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Diagnosis: Murder S5E16 — Rain of Terror
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Diagnosis: Murder•Season 5•Episode 16

Rain of Terror

8.1/10 · 152 votesJan 29, 199845 min

Ranked #2 of 25 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

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A spat between a girl and her boyfriend leads to an apparent murder, leaving the girl and her mother with a dead body, just as dinner guests Mark and Amanda arrive. Panic sets in, when the body disappears, the power goes out, the roads are

Directed byChristian I. Nyby II
Written byCraig Tepper
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Dick Van Dyke

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Mark Sloan

Victoria Rowell

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Amanda Bentley-Livingston

Charlie Schlatter

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Jesse Travis

Barry Van Dyke

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Steve Sloan

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Christian I. Nyby II

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Craig Tepper

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Episode Summary

"Rain of Terror" is episode 16 of Diagnosis: Murder season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 152 votes, ranking #2 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by Craig Tepper, it aired on January 29, 1998.

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