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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Diagnosis of Murder

    • January 5, 1992
    • CBS

    Police detective Steve Sloan believes that top manager Nick Osborn has killed his boss, trust-owner Russell Cord. His father, senior hospital doctor Mark Sloan, is convinced that his long-time patient Osborn is innocent and soon discovers three other top employees of the Cord Group who also had reasons for killing their boss.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 The House on Sycamore Street

    • May 1, 1992
    • CBS

    Dr Mark Sloan cannot believe that his former student Dr Drummond, an ambitious cosmetic surgeon, has committed suicide. Assisted by his team of hobby detectives, pathologist Amanda Bentley and junior doctor Jack Parker, Sloan tries to investigate the case.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 A Twist of the Knife

    • February 13, 1993
    • CBS

    Dr Sloan suspects that his flame of long ago, famous heart surgeon Dr Rachel Walters, has murdered US Senator Cabot on the occasion of a guest operation at the community hospital.

  • S01E01 Miracle Cure

    • October 29, 1993
    • CBS

    A priest kills his would-be blackmailers and does everything he can to cover his tracks. Dr. Sloan investigates when details don't quite add up.

  • S01E02 Amnesia

    • November 5, 1993
    • CBS

    Security is increased at the hospital when Senator Robert Bassett undergoes an operation. Drs. Sloan and Stewart are preoccupied when a beautiful young amnesia patient is brought in. Unbeknownst to them, their beautiful young patient is a professional killer.

  • S01E03 Murder at the Telethon

    • November 12, 1993
    • CBS

    When an abrasive, washed-up comic is found dead at a Community General benefit telethon, suspicion is cast on everyone from his son to his former writers.

  • S01E04 Inheritance of Death

    • November 19, 1993
    • CBS

    Mark's cousin, Jonathan Nash, bequeaths his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital. His three dastardly children are the main suspects after Nash dies suspiciously... before he has a chance to alter his will.

  • S01E05 The 13 Million Dollar Man

    • December 3, 1993
    • CBS

    After a dying man gives Dr. Sloane a winning lottery ticket, the deceased's family and creditors swarm him, claiming the ticket is theirs.

  • S01E06 Vanishing Act (1)

    • December 10, 1993
    • CBS

    A group of crooked cops frame Steve for murder after he gets too close to their robbery operation. Jack visits some past friends, now mobsters, to dig up information.

  • S01E07 Vanishing Act (2)

    • December 17, 1993
    • CBS

    The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnaps Mark's underworld friend, Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save Benedict before time runs out.

  • S01E08 Shanda's Song

    • January 7, 1994
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan treats a famous singer,then takes her into his home as a homicidal closes in.

  • S01E09 The Restless Remains

    • January 14, 1994
    • CBS

    Financier Robin westlin dies in Dr. Sloan's house, but when the paramedics at the scene, the body's gone. Everyone is certain the event was a figment of Mark's imagination. Dr. Sloan goes on a quest to validate his theory.

  • S01E10 Murder with Mirrors

    • January 21, 1994
    • CBS

    A team of Magicians Clark & Madison, breaks up when Paul Madison decides to go solo. Mark jumps to his friend Clark's aid when Madison turns up dead with Eddie Clark the main suspect.

  • S01E11 Flashdance with Death

    • January 28, 1994
    • CBS

    Steve's latest girlfriend, a dance instructor, is a suspect in a murder investigation when a dance club's owner dies mysteriously.

  • S01E12 Reunion with Murder

    • February 4, 1994
    • CBS

    A tell-all book written by one of Amanda's vindictive old college roommates contains embarrassing secrets of all four roommates. Dr. Sloan tries to discover what happened when the author is found dead and Amanda is the main suspect.

  • S01E13 Lily

    • March 4, 1994
    • CBS

    A prostitute, who tells Jack of her plans to blackmail her clients, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. Dr. Sloan interviews her clients to discover the real cause of death.

  • S01E14 Guardian Angel

    • April 1, 1994
    • CBS

    An unhappy politician's wife guns down her husband in an underground garage. Mark sees through her alibi and attempts to confirm his suspicions.

  • S01E15 Nirvana

    • April 8, 1994
    • CBS

    Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck. Jack tangles with the underworld to find out what happened.

  • S01E16 Broadcast Blues

    • April 15, 1994
    • CBS

    A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.

