Episode

Diagnosis: Murder: The Flame

Name: Diagnosis: Murder: The Flame
Released: 1999-10-21
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Barry Van Dyke, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci

Diagnosis: MurderSeason 71999-10-21

Overview

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

Details

Series: Diagnosis: Murder
Season: Season 7
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 1999-10-21
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

The Flame is Episode 5 in Season 7 of Diagnosis: Murder. It aired on 1999-10-21. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 4: Murder at Midterm 1999-10-14 | 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.

Episode 6: The Killer Within 1999-10-28 | 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 on bringing down the real culprit.

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Episode 3: Bringing Up Barbie 1999-10-07 | 45 min Mark baby-sits Barbie, the daughter of one of Steve's old friends, while her father hides from a gangster.

Episode 7: Gangland (1) 1999-11-09 | 45 min Mark's life becomes hectic when a look-alike gangster moves to LA and is caught up in a struggle for power.

Episode 2: Sleeping Murder 1999-09-30 | 45 min Mark worries that his sleepwalking brother may be guilty of murder.

Episode 8: Gangland (2) 1999-11-09 | 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 [ 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.

Episode 1: The Roast 1999-09-23 | 45 min A comedy roast in Mark's honor is ruined by a double murder.

Episode 9: The Mouth That Roared 1999-11-11 | 45 min An outgoing radio host who's hunting for her birth mother is suspected of murdering a phony mother. Jesse's mother visits.

Episode 10: The Seven Deadly Sins 1999-11-18 | 45 min Mark matches wits with a beautiful jewel thief who's being framed for murder.

Episode 11: Santa Claude 1999-12-16 | 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 striving to prove his innocence.

Episode 12: Man Overboard 2000-01-06 | 45 min Mark takes on a temporary assignment as physician on a cruise ship and sleuths to uncover the killer of a disagreeable man.

Episode 13: Frontier Dad 2000-01-13 | 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 Simpson.