219.皆大歡喜 (The Quality of Mercy)

播出時間:12/29(四)23:10/2011(次日下午14:00重播)
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)好消息電視台
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★
思索指數★★★★★

角色名稱:
Joel Redding:約爾瑞汀
Sally:莎莉
Marshall:馬修
Bebe Manero:碧碧馬奈洛
Karen:凱倫

內容大意:
曾是知名日間連續劇演員的約爾瑞汀,受木橋學院聘任為客座教授,並為社區募款活動演出莎翁戲劇。約爾的兒子馬修相當崇拜父親,對戲劇也充滿熱情。某晚,馬修來到校內劇院,竟發現父親與一名女學生擁吻,父子關係出現裂痕。約爾的妻子莎莉又在此時於家中跌倒撞擊到頭部,引起嚴重血腫。莎莉是否會有起色?約爾與馬修父子倆能否言和?且看三位天使們從中協助,使一切最終能皆大歡喜。

編按/譯者劉鴻輝表示:「這一集翻譯起來有些困難,劇中有多處莎士比亞戲劇對白,正規洗練,時而鏗鏘有力,時而華麗的詞藻造成翻譯上很大的挑戰。原文劇名The Quality of Mercy出自莎翁戲劇<威尼斯商人>(The Merchant of Venice)。此集中有出自<殉情記>(即<羅密歐與茱麗葉>)、<馬克白>、<亨利五世>、<暴風雨>、<哈姆雷特>等經典莎翁名劇的對白,編導將這些對白插入適切的情境中,用心與巧思清楚可見。蒙妮卡在劇末現身開導人時,所說的第一段話也是<威尼斯商人>的對白。為了與充滿莎翁氣息的內容對應,我也以他知名喜劇為本集命名,即你所見的<皆大歡喜>(All’s Well That Ends Well)。黛絲在劇末也引用這劇名,形容美好的結局。」

Joel Redding is a former soap-opera star who is coming to terms with middle age and life after television. He, his wife, Sally and son, Marshall have moved to a small town trying to regain a semblance of normal family life. While helping with a college theatre's fund raiser, Monica, Tess, and Andrew witness tension between Joel, the play's director and Marshall, the play's star. Matters are further complicated when the aging actor initiates an affair with one of his teenage ingenues. During one of Joel's extracurricular trysts, Sally slips while hanging a picture and seriously injures herself. Marshall finds his mother, calls for help, and gets her to the hospital. After authorizing the doctor to perform a risky surgical procedure, the teen rails at Joel when he finally returns from his rendezvous. Tess reveals herself to the guilt-ridden husband, admonishing him to be faithful to his wife and son. Back at the theatre, Joel tries to apologize to his son and admits he didn't quit the soap opera but was fired because of his age. Marshall is still reluctant to forgive until Monica's revelation that he must see his father as a man, rather than as a hero to be worshipped. Sally's surgery is successful, the production is a triumph, and the family is reunited.

218.愛在心裡口難開 (The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell)

播出時間:2012.1/4(三)23:10.2011(次日下午14:00重播)
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)好消息電視台
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★
思索指數★★★★★

角色:
Marian Campbell:瑪蓮坎伯
April:艾璞
Neil:尼爾
Tommy:小唐
Georgette:瓊潔


大意:
流產三次終於成功懷孕,即將產下孩子的少婦艾璞,因身為海軍軍官的丈夫尼爾軍務在身,整整半年不在家,故讓她與母親瑪蓮同住,以便照應。瑪蓮看似強勢,對這個媳婦百般挑剔,處處與她作對。婆媳之間常有摩擦,針鋒相對。某晚在一場爭吵中,瑪蓮突然昏倒,緊急送醫後發現她罹患再生不良性貧血,急需進行骨髓移植。艾璞不顧有孕之身冒險嘗試,發現骨髓匹配。瑪蓮卻擔心危及寶寶,寧死不肯接受。究竟瑪蓮為何不願接受能存活的機會?她心中隱藏著什麼祕密?她是否真的如此厭惡媳婦?艾璞又能否順利產下孩子?
Joel Redding is a former soap-opera star who is coming to terms with middle age and life after television. He, his wife, Sally and son, Marshall have moved to a small town trying to regain a semblance of normal family life. While helping with a college theatre's fund raiser, Monica, Tess, and Andrew witness tension between Joel, the play's director and Marshall, the play's star. Matters are further complicated when the aging actor initiates an affair with one of his teenage ingenues. During one of Joel's extracurricular trysts, Sally slips while hanging a picture and seriously injures herself. Marshall finds his mother, calls for help, and gets her to the hospital. After authorizing the doctor to perform a risky surgical procedure, the teen rails at Joel when he finally returns from his rendezvous. Tess reveals herself to the guilt-ridden husband,
admonishing him to be faithful to his wife and son. Back at the theatre, Joel tries to apologize to his son and admits he didn't quit the soap opera but was fired because of his age. Marshall is still reluctant to forgive until Monica's revelation that he must see his father as a man, rather than as a hero to be worshipped. Sally's surgery is successful, the production is a triumph, and the family is reunited.