  • S01E17 Shaker

    • April 29, 1994
    • CBS

    A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. The dry-eyed Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake. Jack and Amanda help Mark weed through the wealthy family to find the murderer.

  • S01E18 The Plague

    • May 6, 1994
    • CBS

    A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.

  • S01E19 Sister Michael Wants You

    • May 13, 1994
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Many Happy Returns

    • September 16, 1994
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan is under suspicion after his tax preparer is killed with Mark spotted 'hovering' over the body.

  • S02E02 A Very Fatal Funeral

    • September 23, 1994
    • CBS

    Suspicion is cast on Norman Briggs after the chairman of a philanthropical medical group of which Norman is a part, is murdered. Steve and Mark attend the funeral to nail the culprit, who promptly falls over dead.

  • S02E03 Woman Trouble

    • September 30, 1994
    • CBS

    Two women involved in a love triangle plot to murder a man, take his millions, and leave the country. Dr. Sloan investigates after his friend's mysterious disappearence.

  • S02E04 The Busy Body

    • October 7, 1994
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan's birthday is less than festive when he discovers the body of a prominent divorce lawyer in the Hospital pharmacy. When Steve arrives, the body is nowhere to be found. Mark and Jack work feverishly to find the body, find the culprit, and lead a tour of potential investors all at the same time.

  • S02E05 My Four Husbands

    • October 14, 1994
    • CBS

    A famous actress, a patient at Community General, is implicated in the murder of one of her four ex-husbands. Against everyone's advice, Mark believes in her innocence and sets out to prove it.

  • S02E06 Murder Most Vial

    • October 21, 1994
    • CBS

    A cantankerous patient at Community General is given a double injection of his medication, eventually leading to his death. Jack suspects a doctor he's had a grudge against for a long time. Despite Mark's objections, Jack sets out to prove his ""enemy"" is the killer.

  • S02E07 You Can Call Me Johnson

    • October 28, 1994
    • CBS

    At Jack's request, Mark operates on a Godfather-like mobster, Albert Bartell... and faces retribution from the man's son when Albert dies suddenly.

  • S02E08 Georgia on My Mind

    • November 4, 1994
    • CBS

    Jack and Steve vie for a young woman's affections as she leads them in an investigation of a PI's death.

  • S02E09 The Last Laugh (1)

    • November 11, 1994
    • CBS

    A plastic surgeon dies due to an overdose of laughing gas... with no shortage of suspects. Mark campaigns furiously to exonerate Bonnie Valin, the victim's wife, while Steve makes a solid case against her. Meanwhile, Amanda's new electronic checking service is less than effective.

  • S02E10 The Last Laugh (2)

    • November 18, 1994
    • CBS

    Realizing that he's been duped, Mark goes all out to thwart the murderer's plans. Amanda and Jack go after Wallace Sterling, the crooked financier and art lover by selling a forged painting of a can of Cream of Celery soup.

  • S02E11 Death by Extermination

    • December 2, 1994
    • CBS

    The body of a dead real estate agent is found in the walk-in closet of Mark's sister's new house. Mark and Steve have to work around Dora Sloan's annoying habits while investigating the murder.

  • S02E12 Standing Eight Count

    • December 9, 1994
    • CBS

    The newly crowned boxing champion is found murdered shortly after the bout. Jack and Amanda investigate the deceased's former trainer, his opponent, and his opponent's manager to find a way through a web of lies and deceit.

  • S02E13 The Bela Lugosi Blues

    • January 6, 1995
    • CBS

    Mark has some unorthodox theories when several dead bodies are found drained of blood with puncture marks on their neck.

  • S02E14 The New Healers

    • January 13, 1995
    • CBS

    When an unpopular actor on a hot new medical drama (being filmed at Community General) suddenly dies, Mark suspects everyone from the writer to other cast members.

  • S02E15 Call Me Incontestable

    • January 20, 1995
    • CBS

    A rash of murders made to look like suicide leads to a dating service and its beautiful customers.

  • S02E16 A Blast from the Past

    • February 3, 1995
    • CBS

    One of Steve's old ""collars"" gets out of prison and comes looking for revenge.

  • S02E17 Playing for Keeps

    • February 10, 1995
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates the murder of an antagonistic pro volleyball player. Steve searches for an alleged stalker while Amanda and Jack keep an eye on her teammates, none of whom are particularly upset over her death.

