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Season 5
September 20, 1998

Season 5

01. 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.

48min
September 20, 1998

02. 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).

48min
September 27, 1998

03. 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.

48min
October 4, 1998

04. Only Connect

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

48min
October 11, 1998

05. 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.

48min
October 18, 1998

06. 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.

48min
October 25, 1998

07. 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.

48min
November 1, 1998

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.

48min
November 8, 1998

09. 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.

48min
November 15, 1998

10. 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.

48min
November 22, 1998

11. 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.

48min
December 13, 1998

12. 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.

48min
January 3, 1999

13. 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.

48min
January 10, 1999

14. 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.

48min
February 7, 1999

15. 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.

48min
February 14, 1999

16. 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.

48min
February 21, 1999

17. 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.

48min
February 28, 1999

18. Anatomy Lesson

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

48min
March 7, 1999

19. 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.

48min
March 28, 1999

20. 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.

48min
April 4, 1999

21. 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.

48min
April 11, 1999

22. 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.

48min
April 25, 1999

23. 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.

48min
May 2, 1999

24. 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.

48min
May 9, 1999

25. 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.

48min
May 16, 1999

26. 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.

48min
May 23, 1999