217.孤星淚 (Dear God)

播出時間:12/15(三)23:10.2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)好消息電視台
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★
思索指數★★★★★

角色:
Max:麥斯
Tanya:譚雅
Sandy:珊蒂
Ms. Raphael:拉斐爾女士

蒙妮卡與安德烈受派至一所郵局,認識了服務30年的員工麥斯。麥斯孤僻冷漠,自我封閉,不愛與他人往來,並時常回覆兒童寄給上帝的信件,信中卻否定神的存在。其中一名叫譚雅的小女孩所寫的信,麥斯回覆了一、兩封就不再理會。在好奇心驅使下,三位天使將譚雅的信一一拆閱,才知道她的父親病重將死,她又常受其女友虐待,處境令人同情。幾經蒙妮卡勸說,麥斯堅持不願介入。譚雅的命運會如何?究竟麥斯過去曾有何悲痛的遭遇,以致對神完全失去信心與盼望?且看三位天使們抽絲剝繭…


Note: John Dye became a series lead starting with this episode.

While working at the post office, Monica meets Max, who is responsible for handling "dead" letters addressed to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. A Holocaust survivor, Max answers children's letters to God by telling them there is no God and not to place their faith in a fantasy. One little girl, Tanya Brenner, continues sending God letters, even though Max only answered the first one and ignored the rest. Andrew, who has met the child, and Monica entice Tess to ask God if they can read the letters. After receiving permission, they learn that Tanya's father is very ill and that his girlfriend, Sandy has been abusing the girl. Monica is outraged and wants to help, but Tess reminds her that Max, not Tanya is her assignment. Taking matters into her own hands, Monica arranges for Max to see a drunken Sandy hit the girl. Following this encounter, Max follows her home, where her dying father beseeches the postal worker to find Tanya a new home. Shaken, Max runs away. When he doesn't show up for work the next day, Monica goes to visit him. Tanya has disappeared and Max is wracked with guilt.
The angel reveals herself and gently persuades him to do something. He decides to look for the girl, finding her at her late father's apartment. While treating Tanya to a meal at the diner, Max is spotted by policemen and arrested for suspicion of kidnapping. Monica visits a despondent Max in jail, informing him that men, not God were responsible for the Holocaust. When Andrew emerges on the scene, Max remembers seeing him at the Auschwitz barracks in 1944. The Angel of Death reminds Max of his father's faith, revealing that he died on his feet praising God and asking Him to walk with his son. Overcome by memories, the postal worker weeps. Meanwhile, Tess persuades the diner owner to tell the police Max did not abduct Tanya but was trying to help her. Once that matter is cleared up, Max applies to be her foster father, so the two of them can become a family. As Monica, Tess, and Andrew watch unseen, Max opens a mysterious package that contains a pair of children's shoes--his own--with the carved inscription "Lieber Gott," German for "Dear God."

216.陰魂不散 (Lost and Found)

播出時間:12/14(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★☆
思索指數★★★★★

內容簡介
Frank Chapness:范克察普奈
Kathleen:凱瑟琳
Don Dudley:唐德利
Mrs. Cooper:古柏太太
Craig Cooper:克雷古柏
Brian:伯恩

在第二季第一集『挑撥離間』出現過的邪惡天使凱瑟琳,本集中化身為某失蹤兒童中心調查員范克察普奈的女友,表面上溫柔體貼,實際上暗中利用范克15年前未曾尋獲失蹤兒童伯恩葛遜的愧疚感,讓范克飽受兒童厲聲指責或哭喊求救的幻象與惡夢陰魂不散地糾纏,直將他逼向盡頭。受派至此失蹤兒童中心協助的三位天使們,見范克受凱瑟琳這般戲弄、陷害,會如何幫助范克擺脫糾纏,重拾希望,並擊退狡黠多端,蛇蠍心腸的凱瑟琳?

