A Twist of the Knife
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A Twist of the Knife was the Third Diagnosis: Murder TV movie, it aired before the regular series, February 13 1993, on CBS.
Plot
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?
Cast
- Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan
- Suzanne Pleshette as Dr Rachel Walters
- Cynthia Gibb as Dr. Amanda Bentley
- Stephen Caffrey as Dr Jack Parker
- Barry Van Dyke as Det Steve Sloan
- Christina Pickles as Marilyn Cabot
- Corinne Bohrer as Nurse Judith
- Luca Bercovici as Mr Macon
- Ken Lerner as Bristol
- Ben Masters as Dennis Chapin
- John Kapelos as Bernie McNeal
- Rich Beall as Carlton