Slam-Dunk Dead | |
Season 05, Episode 05 | |
Air Date | October 16, 1997 |
Previous | Deadly Games |
Next | Looks Can Kill |
Slam-Dunk Dead is the fifth episode of Diagnosis Murder's fifth season which was broadcast on October 16, 1997.
Plot[]
Jesse's new part-time job as trainer of the pro basketball Mustangs turns deadly when he's accused of murdering a star player.
Summary[]
Jesse proudly serves as the LA Mustangs basketball team doctor during filming for a commercial, but starts worrying when the vials from a routine drug test he took are smashed in his new car. It's time to panic when the star player dies from the binary poison formed by the combination of anti-allergen (Jesse prescribed) and the antibiotic - the star's chart didn't mention when he quickly read it, but now does. The sleuths find out it was mixed in with his sponsor's pills, while the star had an endorsement rival with a drug problem. Mark also looks into the team staff's personal interests, from manager David Clarke to towel boy Dwayne. Only during Jesse's hospital board -likely to fire him- he pieces the puzzle together.
Cast[]
- Dick Van Dyke as Mark Sloan
- Victoria Rowell as Amanda Bentley
- Charlie Schlatter as Jesse Travis
- Barry Van Dyke as Steve Sloan
- Ken Howard as David Clarke
- Courtney Gains as Dwayne
- Matthew St. Patrick as Howie Lanier
- Dan Gilvezan as Kent Beaudine
- Mark Taylor as Neil Rider
- Lorenzo Newton as Desmond Conway
- Pooh Richardson as Himself
- Ed O'Bannon as Himself
- Malik Sealy as Himself
- Brent Barry as Himself
- Lori Fetrick as Rochelle
- Bobby M. Johnson as Director
- Nate Reese as Pack