Monica and Tess are assigned to Detective BOB CHAMPNESS (Bill Nunn) at the Center for Missing Children. Champness is very good at this job, but is haunted by his failures: the children who have died or have simply never been found. Andrew, the Angel-of-Death, is also taking his shift at the center. Andrew is intrigued by computers, and shows Monica how computer simulated age progression works.
Monica discovers that KATHLEEN (Jasmine Guy), a Dark Angel, is Bob's new girl friend, and is pushing Bob to the breaking point. She distracts him from his cases and undermines all the good he has done for missing children, pushing him close to quitting his job. In a dueling revelation scene, Monica defeats Kathleen and brings Bob back from the influence of evil. Then, with the help of Andrew's age progression expertise, Monica helps Bob solve a 15 year old missing child case.

215.恍如隔世 (Out of Darkness)

播出時間:12/8(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★☆
思索指數★★★★★

角色:
Steve Bell:史迪貝爾
Bonnie:玻妮
Matthew:馬太
Jesse:小傑
Al:艾兒(危機調停組天使)

一個雪花紛飛的日子裡,史迪原本偕同好友馬太送給妻子玻妮兩人一同製作的禮物,卻感到在樓上的兒子小傑沒動靜。夫婦倆上樓查看,竟看見小傑跌落屋頂。夫婦倆驚惶失惜地下樓,小傑居然毫髮無損。經歷虛驚一場,史迪想外出為兒子買冰淇淋,不幸路上發生車禍,就此昏迷五年。醒來後人事全非,恍如隔世…


What happens if you go into a coma, wake up five years later and discover you've lost everything that mattered to you? When we open STEVE (Brad Whitford) is celebrating the opening of he and his partner MATTHEW's (David Morin) architectural firm. Then his son falls off the roof, but is miraculously unhurt. Monica caught him, and unseen to the family, she also examines an angel key chain. This causes Steve to take his second car, a dumpy little model, and he's thrown out in an accident.
When Steve wakes up, five years have passed, and we learn that his wife BONNIE (Jane Kaczmarek) has fallen in love with Matthew. Thinking he was a permanent vegetable, she's divorced Steve. Steve's house looks completely different, even his dog doesn't remember him. Steve reacts in rage, he breaks up Bonnie and Matthew's impending nuptials. Monica meanwhile feels so badly about causing all this trouble that she steps away from her assignment. AL (Brenda Vaccaro) is dispatched to talk sense into her. What is revealed is that Steve had carried on a legacy of abuse: there was a wooden spoon that he had been beaten with and he had been beating his son with. When he finally confronts this secret, he's able to forgive himself, let go of his rage and let Bonnie get on with her life.

214.迷途天使 (Jacob’s Ladder)

播出時間:12/7(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★☆
思索指數★★★★★


第214集角色:

Detective Cates:凱茲警長
Jake Stone:傑克史東
Sue Cheney:蘇契尼
Ellen Shraeder:愛蘭薛德
Terry Hayman:泰瑞海曼
Bobby Shore:巴比瀟
Dr. Arrovitz:艾洛維醫師
Judge Stanley Webster:史丹利韋伯斯特法官

某夜凌晨三點,蒙妮卡跑錯任務地點。正要離開時,瞥見地上一個紙袋,正拾起的那一剎那,一群警察破門突襲,不分青紅皂白逮捕了她與酣睡的屋主。蒙妮卡在接受警方偵訊時,才知道紙袋中有兩公斤古柯鹼!隨後因表明天使身分,法院判定送州立精神病院「治療」,與一名為珂蕾的女子為室友。珂蕾內向寡言,見人就如臨大敵般喊救命。蒙妮卡原本的任務地點與內容為何?珂蕾的真實身分為何?故事又會有何出人意料的進展?

聖經重點經節:人為朋友捨命,人的愛心就沒比這個更大的。(約15:13)

