

    S2:E22

    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

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Death By Extermination" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 149 votes. Directed by Christopher Hibler and written by Dan Wilcox, it aired on 12/2/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Woman Trouble".