Janine Vogel

Janine Vogel is the main villainess from "Murder by Friendly Fire," the fourth season opener of Diagnosis Murder.

She was played by Kim Johnston Ulrich, who also played the evil Antoinette Baines in the pilot episode of Lois & Clark.

Janine Vogel was the wife of police officer Doug Vogel, but she was also having an illicit affair with Doug's superior, Max Jupe. Janine colluded with Max to kill Doug, which Max does in the beginning of the episode in a SWAT bust. Though Janine appeared to be a grieving widow at the start, her affair and villainous role is revealed later on after Max informed Janine that the shooting was ruled an accident.

Janine's machinations didn't end there, as she formed yet another relationship with attorney Daniel Brent and filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against Max. Once Max finds out, Janine makes a claim that the suit is to help both of them financially, but it all came to a head during the climax, when Janine and Max colluded to kill Brent. After Max shoots Brent, Janine points her own gun at Max, revealing her plan to kill him and make it look like both men shot and killed each other in a gun battle. Her evil plans are halted when Steve Sloan appears; revealing that Max's gun was actually filled with blanks and that he and Daniel both set up Janine. Both Janine and Max were later arrested.