As Monica studies a sleeping man in a run-down apartment, Tess appears and informs her she's in the wrong place--801 Cedar in Jacksonville, Florida rather than Jacksonville, Illinois. After using her angelic powers to tidy the apartment, Monica stoops to pick up a bag under the bed when the police burst in. The bag she's holding is full of cocaine, and the police arrest her. During interrogation, her claim that she's an angel makes her a candidate for a mental hospital. At her arraignment, Monica alone can see Sam, the angel from special services. He tells her the simple mistake of going to the wrong address has set events in motion that have to play out, but no matter what happens God will never leave nor forsake her. Monica is assigned a court-appointed attorney, Jake Stone, a Vietnam veteran and hardened cynic. He tries to convince her to plead guilty but mentally ill. She refuses, however, and insists on a competency hearing. In the meantime, Monica is remanded to a psychiatric hospital where she shares a room with Claire, who also claims to be an angel but keeps repeating the phrase, "May Day." At the hearing, Jake produces Terry Hayman, the woman from Jacksonville, Illinois that Monica was supposed to help. Terry describes her encounter with Tess, which corroborates Monica's story. The judge declares her competent to stand trial, but anxious to avoid placing angels on trial is ready to dismiss charges based on a legal technicality. A skeptical Jake tells her a real angel would resemble Claire, whom he met in Vietnam. During the fall of Saigon, Jake attempted to rescue a little girl, May Ling, nicknamed "May Day." As he helicoptered away, the girl fell from his grasp but was rescued by Claire. Realizing that Claire is indeed an angel, Monica asks to return to the mental hospital. There, Monica helps Claire remember who she is. In turn, the newly restored angel helps Jake resolve his anger toward God. Returning to 801 Cedar Street, Monica and Tess learn that the building is going to become a home for orphans and child survivors of trauma and run by Executive Director May Ling Gustafson.

213.藍調人生 (The Indigo Angel)

播出時間:12/1(四).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★☆
思索指數★★★★★

內容簡介
角色與譯名
Sam Brown:山姆伯朗
Zack/Isaac:柴克/艾沙克

古道熱腸,善良敦厚的山姆伯朗,年輕時在紐約初聞藍調後,愛不釋手之餘開了「靛藍夜總會」,以熱情洋溢的音樂與暖人心扉的熱情接待每位顧客,也吸引許多知名藍調音樂家紛至沓來,成為他畢生的朋友。如今山姆年老體衰,孫子柴克有意賣掉夜總會,將爺爺帶回紐約照顧。然而山姆堅持在「伯爵夫人」指示前,絕不輕言關閉一生苦心經營的夜總會。柴克卻認為袓父心智失常,「伯爵夫人」與過往名人不過是其泛泛空想。眼見袓孫相持不下,天使們會如何幫助柴克明瞭袓父一生的心血?「伯爵夫人」究竟是誰?他充滿悠揚藍調的一生,有何令人重溫再三,難以忘懷的回憶?

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Written by: Glenn Berenbeim & R.J. Colleary
Directed by: Jon Andersen
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen, and Robert J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:
Andrew John Dye
Sam Brown Hal Linden
Zach Brown Geoffrey Nauffts
Al Jarreau as himself
B.B. King as himself
Dr. John as himself
Al Hirt as himself

Club Indigo, once St. Louis' premier blues and jazz club, has fallen hard times. Its owner, SAM (Hal Linden), is getting on and his grandson ZACH (Geoffrey Nauffts) arrives to convince his grandfather to sell the club and move into a nursing home. Sam resists. He's always told Zach that "The Countess" told him "do nothing, 'til you hear from me" and he's sticking to those words. Zach assumes that Sam has embroidered the past greatness of the club, and that he's made up stories of all the jazz greats who played there and were friends. Especially that story about "The Countess"--the mysterious singer who arrived in the sixties and put the club back on the map.

Whether these stories are true or not, it's apparent that Sam should really be in a nursing home--he's losing his memory as well as his physical well-being. But Sam has always had an open-mic night on Mondays, and despite his grandson's protests, proceeds to hire Monica to M.C. Monday's open-mic performance. When we see that Andrew, the Angel-of-Death, is a border in Sam's basement, we sense that Monday's open-mic night might be his last. Zach tricks Sam into signing a power of attorney agreement so that he can do what he thinks is best for his grandfather. But then, to Zach's astonishment, the singer Al Jarreau shows up--Sam's stories were all true, including the one about "The Countess".

We see in a flashback that "The Countess" was actually Tess. The final open-mic night is a triumph: a packed house gets to hear music and tributes to Sam from B.B. King, Dr. John, and Al Hirt. And then "The Countess" makes a return appearance. She brings down the house, as Sam passes away. Zach reconsiders selling Club Indigo; instead he'll transform it to The Sam Brown Blues Museum.

