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Touched by an Angel Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Sun, Sep 20, 1998 60 mins
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. Arthur: Chad Lowe. Rita: Margot Kidder.
Episode 2
Saving Grace
Mon, Sep 28, 1998 60 mins
Conclusion. Nathaniel (Eddie Karr) persuades Sandra (Karen Sillas) to release him by promising not to tell Russell and Claire that she kidnapped him. Meanwhile, Dinah asks to visit Darlene (Tracey Gold) on death row. Russell: Gerald McRaney. Claire: Wendy Phillips. Dinah: Sarah Schaub.
Episode 3
What Are Friends For?
Sun, Oct 4, 1998 60 mins
Monica helps a mayoral candidate (Sheila Kelley) make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor. Sam: John James. Billy: Erich Anderson. Tom: Wren Brown. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 4
Only Connect
Sun, Oct 11, 1998 60 mins
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others. Cameron: Brendon Ryan Barrett. Ferdie: Tait Smith. Donnie: Joe Regalbuto. Tess: Della Reese. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 5
The Lady of the Lake
Sun, Oct 18, 1998 60 mins
A developer (Lee Tergesen) must face the townsfolk who sold him their lakefront properties expecting that he would build a resort in return. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese. Andrew: John Dye. Laurel: Kathy Buckley. Jeremy: Nathan Lawrence.
Episode 6
Beautiful Dreamer
Sun, Oct 25, 1998 60 mins
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 (Reg Rogers). Calvin: Mitchah Williams. Sam: Paul Winfield. Mary Lincoln: Christine Healy. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 7
I Do
Sun, Nov 1, 1998 60 mins
A widow (Patty Duke) who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live. Michael: Mark Kiely. Stephanie: Hillary Danner. Eddie: Maury Sterling. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 8
The Wind Beneath My Wings
Sun, Nov 8, 1998 60 mins
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential. Andrew: John Dye. Jenny: Rachel Simmons. Mr. Zupan: Harvey Fries. Ms. Miller: Alisa Harris.
Episode 9
Psalm 151
Sun, Nov 15, 1998 60 mins
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother (Wynonna), a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born. Celine Dion appears as herself. Petey: Joseph Cross. Celine (Cornelia): Mika Boorem. Eric: Fredric Lane. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 10
The Peacemaker
Sun, Nov 22, 1998 60 mins
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. Bruce Boxleitner. Michelle: Melissa Gilbert. Andrew: John Dye. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 11
An Angel on the Roof
Sun, Dec 13, 1998 60 mins
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. Charley: George Grizzard. Marisol: Justina Machado. Jorge: Greg Serano. Jasper: Tom Hodges. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 12
Fool for Love
Sun, Jan 3, 1999 60 mins
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend (Joey Lawrence) is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery. Sara: Paige Moss. Joan: Sharon Madden. Harry: Robert David Hall. Sam: Paul Winfield. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 13
The Medium and the Message
Sun, Jan 10, 1999 60 mins
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive (Alan Rosenberg), whose network philosophy is "big, better, absolutely shocking," to consider backing a series about angels. Irene: Conchata Ferrell. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese. Andrew: John Dye.
Episode 14
My Brother's Keeper
Sun, Feb 7, 1999 60 mins
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. Jett: David Lascher. Will: Sean Murray. Howard: Jack Blessing. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 15
On Edge
Sun, Feb 14, 1999 60 mins
A 12-year-old skater (Anastasia Emmons), who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender (Tara Lipinski). Bart: Jack Wagner. Carl: Ron Orbach. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese. Andrew: John Dye.
Episode 16
The Man Upstairs
Sun, Feb 21, 1999 60 mins
A salesman (Michael Jeter), 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. Monica/Monique: Roma Downey.
Episode 17
Family Business
Sun, Feb 28, 1999 60 mins
A spoiled young man (Charlie Schlatter) 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. Phil: Bill Cosby. Ruth: Cloris Leachman. The Angel of Music: Keb' Mo'. Sam: Paul Winfield.
Episode 18
Anatomy Lesson
Sun, Mar 7, 1999 60 mins
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location. Jamie: Kaleigh Krish. Tess: Della Reese. Ivar: Dan Butler. Andrew: John Dye. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 19
Jagged Edges
Sun, Mar 28, 1999 60 mins
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. Amanda: Linda Lavin. Natalie: Arabella Field. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 20
Into the Fire
Sun, Apr 4, 1999 60 mins
A discouraged young woman (Cynthia Nixon) believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God. David: Montel Williams. Jacob: Spencer Garrett. Rebecca: Cynthia Ettinger. Andrew: John Dye. Tess: Della Reese. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 21
Made in the U.S.A.
Sun, Apr 11, 1999 60 mins
An angry Vietnam vet (Eric Roberts), 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. Am-Nhac Nguyen: Jennifer Paz. Cadao Nguyen: Toshi Toda. Lang: Kieu Chinh. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 22
Full Circle
Sun, Apr 25, 1999 60 mins
A distressed mother (Valerie Harper) has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own. Tom: Anthony Michael Hall. Dylan: Justin Cooper. Lester: Monte Russell. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 23
Black Like Monica
Sun, May 2, 1999 60 mins
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man. Herself: Rosa Parks. Tom: John Ritter. James: Rick Worthy. Loretta: Shelley Robertson. Charlie: Jim Metzler. Monica: Roma Downey. Tess: Della Reese.
Episode 24
Fighting the Good Fight
Sun, May 9, 1999 60 mins
An 11-year-old boy (Chris Marquette) 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. Frank: Richard Burgi. Steven: J. Evan Bonifant. Kenny: Chachi Pittman.
Episode 25
Hearts
Sun, May 16, 1999 60 mins
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband (Travis Tritt) struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant. Ilena: Christina Vidal. Casey: Jena Malone.
Episode 26
Godspeed
Sun, May 23, 1999 60 mins
Josie (Sherry Stringfield), 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.