Touched by an Angel

Monica and Tess are sent to help Russell Greene’s troubled older brother, Joe (guest star Richard Thomas), turn his life around and take responsibility for a car accident that killed two people

Russell’s brother, Joe (guest star Richard Thomas), puts his son Nathaniel’s life in danger when he drives off under the influence of drugs, unaware that the boy is hiding in his car

Their marriage is thrown into turmoil when expectant parents learn that their unborn child has Down syndrome, and the husband favors the test that will allow them the option to terminate the pregnancy

An inner city youth learns a hard lesson when the basketball star he worships turns out to a gambler who is no hero

The angels come out in full force to help a group of destitute and untrusting young runaways, but when their efforts backfire and one of the street kids dies, an inconsolable Monica blames herself

Tess leads the defense and Monica is the star witness when a small farming town, devastated by a terrible drought, takes God to court over intentional infliction of emotional distress

The angels face one of their most disheartening cases when they supervise at a summer camp for HIV positive girls and learn that the youngsters have made a pact to end their lives on their own terms

A hard-boiled journalist with a grudge against God harasses the angels while they’re searching for a boy who sent God a message in a bottle

Andrew, the angel of death, becomes the object of desire at a celebrity bachelor auction

Monica and Tess go Hollywood to help the daughter of an old-time movie star come to terms with long-kept family secrets

A young woman finally gets her big break on Broadway when she’s cast as understudy to Monica, only to discover that her mother has unfinished business with the star of the show

Monica helps the town outcast, a bitter woman accused of having murdered her husband 35 years earlier

On Christmas Eve, Monica comforts a developmentally disabled boy who blames himself for his brother’s disappearance in a blizzard

A wife and a mistress battle over the urn of ashes of the love of their lives

When a woman murders her sister’s physically abusive husband, the siblings must confront the abuse they suffered as children at their father’s hand

A small town is thrown into turmoil when the townsfolk think the local pay phone is a direct line to God

Monica and Tess help a crack-addicted new mother find the strength to beat her addiction before she and her baby die

A highly regarded painter stricken with Lou Gehrig’s disease fights to complete his works-in-progress before his body fails to cooperate

A small-town baker is called upon by God to be a prophet and faceoff against Satan

A military base commander’s obsession with heroics puts the lives of his two sons in jeopardy

A young boy hides from life behind his dictionary, until a tragic accident forces him to re-enter the real world

When a head injury causes Monica to forget who she is, both she and her assignment, a bitter doctor, must struggle to find their way back to God

The angels must unearth a 30-year-old secret that destroyed a celebrated comedy team in time for the comedians to reunite for the last time

The angels must help a desperate young girl in dire straights learn how to ask for help before she tells a life-changing lie