Diagnosis: Murder: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Diagnosis: Murder Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
An Innocent Murder
Dec 8, 1995
Ashley York murders her wealthy father and cleverly manipulates it to appear as though he killed himself. Dr. Sloan picks away at holes in the story, which leads him directly to As
Witness to Murder
Dec 15, 1995
Dr. Sloan takes in an abandoned young girl found at the scene of a murder, while Steve and Jesse go about tracking down the killer.
All-American Murder
Dec 22, 1995
The murder of a beautiful woman around a marine encampment raises suspicions. Dr. Sloan discovers more to her than meets the eye.
Murder in the Courthouse
Dec 29, 1995
Dr. Sloan suspects a cunning D.A. in the murder of an acquited defendant.
Murder on the Run (1)
Jan 5, 1996
A man wrongfully convicted of murder takes Dr. Sloan hostage. Dr. Sloan hears his story and works to prove the man's innocence. Jesse works feverishly to rescue Mark.
Murder on the Run (2)
Jan 12, 1996
Dr. Sloan shields George Karn from both Steve and Lt. Delaney while investigating his wife's murder.
Love is Murder
Jan 19, 1996
Steve heads up the investigation when a serial cop killer is on the prowl, while inadvertantly dating the killer.
Misdiagnosis Murder
Jan 26, 1996
An exhausted Jesse, coming off a 48-hour stint in the hospital, witnesses a man die in the parking garage. Jesse returns with help only to find the man alive. While everyone believ
The Pressure to Murder
Feb 9, 1996
Amanda's cousin falls to his death when his motorcycle suddenly veers off the road. Amanda leads the investigation when it's discovered her cousin was drugged immediately before th
Living on the Streets Can Be Murder
Feb 16, 1996
Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.
Murder Murder
Feb 23, 1996
Dr. Sloan tries to solve a friend's murder while Steve investigates the deceased's ex-wife and her identical twin sister.
Murder in the Dark
Mar 8, 1996
A visiting surgeon must deal with his alcoholism after a fellow doctor is murdered during one of his blackouts.
35 Millimeter Murder
Mar 29, 1996
When a photo shop erroneously sends Dr. Sloan the wrong set of photographs, he becomes embroiled in the murder investigation of an escort girl. Meanwhile, Amanda's baby is about to
The Murder Trade
Apr 5, 1996
In an episode reminiscent of Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train'", Dr. Sloan is drawn into a murder pact by a psychiatrist in need of money. The psychiatrist kills a woman pestering
Mind Over Murder
Apr 12, 1996
Jesse is attracted to a beautiful psychic, who also happens to be the prime suspect in a murder. Amanda copes with the trials of motherhood.
Murder by the Book
Apr 19, 1996
The daughter of one of Mark's friends writes a juicy tell-all expose of the most prominent public figures. Mark takes her in after a crazed stalker starts threatening her and her c
FMurder
Apr 26, 1996
Mark investigates a perky morning television personalty for the murder of a Howard Stern-like radio host.
Left-Handed Murder
May 3, 1996
Dr. Sloan is the executor of his friend, Preston Michael's, estate after Michaels is found in the body of a shark. Things turn interesting after traces of poison are found in Micha