  • S02E18 Sea No Evil

    • February 17, 1995
    • CBS

    IRS Agent Gretchen McCord returns when her lifeguard nephew is accused of murder.

  • S02E19 How to Murder Your Lawyer

    • February 24, 1995
    • CBS

    After Steve's night school law teacher is nearly run down in the parking lot, he and a paralegal investigate shady dealings in their law firm.

  • S02E20 Naked Babes

    • March 31, 1995
    • CBS

    When Amanda's friend Angela is kidnapped immediately after giving birth to quadruplets, Amanda feigns pregnancy and goes undercover at an adoption agency to locate Angela. Jack and Dr. Sloan try to care for the babies.

  • S02E21 Death in the Daytime

    • April 28, 1995
    • CBS

    Amanda wins a guest role on The Young and the Restless and walks right into a murder.

  • S02E22 My Baby Is Out of This World

    • May 5, 1995
    • CBS

    The death of a popular musician raises suspicious questions. The musicians' pregnant wife, who claims to be carrying an alien's child, complicates matters.

Season 3

  • S03E01 An Innocent Murder

    • December 8, 1995
    • CBS

    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 Ashley.

  • S03E02 Witness to Murder

    • December 15, 1995
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E03 All-American Murder

    • December 22, 1995
    • CBS

    The murder of a beautiful woman around a marine encampment raises suspicions. Dr. Sloan discovers more to her than meets the eye.

  • S03E04 Murder in the Courthouse

    • December 29, 1995
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan suspects a cunning D.A. in the murder of an acquited defendant.

  • S03E05 Murder on the Run (1)

    • January 5, 1996
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E06 Murder on the Run (2)

    • January 12, 1996
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan shields George Karn from both Steve and Lt. Delaney while investigating his wife's murder.

  • S03E07 Love Is Murder

    • January 19, 1996
    • CBS

    Steve heads up the investigation when a serial cop killer is on the prowl, while inadvertantly dating the killer.

  • S03E08 Misdiagnosis Murder

    • January 26, 1996
    • CBS

    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 believes Jesse to have been delirious, Jesse insists he was correct, and goes all out to prove himself.

  • S03E09 The Pressure to Murder

    • February 9, 1996
    • CBS

    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 the accident.

  • S03E10 Living on the Streets Can Be Murder

    • February 16, 1996
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.

  • S03E11 Murder Murder

    • February 23, 1996
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan tries to solve a friend's murder while Steve investigates the deceased's ex-wife and her identical twin sister.

  • S03E12 Murder in the Dark

    • March 8, 1996
    • CBS

    A visiting surgeon must deal with his alcoholism after a fellow docter is murdered during one of his blackouts.

  • S03E13 35 Millimeter Murder

    • March 29, 1996
    • CBS

    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 come to term.

  • S03E14 The Murder Trade

    • April 5, 1996
    • CBS

    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 Dr. Sloan, expecting Mark to eliminate his ""problem"".

  • S03E15 Mind Over Murder

    • April 12, 1996
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E16 Murder by the Book

    • April 19, 1996
    • CBS

    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 co-authors.

  • S03E17 FMurder

    • April 26, 1996
    • CBS

    Mark investigates a perky morning television personalty for the murder of a Howard Stern-like radio host.

  • S03E18 Left-Handed Murder

    • May 3, 1996
    • CBS

    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 Michaels' body and three women, all apparently married to Michaels, attend the reading of the will.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Murder by Friendly Fire

    • September 19, 1996
    • CBS

    One police officer is accidentally shot by another during a raid gone wrong. Dr. Sloan investigates the victim's wife, the shooter, and a conniving lawyer when he suspects foul play.

  • S04E02 Murder Can Be Contagious

    • September 26, 1996
    • CBS

    A burglar inadvertently becomes infected with a deadly virus. Dr. Sloan and Jesse are subsequently exposed to the virus after Jesse stumbles upon the thief's dead body. Both Mark and Jesse are confined to Mark's home while Steve and Amanda investigate the drug company that manufactured the virus, in the hopes of discovering an antidote before Jesse runs out of time.