212.愁雲慘霧 (Rock’n’Roll Dad)

播出時間:11/30(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★
思索指數★★★★

內容簡介
劇中角色與譯名
Jon Mateos:約翰馬泰爾
Evie:依薇
Samantha:莎曼
Dylan:狄倫
Kathleen Sullivan:凱琳蘇利文

大意:
約翰馬泰爾為知名搖滾歌星,擁有令人稱羨的事業,賢淑的妻子依薇與一對乖巧的兒女莎曼與狄倫。然而約翰的歌曲經常有「神已死,希望破滅」等褻瀆上帝,滿佈黑暗的歌詞。依薇擔憂如此歌曲會對歌迷與兒女造成不良影響,甚至剝奪人們的盼望,但約翰卻絲毫不以為意,認為依薇大驚小怪。直到發生了件令他痛不欲生的劇變,使約翰借酒澆愁,一蹶不振,一切陷入愁雲慘霧,險些造成家庭與事業分崩離析,方才覺悟,樂風煥然一新。究竟發生了什麼事?至忠服事上帝的三位天使,在這當中扮演什麼角色,使約翰一家否極泰來?



Directed by: Tim Van PattenWritten by: Andrew Smith
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen, and Robert J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:
Andrew John Dye
Jon Mateos A Martinez
Murray Richard Roundtree
Evie Mateos Rosalind Allen
Samantha Mateos Ivey Lloyd
Dylan Mateos Spencer Klein
Kathleen Sullivan


Rock'n'Roll star JON BORDERS (A Martinez) has it all: a loving wife, EVIE (Rosalind Allen), a devoted teenage daughter SAMANTHA, and a wiseass son, DYLAN. He relies on Evie for support and she responds by trying to be everywhere and do everything for him. Borders' comfortable world is turned upside down when Evie, rushing from her daughter's concert to a TV appearance by Jon, is killed in a car accident. Faced with actually having to raise his children, and deal with their emotional trauma, Borders rereats into work and then rapidly descends into drink and drug use.
Monica, who is Jon's driver, watches as his attempts to record a new son, "Nowhere", disappear down the bottle and up his nose. Tess is the kids' nanny; Samantha slips around her to go out with friends to a concert. But en route they stop at a motel to party. Samantha didn't plan on this and runs out. She pages her Dad, but he's too stoned to pick up her page. Eventually Sam hitches a ride with a trucker. When the driver points out they're right at the spot where Evie died, Sam insists on getting out and staying there alone. she looks down the ravine where her mother died--then slips and falls into it herself. At the bottom, Sam finds her mother 's purse, with a notation of a song Evie was writing for Jon. Andrew, the Angel-of-Death, sppears, but then Tess appears also to comfort Samantha.
Back in the recording studio, Monica reveals herself to Jon, pointing out to him that the word NOWHERE may also be read as NOW HERE. She leads him to his daughter, and the show ends with Jon and Samantha on TV, singing the song that Evie wrote.

211. 妖言惑眾 (The Feather)


播出時間:11/17(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★☆
思索指數★★★★

本集為第一季第10集『榮光奏鳴曲』續集。平安夜經歷奇蹟後,聖誕節當日會眾議論紛紛,對於奇蹟代表的意義眾說紛紜,莫衷一是。有人認為是上帝的恩賜,有人認為神的審判將至。與哥哥韋恩共同見證奇蹟的喬伊,拾得天使身邊的白鴿掉落的羽毛,不慎被一名自稱牧師的陌生人查理拿走。看似道貌岸然,一副「牧師本色」的查理,很快贏得會眾的心,即將正式就任牧師。但查理究竟是誰?其真面目為何?黛絲與蒙妮卡要如何幫助會眾了解聖誕奇蹟真正的意義?
The sequel to the first season's Christmas episode "Fear Not", "The Feather" continues the story of a little church's congregation now that they've seen Monica reveal herself in all her glory. Awed, trying to figure out what it all means, the congregation is susceptible to CHARLES, a con artist posing as a preacher. He seizes a feather which fell from Monica's dove and holds it up to the congregation as physical proof of the miracle. He's diverting piles of donation offerings into his own pockets when he's confronted by WAYNE (Randy Travis)--who turns out to be his brother. Years ago, Charles and Wayne ran the preacher scam together; Wayne is now a reformed man and he's determined to stop Charles. The issue is brought to a head when Joey, who's been ministering to a crack baby that was left in the church, brings the infant to Charles for a healing. Charles can't do it, of course, but Monica reveals herself again and reminds the congregation that they worshipped a feather instead of a King and their need for fame deafened them to the cries of a little baby. Charles is humbled and the congregation is once again put on the right track.

