TV season
1998-09-20
Episode 1
1998-09-20 • 48 min
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.
Episode 2
1998-09-27 • 48 min
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).
Episode 3
1998-10-04 • 48 min
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.
Episode 4
1998-10-11 • 48 min
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
Episode 5
1998-10-18 • 48 min
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.
Episode 6
1998-10-25 • 48 min
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.
Episode 7
1998-11-01 • 48 min
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
Episode 8
1998-11-08 • 48 min
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Episode 9
1998-11-15 • 48 min
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.
Episode 10
1998-11-22 • 48 min
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.
Episode 11
1998-12-13 • 48 min
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.
Episode 12
1999-01-03 • 48 min
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.
Episode 13
1999-01-10 • 48 min
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
Episode 14
1999-02-07 • 48 min
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.
Episode 15
1999-02-14 • 48 min
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.
Episode 16
1999-02-21 • 48 min
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.
Episode 17
1999-02-28 • 48 min
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.
Episode 18
1999-03-07 • 48 min
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Episode 19
1999-03-28 • 48 min
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.
Episode 20
1999-04-04 • 48 min
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.
Episode 21
1999-04-11 • 48 min
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.
Episode 22
1999-04-25 • 48 min
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Episode 23
1999-05-02 • 48 min
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Episode 24
1999-05-09 • 48 min
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.
Episode 25
1999-05-16 • 48 min
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.
Episode 26
1999-05-23 • 48 min
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.