  • S04E03 Murder on Thin Ice

    • October 3, 1996
    • CBS

    A figure skater is attacked by her rival's ex-coach. When he is later found dead on the ice evidence points to the rival skater, but Dr. Sloan believes she is innocent.

  • S04E04 X Marks the Murder (1)

    • October 10, 1996
    • CBS

    Mark, Steve, et al, investigate a string of the so-called "Casanova" murders. Dr. Sloan loses his detached perspective when the killer begins calling Mark.

  • S04E05 X Marks the Murder (2)

    • October 10, 1996
    • CBS
  • S04E06 A Model Murder

    • October 17, 1996
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates a photographer, the overly protective mother of Jesse's friend's fiancé, in the murder of a private investigator.

  • S04E07 Murder Can Be Murder

    • October 24, 1996
    • CBS

    A respected cardiologist murders an innocent man in an insurance scam. Dr. Sloan reluctantly investigates his friend.

  • S04E08 An Explosive Murder

    • October 31, 1996
    • CBS

    A young undercover detective investigates a militia-type organization to solve a terrorist bombing witnessed by Mark. She has to decide whether to risk blowing her cover and warn Dr. Sloan of an attempt on his life or finish her assignment.

  • S04E09 Murder by the Busload

    • November 7, 1996
    • CBS

    A bus accident brings multiple victims into the hospital. Amanda does the bulk of the investigating when its discovered that a casualty in the accident was actually murdered.

  • S04E10 A Candidate for Murder

    • November 14, 1996
    • CBS

    His scheming advisor covers up the accidental death of the drug-addicted daughter of a U.S. Senator. Dr. Sloan and Amanda investigate.

  • S04E11 The ABC's of Murder

    • November 21, 1996
    • CBS

    An ADA sets out on a vendetta against an Asian youth, against both Mark and Steve's advice, after a drive-by shooting at a high school leaves one teacher dead.

  • S04E12 Murder in the Family

    • December 12, 1996
    • CBS

    Mark's daughter returns after eight years, leaving an abusive husband who later turns up dead.

  • S04E13 In Defense of Murder

    • January 9, 1997
    • CBS

    When a famous prostitute writes a tell-all book, an executive's job at Community General is in serious jeopardy.

  • S04E14 A History of Murder

    • January 16, 1997
    • CBS

    Mark investigates a 30-year old murder when the body of his old mentor is discovered entombed in a wall in the hospital.

  • S04E15 Murder Two (1)

    • January 30, 1997
    • CBS

    Jesse is arrested and charged with murder after a doctor testifying against Jesse in a malpractice suit is poisoned. Mark convinces his old friend, Ben Matlock, to defend Jesse.

  • S04E16 Murder Two (2)

    • February 6, 1997
    • CBS

    Amanda and Ben investigate the murder of Eric Spindler while Jesse continues to languish in jail.

  • S04E17 Hard-Boiled Murder

    • February 13, 1997
    • CBS

    Mark aids an old friend, Joe Mannix, in solving a 25-year-old, unsolved murder.

  • S04E18 Murder, Country Style

    • February 20, 1997
    • CBS

    When a musician is found murdered at a Country Music Awards ceremony, Dr. Sloan and company rush to find the culprit before the show ends and the crowd disappears.

  • S04E19 Delusions of Murder

    • February 27, 1997
    • CBS

    A devious psychologist uses hypnotism to facilitate his criminal acts, including the murder of his wife.

  • S04E20 A Passion for Murder

    • April 3, 1997
    • CBS

    An aggressive female pharmaceuticals representative stalks the hospital's new chief of staff after a one-night-stand, hoping to break up his marriage and have him all for herself.

  • S04E21 Blood Brothers Murder

    • April 10, 1997
    • CBS

    A beach boy involved with a gang member's sister is suspected of murdering him. Mark investigates.

  • S04E22 Physician, Murder Thyself

    • April 24, 1997
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates when an unpopular colleague drops dead while performing an operation. Mark investigates his fellow doctors when tests reveal the deceased was poisoned.

  • S04E23 Murder in the Air

    • April 24, 1997
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan and Amanda investigate when the co-pilot of the airplance carrying them to a medical conference is murdered and the remainder of the flight crew are incapacitated with a mysterious illness.

  • S04E24 The Merry Widow Murder

    • May 1, 1997
    • CBS

    A wealthy woman and her boyfriend dupe Mark and plot to murder her husband.