210.重逢待來日 (‘Til We Meet Again)



播出時間:11/23(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★☆
思索指數★★★★★ 

年過80的喬卡本特久病不癒,即將與世長辭。長女凱特、次子克里斯與么女晶柏莉都先後回來見父親最後一面。喬在初次發病時即透過醫師立了生前遺囑,不進行任何搶救,並希望能在自宅和家人圍繞下辭世。克里斯與晶柏莉皆接受父親將死的事實,凱特若不肯放棄希望。然而,這個家庭隱藏著一個秘密,一旦曝光,喬奉獻一生的家庭恐將分崩離析。這個秘密究竟是什麼?化身為家訪護士的蒙妮卡與室內設計師的黛絲,會如何在秘密曝光後幫助這家人,使喬平靜無憂地離世?
 The Carpenter family gathers as their father, Joe prepares to die at home. Although grown, the siblings demonstrate the roles they have become accustomed to. Kate, the eldest, takes charge like their mother, Elizabeth but is not quite as overbearing. Chris, the middle child, stuns his sisters with the news that he is estranged from his wife. And Kim, the youngest, is the creative one who never seemed to fit in with the rest of the family . Monica and Tess, as the home-care nurse and interior decorator (respectively), get caught in the crossfire as Chris and Kim resist Kate's domineering behavior. The angels' mission is to help expose a family secret before Joe dies. Andrew, the Angel of Death, informs his comrades that that time is rapidly approaching. Amidst a heated argument, Kate exposes the secret--Kim is not Joe's biological daughter. Upon returning from a brief trip, Elizabeth convenes a family meeting to discuss the matter. Years ago, she had a torrid affair with her husband's business partner. Joe forgave his wife and raised Kim as his own daughter. Though this disclosure threatens to tear the family apart, Andrew arranges for Joe to receive a special dispensation: the bed-ridden father is able to walk downstairs, play the hymn, "'Til We Meet Again," on the piano and converse lucidly with his family. Monica and Tess urge them to follow his attitude of love and forgiveness. Joe dies with his family gathered around him, singing "'Til We Meet Again" in four-part harmony.
 

209. 美人心機 (The One That Got Away)























播出時間:11/17(四).2011 
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15) 
感動指數★★★ 
情節指數★★★★☆ 
思索指數★★★★★

曾是法學院同學的葛亞、馬可、蘇珊與莉莎,因受邀出席另一名同學溫蒂的婚禮而久別重逢。馬可在學時曾與蘇珊短暫交往,畢業後數年間在歐洲旅行、工作。與老友見面時才驚聞同學德克自殺,留下未婚妻莉莎。德克在校成績優異,前程似錦,原可望一路升至最高法院,成為法官。他究竟為何走上絕路?這其中有何不為人知的隱情?真相一旦揭露,將令人無比錯愕…
En route to a wedding in a picturesque mountain meadow, Monica meets an uninvited guest--Andrew, an Angel of Death whom Tess is well acquainted with. The angels' new assignment focuses on former law school classmates traveling via train to the nuptials. Mark Monfort and Susan Duplain rekindle their passion, having ended their relationship just before graduation. However, their friend, Lisa Magdaleno is still reeling from the suicide of her fiancé, Doug who was expelled from law school for cheating on an exam. Mark had been unaware of his best friend's death and more importantly of his own involvement. Jealous that Doug received a clerkship she wanted, Susan tricked Mark into helping her change Doug's exam to make it look like he plagiarized. With Andrew's assistance, Monica shows Mark that Susan's quest for power and prestige is out of control. After an intense confrontation with her, he turns to Lisa for comfort and support.


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208. 撲朔迷離 (Unidentified Female)

播出時間:11/16(三).2011
頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)
感動指數★★★★
情節指數★★★★
思索指數★★★★★



珍妮涉入了一個離奇的槍殺案。在密室中她接受警方盤問,她努力的拼湊記憶,心中充滿不安與不確定...
她是一個時尚雜誌的記者,在一個偶然的機會下他遇見了亞歷。為了尋找生父,亞歷違背了母親的期許,四處旅行只為了能找到他。但內心其實一直想帶著黃玫瑰向自己的母親表達歉意。然而,就在一個突如其來的意外中,亞歷克斯不但無法完成自己的心願,且就這樣毫無準備地隕命。

兇手是貞妮嗎?她有為何會牽扯進這個事件?為什麼會是她?....她即使已經事過境遷,內心仍不斷問著為什麼自己會遇上這樣的問題?

