Episodes List
Ep.1 Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Air Date: 1998-09-20
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.
Ep.2 Saving Grace (I)
Air Date: 1998-09-27
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).
Ep.3 What Are Friends For?
Air Date: 1998-10-04
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.
Ep.4 Only Connect
Air Date: 1998-10-11
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
Ep.5 The Lady of the Lake
Air Date: 1998-10-18
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.
Ep.6 Beautiful Dreamer
Air Date: 1998-10-25
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.
Ep.7 I Do
Air Date: 1998-11-01
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
Ep.8 The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Air Date: 1998-11-08
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Ep.9 Psalm 151
Air Date: 1998-11-15
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.
Ep.10 The Peacemaker
Air Date: 1998-11-22
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.
Ep.11 An Angel on the Roof
Air Date: 1998-12-13
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.
Ep.12 Fool For Love
Air Date: 1999-01-03
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.
Ep.13 The Medium and the Message
Air Date: 1999-01-10
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
Ep.14 My Brother's Keeper
Air Date: 1999-02-07
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.
Ep.15 On Edge
Air Date: 1999-02-14
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.
Ep.16 The Man Upstairs
Air Date: 1999-02-21
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.
Ep.17 Family Business
Air Date: 1999-02-28
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.
Ep.18 Anatomy Lesson
Air Date: 1999-03-07
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Ep.19 Jagged Edges
Air Date: 1999-03-28
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.
Ep.20 Into the Fire
Air Date: 1999-04-04
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.
Ep.21 Made in the U.S.A.
Air Date: 1999-04-11
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.
Ep.22 Full Circle
Air Date: 1999-04-25
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Ep.23 Black Like Monica
Air Date: 1999-05-02
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Ep.24 Fighting the Good Fight
Air Date: 1999-05-09
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.
Ep.25 Hearts
Air Date: 1999-05-16
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.
Ep.26 Godspeed
Air Date: 1999-05-23
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.