  • S04E25 Comedy Is Murder

    • May 8, 1997
    • CBS

    A bungling comedian seeks revenge on his former partner when he's cheated out of millions.

  • S04E26 The Murder of Mark Sloan

    • May 8, 1997
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan is stalked by a mad bomber whom he helped incarcerate. Norman and Mark are the main dissenters in negotiations to sell the hospital to a corporate raider.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Murder Blues

    • September 18, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E02 Open and Shut

    • September 25, 1997
    • CBS

    Mark investigates when her older lover, a new state Supreme Court Justice, murders a teenage girl.

  • S05E03 Malibu Fire

    • October 2, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E04 Deadly Games

    • October 9, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E05 Slam-Dunk Dead

    • October 16, 1997
    • CBS

    Jesse's new part-time job as trainer of the pro basketball Mustangs turns deadly when he's accused of murdering a star player.

  • S05E06 Looks Can Kill

    • October 23, 1997
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates a plastic surgeon when an actress's death apparently results from an infection contracted during surgery.

  • S05E07 Fatal Impact (1)

    • October 30, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E08 Fatal Impact (2)

    • October 30, 1997
    • CBS

    Steve and Ron lead the chase for the stolen nuclear material.

  • S05E09 Must Kill TV

    • November 6, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E10 Discards

    • November 13, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E11 A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

    • November 20, 1997
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E12 Down and Dirty Dead

    • December 11, 1997
    • CBS

    A motorcycle stunt driver has a fatal accident while filming an action video. Steve investigates.

  • S05E13 Retribution (1)

    • January 8, 1998
    • CBS

    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.

  • S05E14 Retribution (2)

    • January 15, 1998
    • CBS

    This episode takes place four months after Mark was convicted of murder. Steve is slowly recovering from his wounds and Mark is still rotting in prison. While Mark endures the taunts of fellow death row inmate Malcolm Trainor, Steve and Tanis Archer launch a rogue investigation to find Ganza's real killers.

  • S05E15 Drill for Death

    • January 22, 1998
    • CBS

    A hospital emergeny preparedness drill turns deadly when an unpopular and ambitious nurse is found dead amid the chaos with an eccentric artist the only witness.

  • S05E16 Rain of Terror

    • January 29, 1998
    • CBS

    A spat between a girl and her boyfriend leads to an apparent murder, leaving the girl and her mother with a dead body, just as dinner guests Mark and Amanda arrive. Panic sets in, when the body disappears, the power goes out, the roads are impassable, and the attacks begin.

  • S05E17 Baby Boom

    • February 5, 1998
    • CBS

    A madman charges into a Lamaze class with a bomb, claiming that a fertility doctor was cheating him. Everything is complicated further when said doctor turns up dead.

  • S05E18 Talked to Death

    • February 26, 1998
    • CBS

    Ratings seeking stunts by TV talk show hosts Darren & Mary has tragic results.

  • S05E19 An Education in Murder

    • March 5, 1998
    • CBS

    When a rash of deaths at a high school revolve around one 'helpful' young girl, Dr. Sloan risks his own life to uncover the murderer.

  • S05E20 Murder at the Finish Line

    • March 26, 1998
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates to find out who's behind the death of a driver in a speedway crash.

  • S05E21 First Do No Harm

    • April 16, 1998
    • CBS

    When a young girl is rushed into the hospital in need of immediate treatment, but dies due to a HMO's negligence, Dr. Travis and Community General are sued for negligence. Dr. Sloan must choose between his ethical convictions and the hospital.

  • S05E22 Promises to Keep

    • April 23, 1998
    • CBS

    The Matthews family is reunited after years apart. Here, Ryan and Tess Matthews come to LA to help Kate when she's in trouble with a con man.

  • S05E23 Food Fight

    • April 30, 1998
    • CBS

    Dr. Travis gets involved in the treacherous and deadly trade of catering when he oversees the annual charity banquet.

  • S05E24 Obsession (1)

    • May 7, 1998
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan insists that a man he helped condemn to death for a series of bombings is guilty, even after a post-execution explosion.