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207. 大難當前 (The Big Bang)



















 一間即將關閉的銀行,一名婚姻觸礁、極其勢利的總經理,與手下一群即將失業的員工。其中一名身懷六甲,生產在即的孕婦。一名無法存支票,與她相持不下的客戶。眾人如往常般工作,進行每日事務,渾然不知危機迫近,大難當前…


全球股市今天都因義大利債務問題狂跌,正巧今晚《與天始有約》播出主題《大難當前》,講的就是一個銀行崩坍的故事。

這一集的開場相當精彩,搶匪在銀行挾持人質那一整段,十分緊張、扣人心絃,演員眼神的交會、搶匪與人質間的互動...,和電影院的動作片相比都毫不遜色。

先來看看這段導演的長鏡頭,長達40秒的段落(1’01”~1’41”)

先是Monica走進銀行,在銀行家的父親照片前停留,這張照片預告了對隨後劇情的重要性,包括銀行家的作風、保險箱等都與他有關。之後Monica經過一位孕婦職員的櫃台,鏡頭稍停留,我們看到一位顧客臨櫃,這兩人都是之後的重點人物;鏡頭再移動到排隊的Monica,剛好帶過排在她前面、全劇的關鍵人物,搶匪Max,這時他並未顯露身份。然後是一段Monica和Tess的對話,說明她們進入銀行的原意。

單論導演的場面調度就很有可看性,本集內容關於「信心」的探討也十分精彩,
首先,弱者才倚靠虛幻的信心嗎?你等待事情發生?還是使事情發生?

影片後段,再度有這樣的對話,主角雖口說什麼都不信,卻是寧可選擇相信財富權勢,甚至將死。





和搶匪也有一段信心的對話:

信心的獎賞,就是看見所信的事。最後黛絲和搶匪關於誰是宗教狂的對話真是太有趣了!

最後要特別推薦這一段最動人的演出:Monica和銀行家的對手戲,銀行家從聽到她是天使呵呵的笑著,到回想起父親睡前對他誦讀的詩句,不禁眼框泛淚到潰堤,極為感人!令人動容,喜愛戲劇的朋友,這段絕對是表演課的最佳教材。

看到全片最後一段時,我心中不禁暗叫:「沒看到這集《與天使有約》真的是一種損失!」
比較可惜的是影片最後並沒有交代搶匪部份,想必是被繩之以法,但片中天崩地裂的崩塌場面、以及全片主題「信心」的探討,都非常發人深省,提醒我們到底人內心的安全感是來自銀行的存摺多寡?是踩在別人之上成就自己?還是應該有更超越的信心帶我們走過每一天。

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全片播放:

206. 真愛無懼 (Reunion)























因著老友桃蒂辭世,詩詞教授柯萊莉密契爾家中滿是前來致哀的親友,柯萊莉的獨生子山姆與桃蒂的獨生女瑪歌因此重逢。高中時曾交往過的兩人,後來各奔東西,斷了聯繫。如今重逢,人事已非。瑪歌已失去母親,丈夫死於愛滋病,她也染有愛滋病毒。桃蒂生前已中遺書中告知柯萊莉。山姆對瑪歌舊情復燃,不顧一切向她求婚。柯萊莉是否會認同兩人婚事?他們的感情又會有何進展?
Returning home for her mother's funeral, Megan Brooks arrives with a Dixieland band playing "When the Saints Go Marching in." This incident raises the ire of her godmother, Clarice Mitchell, a renowned poet. Clarice's son, Sam and Megan had been high school sweethearts, but their lives drifted apart. Now that she is recently widowed, Sam is interested in rekindling a relationship and spontaneously proposes to Megan. Clarice, however, is horrified to discover that Megan is HIV positive. The mother urges her son to retract his proposal, and at first Sam literally drives away. But realizing his selfishness, he returns and pledges to stand by Megan through their coming years together. Now Megan has reservations about the marriage leaving Sam completely confused. Revealing that she has been the conduit through which Clarice received divine inspiration, Tess urges the poet to give her blessing to the nuptials because this is Sam and Megan's time to live and love. The wedding proceeds apace after the bride and groom also receive separate revelations, and Clarice composes a new poem for the ceremony.

