Roma Downey
Monica
Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1998
Touched by an Angel
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Episode 148 min1998-09-20
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring the faith of several terminal patients.
Episode 248 min1998-09-27
Saving Grace (I)
Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe. This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving Grace (II).
Episode 348 min1998-10-04
What Are Friends For?
Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Episode 448 min1998-10-11
Only Connect
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
Episode 548 min1998-10-18
The Lady of the Lake
Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.
Episode 648 min1998-10-25
Beautiful Dreamer
Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
Episode 748 min1998-11-01
I Do
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
Episode 848 min1998-11-08
The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Episode 948 min1998-11-15
Psalm 151
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.
Episode 1048 min1998-11-22
The Peacemaker
A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.
Episode 1148 min1998-12-13
An Angel on the Roof
Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.
Episode 1248 min1999-01-03
Fool For Love
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.
Episode 1348 min1999-01-10
The Medium and the Message
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
Episode 1448 min1999-02-07
My Brother's Keeper
The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.
Episode 1548 min1999-02-14
On Edge
A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.
Episode 1648 min1999-02-21
The Man Upstairs
A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with $10,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil disguised as a casino manager.
Episode 1748 min1999-02-28
Family Business
A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.
Episode 1848 min1999-03-07
Anatomy Lesson
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Episode 1948 min1999-03-28
Jagged Edges
After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.
Episode 2048 min1999-04-04
Into the Fire
A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.
Episode 2148 min1999-04-11
Made in the U.S.A.
An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.
Episode 2248 min1999-04-25
Full Circle
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Episode 2348 min1999-05-02
Black Like Monica
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Episode 2448 min1999-05-09
Fighting the Good Fight
An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth fighting for.
Episode 2548 min1999-05-16
Hearts
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant.
Episode 2648 min1999-05-23
Godspeed
Josie, an astronaut preparing for a mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery, struggles to cope with her God-fearing mother's death just days before the scheduled launch. Meanwhile, a sick child wants Josie to mail a letter to God.
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