  • S05E25 Obsession (2)

    • May 14, 1998
    • CBS

    Three months after the execution of Lewis Sweeney, explosions are still rocking the LA area every four days. The unpopular Dr. Sloan continues his efforts to nail Carter Sweeney for the bombings.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Resurrection (1)

    • September 24, 1998
    • CBS

    Mark, Steve, Jesse, and Amanda are all trapped in the rubble of Community General in the aftermath of the bombing. Mark tries to shake off the numbing effects of the explosion in time to save Amanda, who's suffering from a punctured lung and broken collarbone. After the dust settles, the hunt for Caitlin Sweeney begins. It's discovered that the Sweeneys belong to a terrorist organization, R.O.A.R.

  • S06E02 Resurrection (2)

    • September 24, 1998
    • CBS

    Carter and Caitlin kidnap Mark, forcing him to mastermind a 100 million-dollar theft. On the outside, Steve and Ron collaborate to find Mark. Meanwhile, Jesse and the Sloans buy a barbecue joint.

  • S06E03 Till Death Do Us Part

    • October 1, 1998
    • CBS

    Two fiancées plot to murder the bride's father on their wedding day. The two review their perfect plan the night before the wedding. Unfortunately murder is never as easy as one might plan.

  • S06E04 Wrong Number

    • October 8, 1998
    • CBS

    Mark stumbles onto a kidnapping case when the kidnapper accidentally calls the Sloan residence with a ransom demand. Steve runs to phone booths across the city a la Dirty Harry to safely rescue the child.

  • S06E05 Blood Will Out

    • October 15, 1998
    • CBS

    The hospital is the scene of a manhunt when a corpse comes to life and attacks Amanda, then leads Steve and the police on a chase throughout the entire building during which he kidnaps Jesse's girlfriend Steve. Mark learns the fugitive is on the run from NSA agents, who claim he's an international terrorist.

  • S06E06 Alienated

    • October 29, 1998
    • CBS

    Shadowy figures haunt Jesse after he returns after being missing five days and believes aliens may have abducted him. Mark and Steve try to figure out what happened to him, while Jesse tries to stave off hallucinations, clandestine midnight meetings, and secretive government agents.

  • S06E07 Write, She Murdered

    • November 5, 1998
    • CBS

    When a best-selling mystery author comes down with writer's block, she commits a murder herself in the hopes of stimulating her creative juices. The delusional author has help from her fictional heroine, Danielle Slade.

  • S06E08 Rear Windows '98

    • November 12, 1998
    • CBS

    Amanda enlists Jesse's computer-nerd friends to find a killer, after she accidentally surfs across an on-line murder. Meanwhile, Jesse's girlfriend, Susan, comes down with a case of food poisoning after dining at Barbecue Bob's.

  • S06E09 The Last Resort

    • November 19, 1998
    • CBS

    Steve and his abrasive, confrontational partner are confined to a therapy home for 90 days after Steve shoots and kills a fleeing suspect. Steve's partner, Reggie, believes his wife and daughter are being held hostage by his nemesis, a belief that is furthered by a series of delusional events. On the outside, Jesse and Amanda work with Tanis Archer to solve the murder of a lab technician.

  • S06E10 Murder x 4

    • December 3, 1998
    • CBS

    Steve investigates a series of seemingly unconnected murders committed by terminally ill patients, to find the hidden thread.

  • S06E11 Dead in the Water

    • December 17, 1998
    • CBS

    Jesse's car breaks down while he and Susan are on their way to a fun-filled vacation in Carmel. The two are stranded in a small town where Susan spies a supposedly long dead beau, Greg. They eventually discover that he faked his death in order to plunder a shipwrecked vessel undetected. The townsfolk, all in on the scheme, murder Greg and pin the blame on Jesse and Susan.

  • S06E12 Trapped in Paradise

    • January 7, 1999
    • CBS

    Steve goes undercover as a doctor in a private community after several mysterious deaths occur within its confines. Steve is 'aided' by a tabloid reporter posing as his wife.

  • S06E13 Voices Carry

    • January 21, 1999
    • CBS

    Newly retired detective Harry Trumble returns to the force when it appears 'The Clown Killer', a murderer Trumble chased for more than a decade, has emerged from obscurity to kill again. Mark is reluctant to help Harry investigate the Clown, in part due to a rift between the two, but also because Mark suspects Harry has something to do with the Clown's reappearance.

