The Murder Trade 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'". Details Casts Title The Murder Trade Genres Drama Family Mystery Release Date 1996-04-05 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 45 Minutes Season Number 3 Episode Number 14 Production Companies Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions Dick Van Dyke Mark Sloan Barry Van Dyke Steve Sloan Charlie Schlatter Jesse Travis Victoria Rowell Amanda Bentley-Livingston Michael Tucci Norman Briggs