Touched by an Angel (Season 5)

Miles to Go Before I Sleep (Episode 1)

Air date: 1998-09-20

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Saving Grace (I) (Episode 2)

Writer: Steven Phillip Smith

Air date: 1998-09-27

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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).

What Are Friends For? (Episode 3)

Writer: Steven Phillip Smith

Air date: 1998-10-04

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Only Connect (Episode 4)

Air date: 1998-10-11

Runtime: 48 min

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

The Lady of the Lake (Episode 5)

Writer: Ken LaZebnik

Air date: 1998-10-18

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Beautiful Dreamer (Episode 6)

Air date: 1998-10-25

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

I Do (Episode 7)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1998-11-01

Runtime: 48 min

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

The Wind Beneath Our Wings (Episode 8)

Air date: 1998-11-08

Runtime: 48 min

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

Psalm 151 (Episode 9)

Air date: 1998-11-15

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

The Peacemaker (Episode 10)

Air date: 1998-11-22

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

An Angel on the Roof (Episode 11)

Air date: 1998-12-13

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Fool For Love (Episode 12)

Writer: Ken LaZebnik

Air date: 1999-01-03

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

The Medium and the Message (Episode 13)

Air date: 1999-01-10

Runtime: 48 min

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

My Brother's Keeper (Episode 14)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1999-02-07

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

On Edge (Episode 15)

Air date: 1999-02-14

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

The Man Upstairs (Episode 16)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1999-02-21

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Family Business (Episode 17)

Air date: 1999-02-28

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Anatomy Lesson (Episode 18)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1999-03-07

Runtime: 48 min

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

Jagged Edges (Episode 19)

Writer: Ken LaZebnik

Air date: 1999-03-28

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Into the Fire (Episode 20)

Air date: 1999-04-04

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Made in the U.S.A. (Episode 21)

Air date: 1999-04-11

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Full Circle (Episode 22)

Air date: 1999-04-25

Runtime: 48 min

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

Black Like Monica (Episode 23)

Writer: Martha Williamson

Air date: 1999-05-02

Runtime: 48 min

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

Fighting the Good Fight (Episode 24)

Writer: Michael Glassberg

Air date: 1999-05-09

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Hearts (Episode 25)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1999-05-16

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.

Godspeed (Episode 26)

Writer: Bob Colleary

Air date: 1999-05-23

Runtime: 48 min

Overview: 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.