  • S06E14 Murder, My Suite

    • January 28, 1999
    • CBS

    Mark, Jesse, and Amanda are trapped in a hotel when it's quarantined after a deadly virus is released. They struggle to contain the virus, while at the same time trying to locate its origin. Meanwhile, a scheming seductress carries out her plan, using the virus as a diversion to rob a nearby bank vault.

  • S06E15 Murder on the Hour

    • February 4, 1999
    • CBS

    A serial murderer strikes Community General every hour on the hour, choosing victims who've been seriously injured but 'brought back to life'.

  • S06E16 Rescue Me

    • February 11, 1999
    • CBS

    Jesse saves a woman, Chloe, in a traffic accident that claims a jealous lover forced her off the road. Jesse looks out for his patient when her ex-boyfriend threatens her. Jesse rushes to Chloe's aid when her life is threatened by her boyfriend, and inadvertently kills him. Jesse finds himself the victim of Chloe's 'fatal attraction' as she pursues him voraciously. It gradually becomes clear that Chloe was the aggressor in her previous relationship.

  • S06E17 Down Among the Dead Men

    • February 18, 1999
    • CBS

    A criminal with a death wish stalks Steve.

  • S06E18 Never Say Die

    • February 25, 1999
    • CBS

    Steve enlists troubled teenager (he sure looked older than a teenager) Tommy to work as community service at a boxing club after too many brushes with the law. Tommy tries to control his temper. Mark finds that the club's sports drink is drugged, promoting aggressive tendencies in many of the boxers.

  • S06E19 Trash TV (1)

    • April 29, 1999
    • CBS

    The Community General doctors are dragged back into the world of network television when producer Jackson Burley revamps the pilot for Dr. Danger, the television program based on Dr. Sloan. Mark and Steve investigate when Danger's competition, a masked magician who reveals the profession's secrets, is murdered, possibly as a ratings ploy.

  • S06E20 Trash TV (2)

    • April 29, 1999
    • CBS

    Mark matches wits with a murderous network executive.

  • S06E21 Blood Ties

    • May 6, 1999
    • CBS

    Two female vice-officers uncover four corrupt female homicide cops who murder felons to harvest their organs for those more deserving.

  • S06E22 Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life

    • May 13, 1999
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan crusades to keep a physician-assisted-suicide advocate from practicing her trade.

Season 7

  • S07E01 The Roast

    • September 23, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E02 Sleeping Murder

    • September 30, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E03 Bringing Up Barbie

    • October 7, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E04 Murder at Midterm

    • October 14, 1999
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E05 The Flame

    • October 21, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E06 The Killer Within

    • October 28, 1999
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E07 Gangland (1)

    • November 9, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E08 Gangland (2)

    • November 9, 1999
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E09 The Mouth That Roared

    • November 11, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E10 The Seven Deadly Sins

    • November 18, 1999
    • CBS

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

  • S07E11 Santa Claude

    • December 16, 1999
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E12 Man Overboard

    • January 6, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E13 Frontier Dad

    • January 13, 2000
    • CBS

    Steve goes undercover as a TV stunt man to discover who's trying to kill an abrasive young star.

  • S07E14 Too Many Cooks

    • January 20, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E15 Jake's Women

    • February 3, 2000
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E16 Murder by Remote

    • February 10, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E17 Teacher's Pet

    • February 17, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E18 The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A.

    • February 24, 2000
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E19 A Resting Place

    • April 6, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E20 Murder at BBQ Bob's

    • April 20, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E21 Two Birds with One Sloan

    • April 27, 2000
    • CBS

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

  • S07E22 Swan Song

    • May 4, 2000
    • CBS

    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.

  • S07E23 Out of the Past

    • May 11, 2000
    • CBS

    When a girl cop is brought in wounded, Jesse patches her up and dates her, but as Amanda finds and brings her out, she sets him up for a staged scary ride.

  • S07E24 Getting Mad, Getting Even

    • May 11, 2000
    • CBS

    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.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Death by Design

    • October 12, 2000
    • CBS

    Mark's office decorator is murdered.

  • S08E02 Blind Man's Bluff

    • October 19, 2000
    • CBS

    Young woman is in a car accident and goes blind, Mark must figure out who committed the murder.

