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Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife (1993)

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. After a long investigation, Sloan and fellow detectives Dr Bentley and Dr Parker discover her motive: Years ago, Cabot had caused a hit-and-run accident that put her daughter into coma. But how did Dr Walters manage to pass the deadly bacteria on to the senator in front of TV cameras?

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TV Movie
Drama
Mystery

Top billed cast

Dick Van DykeDoctor Mark Sloan
Suzanne PleshetteDr. Rachel Walters
Cynthia GibbDr. Amanda Bentley
Christina PicklesMarilyn Cabot
Stephen CaffreyDr. Jack Parker
Corinne BohrerNurse Judith
Barry Van DykeDet. Steve Sloan
Luca BercoviciMr. Macon
Ken LernerBristol
Ben MastersDennis Chapin

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