Season 5

Season 5

1998-09-20
26 Episodes

Episodes

Miles to Go Before I Sleep

1. Miles to Go Before I Sleep

1998-09-20

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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.

Saving Grace (I)

2. Saving Grace (I)

1998-09-27

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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).

What Are Friends For?

3. What Are Friends For?

1998-10-04

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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.

Only Connect

4. Only Connect

1998-10-11

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A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.

The Lady of the Lake

5. The Lady of the Lake

1998-10-18

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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.

Beautiful Dreamer

6. Beautiful Dreamer

1998-10-25

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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.

I Do

7. I Do

1998-11-01

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A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.

The Wind Beneath Our Wings

8. The Wind Beneath Our Wings

1998-11-08

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Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.

Psalm 151

9. Psalm 151

1998-11-15

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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.

The Peacemaker

10. The Peacemaker

1998-11-22

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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.

An Angel on the Roof

11. An Angel on the Roof

1998-12-13

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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.

Fool For Love

12. Fool For Love

1999-01-03

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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.

The Medium and the Message

13. The Medium and the Message

1999-01-10

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Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.

My Brother's Keeper

14. My Brother's Keeper

1999-02-07

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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.

On Edge

15. On Edge

1999-02-14

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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.

The Man Upstairs

16. The Man Upstairs

1999-02-21

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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.

Family Business

17. Family Business

1999-02-28

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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.

Anatomy Lesson

18. Anatomy Lesson

1999-03-07

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Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.

Jagged Edges

19. Jagged Edges

1999-03-28

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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.

Into the Fire

20. Into the Fire

1999-04-04

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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.

Made in the U.S.A.

21. Made in the U.S.A.

1999-04-11

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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.

Full Circle

22. Full Circle

1999-04-25

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A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.

Black Like Monica

23. Black Like Monica

1999-05-02

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Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.

Fighting the Good Fight

24. Fighting the Good Fight

1999-05-09

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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.

Hearts

25. Hearts

1999-05-16

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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.

Godspeed

26. Godspeed

1999-05-23

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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.