Episode
Diagnosis: Murder: Open and Shut
Overview
Mark investigates when a teenage girl is murdered after threatening to reveal her affair with her older lover, a newly appointed state Supreme Court Justice.
Details
- Series
- Diagnosis: Murder
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1997-09-25
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Open and Shut is Episode 2 in Season 5 of Diagnosis: Murder. It aired on 1997-09-25. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 1: Murder Blues
Steve becomes embroiled in political intrigue after the murder of a city councilman's wife appears to be part of a larger political strategy. Steve investigates two mayoral candidates, the councilman and the chief of police, as well as a rogue detective and his partner, all with strong motives.
Episode 3: Malibu Fire
A Malibu Hills fire is the backdrop for rising tensions between the residents; a disgraced stockbroker, a naturalist, a worried father, and a land developer. A worried Dr. Sloan deals with his own parental fears when Steve helps fight the fire.
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Episode 4: Deadly Games
Community General is already under increased security, with a high-profile criminal hospitalized, when an important businesswoman is brought in. Mark suspects her security guard has deadly intentions.
Episode 5: Slam-Dunk Dead
Jesse's new part-time job as trainer of the pro basketball Mustangs turns deadly when he's accused of murdering a star player.
Episode 6: Looks Can Kill
Dr. Sloan investigates a plastic surgeon when an actress's death apparently results from an infection contracted during surgery.
Episode 7: Fatal Impact (1)
Mark and Amanda are assigned to the task force investigating an airplane crash. An adversarial FBI agent and Russian mobsters make their assignment more difficult.
Episode 8: Fatal Impact (2)
Steve and Ron lead the chase for the stolen nuclear material.
Episode 9: Must Kill TV
The Sloans run into plenty of industry politics when they investigate the death of television network executive, Rachel Woodrall. Seamy revelations about Woodrall's college sorority lead to the killer.
Episode 10: Discards
Jesse finally reunites with his father. After they narrowly elude an assassin, Jesse begins to realize his father isn't the accountant he's always claimed to be, but rather a spy. The Travis's attempt to discover who's sending the killers.
Episode 11: A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste
A dead mime leads to an investigation of a crooked auto dealer. Randy Wolfe, a woman who's apparently an expert at everything, leads the investigation while continually annoying Steve.
Episode 12: Down and Dirty Dead
A motorcycle stunt driver has a fatal accident while filming an action video. Steve investigates.
Episode 13: Retribution (1)
When Steve is shot and falls into a coma, Mark does all in his power to find the assailant, even threatening a suspect with bodily harm. Mark finds himself the prime suspect when Steve's alleged attacker, Gordon Ganza, is murdered and all clues point directly towards Dr. Sloan.