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Touched by an Angel: Episode 1
Tóm tắt
Andrew pays a visit to Catherine, an 88-year-old woman who lost her husband in WWII. She has since lost her youth as well as her faith in her children and grandchildren. All except for one that is, her grandson, Paul. She shows Andrew a copy of the Memoirs of Nehemiah, an ancient document pointing out the hiding place of the Ark of the Convenant. After this revelation, she secures his promise to take it to the post office and ship it to Paul, who is away at school. Meanwhile, Tess, Monica, and Gloria are floating around Paul's campus and eager to get started on their next assignment. Andrew arrives and tells them what he saw. Gloria masquerades as a student to infiltrate Paul's history class. Here, she meets Thomas, a history professor with a zeal for Arklore. Later on Paul stops by Thomas' office with the Memoirs of Nehemiah. He thinks it might ""be something important"", because his grandfather traveled extensively in the Middle East during the war. Thomas assures him that i
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Touched by an Angel
- Mùa
- Mùa 8
- Tập
- Tập 1
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2001-09-29
- Thời lượng
- 48 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 1 là tập 1 trong Season 8 của Touched by an Angel. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2001-09-29. Thời lượng là 48 min.
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