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Touched by an Angel

Season 5 · 26 episodes · Sep 20, 1998

  1. Episode 1

    Miles to Go Before I Sleep

    Sep 20, 1998

    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.

  2. Episode 2

    Saving Grace (I)

    Sep 27, 1998

    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).

  3. Episode 3

    What Are Friends For?

    Oct 4, 1998

    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.

  4. Episode 4

    Only Connect

    Oct 11, 1998

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

  5. Episode 5

    The Lady of the Lake

    Oct 18, 1998

    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.

  6. Episode 6

    Beautiful Dreamer

    Oct 25, 1998

    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.

  7. Episode 7

    I Do

    Nov 1, 1998

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

  8. Episode 8

    The Wind Beneath Our Wings

    Nov 8, 1998

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

  9. Episode 9

    Psalm 151

    Nov 15, 1998

    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.

  10. Episode 10

    The Peacemaker

    Nov 22, 1998

    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.

  11. Episode 11

    An Angel on the Roof

    Dec 13, 1998

    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.

  12. Episode 12

    Fool For Love

    Jan 3, 1999

    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.

  13. Episode 13

    The Medium and the Message

    Jan 10, 1999

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

  14. Episode 14

    My Brother's Keeper

    Feb 7, 1999

    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.

  15. Episode 15

    On Edge

    Feb 14, 1999

    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.

  16. Episode 16

    The Man Upstairs

    Feb 21, 1999

    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.

  17. Episode 17

    Family Business

    Feb 28, 1999

    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.

  18. Episode 18

    Anatomy Lesson

    Mar 7, 1999

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

  19. Episode 19

    Jagged Edges

    Mar 28, 1999

    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.

  20. Episode 20

    Into the Fire

    Apr 4, 1999

    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.

  21. Episode 21

    Made in the U.S.A.

    Apr 11, 1999

    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.

  22. Episode 22

    Full Circle

    Apr 25, 1999

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

  23. Episode 23

    Black Like Monica

    May 2, 1999

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

  24. Episode 24

    Fighting the Good Fight

    May 9, 1999

    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.

  25. Episode 25

    Hearts

    May 16, 1999

    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.

  26. Episode 26

    Godspeed

    May 23, 1999

    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.