Episode
Touched by an Angel: Sins of the Father
Overview
Monica poses as a journalist to interview Luther Dixon, a teenager on death row. Meanwhile, Tess and Andrew try to help Valerie Dixon prevent Luther's younger brother Samuel from following in his footsteps.
Details
- Series
- Touched by an Angel
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1996-09-29
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Sins of the Father is Episode 4 in Season 3 of Touched by an Angel. It aired on 1996-09-29. The runtime is 48 min.
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Fed up with the attitude of his students, Mike O'Connor questioned the significance of his twenty-year teaching career.
Episode 5: Written In Dust
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