  • S08E03 Sleight-of-Hand

    • October 26, 2000
    • CBS

    A body found on the beach turns out to be Jim, the hospital janitor, but when his twin brother Jeff shows up to identify the body, Mark and Steve become suspicious.

  • S08E04 By Reason of Insanity

    • November 2, 2000
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan tries to save one of his former students, a schizophrenic, from a murder charge, but is challenged by the man's seemingly incoherent babbling.

  • S08E05 The Patient Detective

    • November 9, 2000
    • CBS

    Steve nearly dies in a car accident and think a murder happens. No one believes him.

  • S08E06 The Cradle Will Rock

    • November 16, 2000
    • CBS

    A nurse's husband is murdered and a teen who works at the hospital and who also had a torrid love affair with the nurse is the prime suspect, but Mark isn't convinced that the young man is the killer.

  • S08E07 Hot House

    • November 30, 2000
    • CBS

    An abusive man who, along with four other people, was a contestant on a reality show is murdered while living in a house that is monitored 24 hours a day. After the killing, Mark enters the house as the man's replacement to see if he can uncover what happened.

  • S08E08 All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die

    • December 7, 2000
    • CBS

    Mark goes after a man who killed a groom on his wedding day.

  • S08E09 Confession

    • January 4, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan, Lt. Steve Sloan and Dr. Amanda Bentley become involved when a priest is accused of murdering an old friend.

  • S08E10 Playing God

    • January 11, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan seeks the murderer who killed a med student, drained his blood, and stored him in the Community General morgue.

  • S08E11 Less Than Zero

    • January 18, 2001
    • CBS

    An actress with an eating disorder dies from an apparent heart attack. Mark believes her nutritionist murdered her.

  • S08E12 Sins of the Father (1)

    • February 2, 2001
    • CBS

    A young woman is assassinated while Dr. Mark Sloan is examining her, setting off an investigation that plunges Mark into dark memories of his own childhood.

  • S08E13 Sins of the Father (2)

    • February 9, 2001
    • CBS

    Mark must find out why his dad left him as a child.

  • S08E14 You Bet Your Life

    • February 16, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan investigates the apparent suicide of a gifted heart surgeon who was also a compulsive gambler.

  • S08E15 Bachelor Fathers

    • February 23, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan tries to solve the murder of a young woman whose twin sister claims that Dr. Jesse Travis fathered her infant son.

  • S08E16 Being of Sound Mind

    • March 2, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan tries to save Jesse and Amanda from a murderer who is out to kill them in order to obtain a multi-million dollar inheritance.

  • S08E17 Dance of Danger

    • March 30, 2001
    • CBS

    A Tabloid-news paper reporter gets caught up in a murder investigation when one of her sources is stabbed to death on a dance floor.

  • S08E18 The Red's Shoes

    • April 20, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan tries to Amanda when she becomes involved in an incident involving the Chinese government.

  • S08E19 No Good Deed

    • April 27, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Sloan investigates a controversial attorney who confesses to murder while near death but recants after he recovers.

  • S08E20 Deja Vous

    • May 4, 2001
    • CBS

    While deeply disturbed that his son, Lt. Steve Sloan, is falling in love with a woman who is a dead ringer for his murdered former girlfriend.

  • S08E21 On the Beach

    • May 4, 2001
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan begins watching his neighbors through binoculars and becomes convinced that one of them is a murderer.

  • S08E22 The Blair Nurse Project

    • May 11, 2001
    • CBS

    When a filmmaker begins using Community General Hospital as the location for an eerie documentary, Dr. Sloan discovers it may be haunted.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Town Without Pity

    • February 6, 2002
    • CBS

    In Los Rios enroute to Los Angeles, Carol makes an urgent call to her father, Dr. Mark Sloan, pleading for help. Arriving in the small, seemingly pleasant mountain town, Mark investigates but the whole community denies knowing anything about his daughter and her husband.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Without Warning

    • April 26, 2002
    • CBS

    Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) reprises his role as the crime solving doctor in this tv movie based on the television series. When a large group of Mexican workers are infected with a deadly virus, Dr. Sloan and his friends must figure out the cause and cure for it before it's too late.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 It Never Entered My Mind

    • March 20, 1991
    • CBS

    Bonus Episode. Jake and the Fatman: Season 4 Episode 19 Dr. Sloan is charged with murdering hospital director Havilland, who was investigating him and two other doctors.