Diagnosis: Murder: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
The Roast
Sep 23, 1999 · 45 min
A comedy roast in Mark's honor is ruined by a double murder.
Sleeping Murder
Sep 30, 1999 · 45 min
Mark worries that his sleepwalking brother may be guilty of murder.
Bringing Up Barbie
Oct 7, 1999 · 45 min
Mark baby-sits Barbie, the daughter of one of Steve's old friends, while her father hides from a gangster.
Murder at Midterm
Oct 14, 1999 · 45 min
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.
The Flame
Oct 21, 1999 · 45 min
Steve investigates a murder in which the main suspect is the husband of Mark's old flame. Steve and Jesse date the same girl.
The Killer Within
Oct 28, 1999 · 45 min
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
Gangland (1)
Nov 9, 1999 · 45 min
Mark's life becomes hectic when a look-alike gangster moves to LA and is caught up in a struggle for power.
Gangland (2)
Nov 9, 1999 · 45 min
Susan Gibney [ Maya ], David Marciano [ Eddie Michaels ], Michelle Stafford [ Trish ], Robert Bailey Jr. [ CJ ], Rusty Burns [ Betsy ], Richard Cody [ Kip ], George W. Hartmann [ T
The Mouth That Roared
Nov 11, 1999 · 45 min
An outgoing radio host who's hunting for her birth mother is suspected of murdering a phony mother. Jesse's mother visits.
The Seven Deadly Sins
Nov 18, 1999 · 45 min
Mark matches wits with a beautiful jewel thief who's being framed for murder.
Santa Claude
Dec 16, 1999 · 45 min
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 strivin
Man Overboard
Jan 6, 2000 · 45 min
Mark takes on a temporary assignment as physician on a cruise ship and sleuths to uncover the killer of a disagreeable man.
Frontier Dad
Jan 13, 2000 · 45 min
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
Too Many Cooks
Jan 20, 2000 · 45 min
Mark investigates when a philandering chef is murdered during a televised charity cook-off.
Jake's Women
Feb 3, 2000 · 45 min
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.
Murder by Remote
Feb 10, 2000 · 45 min
A devious home security programmer plots to murder the children of everyone involved in the accidental death of his son.
Teacher's Pet
Feb 17, 2000 · 45 min
A young med student is suspected of killing her abusive husband after her story of murderous burglars proves false.
The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A.
Feb 24, 2000 · 45 min
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.
A Resting Place
Apr 6, 2000 · 45 min
Doc Sloan goes undercover as a patient in a retirement home to solve the murder of an ex-cop.
Murder at BBQ Bob's
Apr 20, 2000 · 45 min
Steve teams with a Naval Investigator when the apparent suicide of a military officer turns into a cold-blooded murder.
Two Birds With One Sloan
Apr 27, 2000 · 45 min
Mark appears on a quiz show to uncover the killer of a game show contestant.
Swan Song
May 4, 2000 · 45 min
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 barrier
Out of the Past (1)
May 11, 2000 · 45 min
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
Getting Mad, Getting Even (2)
May 11, 2000 · 45 min
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 sp