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The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 7

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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 7 Episode 11 - Santa Claude
    8.3/10(103 votes)

    S7:E11

    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:Burt Prelutsky, Steve Brown

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  2. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 20 - Murder at BBQ Bob's
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    S7:E20

    Steve teams with a Naval Investigator when the apparent suicide of a military officer turns into a cold-blooded murder.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Paul Bishop

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  3. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 8 - Gangland (2)
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    S7:E8

    Susan Gibney [ Maya ], David Marciano [ Eddie Michaels ], Michelle Stafford [ Trish ], Robert Bailey Jr. [ CJ ], Rusty Burns [ Betsy ], Richard Cody [ Kip ], George W. Hartmann [ Tommy ], William Newman [ Chester Chumley ], Kathleen Lloyd [ Emma Bornstein ], Kevin McNally [ Paramedic ], Aaron J. Meeks [ Dion ], John W. Johnston [ Rick ], Patricia Place [ Mrs. Palmer ], Daniel Zacapa [ Waiter ], Channon Roe [ Lucas (uncredited) ] rc: Med Student Alex Mark's life becomes hectic when a look-alike gangster moves to LA and is caught up in a struggle for power.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  4. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 10 - The Seven Deadly Sins
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    S7:E10

    Mark matches wits with a beautiful jewel thief who's being framed for murder.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writers:Steve Brown, Chris Abbott

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  5. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 19 - A Resting Place
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    S7:E19

    Doc Sloan goes undercover as a patient in a retirement home to solve the murder of an ex-cop.

    Director:Farhad Mann
    Writer:Burt Prelutsky

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  6. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 22 - Swan Song
    7.9/10(120 votes)

    S7:E22

    Mark's old friend, singer Danielle Marsh, visits and begins exhibiting erratic behavior while dodging attempts on her life. Mark attempts to fight through Marsh's defensive barriers to help his friend.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Joel Steiger

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  7. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 1 - The Roast
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    S7:E1

    A comedy roast in Mark's honor is ruined by a double murder.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Mark Solomon

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  8. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 6 - The Killer Within
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    S7:E6

    A med student, surrogate daughter to Madison Wesley, is sent to a rehab program to kick drugs. Once there, she's wrongly accused of murdering a fellow patient. Mark sets his sights on bringing down the real culprit.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  9. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 12 - Man Overboard
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    S7:E12

    Mark takes on a temporary assignment as physician on a cruise ship and sleuths to uncover the killer of a disagreeable man.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writers:Kimberley Wells, Michael Lyons

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  10. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 18 - The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A.
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    S7:E18

    Steve meets a new girlfriend on a television game show and then investigates when she's killed. Steve suspects her estranged brother, a doctor at Community General.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Cathryn Michon

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  11. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 23 - Out of the Past (1)
    7.8/10(109 votes)

    S7:E23

    An old friend of med student Alex Martin is mixed up in the murder investigation of an L.A. 'madam'. Mark suspects Alex's friend may be more deeply involved in the madam's business than she lets on. Meanwhile, Madison Wesley is stalked by a homicidal killer who's recently undergone plastic surgery.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Steve Brown

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  12. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 24 - Getting Mad, Getting Even (2)
    7.8/10(101 votes)

    S7:E24

    Madison moves in with her new paramour, unaware that he's trying to kill her. Jesse is suspected of being the anonymous author of a tell-all book that places hospital workers in spicy relationships.

    Director:Donald L. Gold
    Writer:Burt Prelutsky

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  13. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 4 - Murder at Midterm
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    S7:E4

    A fiendish med student sells prescription pads to a drug dealer and murders his partner when she becomes too needy. Mark plays Columbo to nail the murderer.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writers:Melody Fox, Marc Cushman

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  14. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 5 - The Flame
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    S7:E5

    Steve investigates a murder in which the main suspect is the husband of Mark's old flame. Steve and Jesse date the same girl.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Joel Steiger

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  15. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 7 - Gangland (1)
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    S7:E7

    Mark's life becomes hectic when a look-alike gangster moves to LA and is caught up in a struggle for power.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  16. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 9 - The Mouth That Roared
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    S7:E9

    An outgoing radio host who's hunting for her birth mother is suspected of murdering a phony mother. Jesse's mother visits.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Cathryn Michon

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  17. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 13 - Frontier Dad
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    S7:E13

    The whole gang, plus Alex Smith and Amanda's rascals, are invited to observe the shooting of an episode of "Frontier Dad", a family series about Wild West hero Dash, starring Carl Simpson.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Barry Van Dyke

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  18. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 3 - Bringing Up Barbie
    7.6/10(107 votes)

    S7:E3

    Mark baby-sits Barbie, the daughter of one of Steve's old friends, while her father hides from a gangster.

    Director:Ron Satlof
    Writer:Steve Brown

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  19. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 21 - Two Birds With One Sloan
    7.6/10(104 votes)

    S7:E21

    Mark appears on a quiz show to uncover the killer of a game show contestant.

    Director:Nancy Malone
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  20. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 2 - Sleeping Murder
    7.5/10(104 votes)

    S7:E2

    Mark worries that his sleepwalking brother may be guilty of murder.

    Director:Ron Satlof
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  21. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 16 - Murder by Remote
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    S7:E16

    A devious home security programmer plots to murder the children of everyone involved in the accidental death of his son.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  22. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 17 - Teacher's Pet
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    S7:E17

    A young med student is suspected of killing her abusive husband after her story of murderous burglars proves false.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Joel Steiger

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  23. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 15 - Jake's Women
    7.0/10(88 votes)

    S7:E15

    Mark is stunned to learn that his late friend Jake was married to two women. Steve juggles the investigation of Jake's murder and a blossoming relationship.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Mark Solomon

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  24. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 14 - Too Many Cooks
    6.9/10(96 votes)

    S7:E14

    Mark investigates when a philandering chef is murdered during a televised charity cook-off.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Santa Claude" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" season 7. It scored 8.3/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Nancy Malone and written by Burt Prelutsky, Steve Brown, it aired on 12/16/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Murder at BBQ Bob's".