Touched by an Angel: Season 5

Episode 1: Miles to Go Before I Sleep 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: Saving Grace (I) 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: What Are Friends For? 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: Only Connect 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: The Lady of the Lake 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: Beautiful Dreamer 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: I Do 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: The Wind Beneath Our Wings 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: Psalm 151 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: The Peacemaker 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: An Angel on the Roof 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: Fool For Love 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: The Medium and the Message 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: My Brother's Keeper 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: On Edge 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: The Man Upstairs 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: Family Business 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: Anatomy Lesson 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: Jagged Edges 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: Into the Fire 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: Made in the U.S.A. 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: Full Circle 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: Black Like Monica 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: Fighting the Good Fight 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: Hearts 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: Godspeed 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.