205. 童顏無價 (Operation Smile)
















因獨生女愛蜜莉顏面殘缺,單親媽媽晶潔在酒吧當脫衣舞孃以籌措手術費。受派擔任愛蜜莉保姆的蒙妮卡,某日在報上看見一名為「微笑手術」的醫療團體將至田納西州納什維爾舉行一日義診,將消息告知鄰家男孩小傑。小傑將消息告知晶潔,卻遭晶潔趕出門。亟欲愛蜜莉接受手術的小傑,趁晶潔午睡時帶著愛蜜莉上了鄰居亞伯的貨車,期盼及時到達納什維爾。晶潔為何隴倱接受義診?小傑與愛蜜至納什維爾途中會有何波折?愛蜜莉顏面的殘缺是否能得醫治?
 GINGER (Terumi Matthews) works as an exotic dancer, in which unlikely venue she meets Monica. Ginger hires Monica to babysit her little daughter EMILY, who was born with a disfiguring cleft palate. Ginger fears other kids in her trailer park will taunt Emily, but Monica invites JEREMY, who befriends the little girl. When Jeremy learns about Operation Smile, an organization of doctors who perform pro bono plastic surgery, he suggests Emily as a candidate. Ginger has taken Emily's affliction as a punishment from God for past transgressions, and refuses to accept the charity offer. Jeremy leads Emily off to Nashville (and Operation Smile) anyway by stowing away on ALBERT's (Tone Loc) pick-up. Albert is actually transporting stolen goods elsewhere, when Tess intercepts the entire crew. She confronts Albert and redirects their journey across state via a balloon. When Monica reveals herself to Ginger, she is angry that Ginger assumes her daughter is a punishment from God; she should know that Emily is a great gift. In the end, Ginger gratefully allows Emily to receive treatment.

204. 危機邊緣 (Trust)



























曾受槍擊而長期休養的刑警柴克柏奈,復職後仍飽受此夢魘糾纏,時常靠大量藥物維持鎮靜,但也對身體造成問題,更影響到工作。某次柴克在街上逮捕到一名竊盜嫌疑犯,也因大意而未出席法院偵訊,造成案件無法進行審理,嫌犯逍遙法外,明目張膽持續犯案。受派與柴克搭檔的蒙妮卡,見狀心急如焚。她會如何幫助柴克,使他從危機邊緣回歸正軌?
 Monica “O’Dooley” is a rookie cop assigned to Zack Bennett, who returns to the force following rehabilitation from a gunshot wound. Zack’s request for a new partner upsets his former one, Ben Rivera. Monica soon learns why Zack has been avoiding Ben: he’s become addicted to pain killers. This condition becomes overt when he steals a stash from Mason, a drug dealer that he and Monica apprehend. His erratic behavior causes him to miss Mason’s hearing, allowing the thug to assault a teenage girl. Realizing that Zack has lived in fear with recurring memories of being shot, Monica reveals herself. Informing him that faith is the only armor that bullets can never pierce, she helps him capture Mason. Armed with renewed faith, the policeman faces his addiction head-on and grows closer to his wife.

203. 芳心之罪 (The Driver)















KQIS新聞臺主播黛博威利事業心強,極度注重工作,對於意欲結婚的男友遲遲不予回應。某天早晨上班途中,黛博撞倒一名青年,害怕之餘倉皇逃逸。該名青年送醫後情況堪憂,警方介入調查掌握有力證據,案情眼見即將水落石出。黛博向母親哭訴,卻只遭數落與冷嘲熱諷。自認走投無路的黛博,在良心的煎熬下會有何舉動?受害青年的情況是否會好轉?案情至終會有何結果?
Monica is the new producer for high-powered television reporter Debra Willis. Although her signature tag line is "As my mother always said..." in reality Grace Willis is an icy perfectionist whom Debra could never please while growing up. After hitting a teenager in her car, Debra flees the scene of the accident. Her old buddy, Leo is the detective assigned to investigate the hit-and-run case. When the victim is identified as high school baseball star Bobby Garcia, Debra ends up reporting on her own crime because Mrs. Garcia admires the reporter's respect for her mother. While donating blood for Bobby, Debra's arms reveal the scars from a teenage suicide attempt. As evidence starts to point in her direction, Debra turns to her mother for help but is instead criticized. Feeling she has no other choice, she again considers suicide until Monica reveals herself. Learning that she has the right to be less than perfect, Debra turns herself in to the police and will survive the ordeal with the love and support of her boyfriend, George.

202. 天使專訪 (Interview with an Angel)















紐約「每週一刊」編緝馬汀小姐徵詢大眾關於天使的經歷,收到不少誇大不實的回應文章,但都因缺乏證據而不蒙採用。蒙妮卡看了廣告後,以天使的真實身分前往回應,引起馬汀小姐極大的好奇心,兩人遂至某餐廳進行專訪。這段特殊的天使專訪會有何內容?蒙妮卡會如何說服凡事講求證據的馬汀小姐相信上帝與天使確實存在?Tess is in an uncharacteristically grumpy mood as she gives Monica her new assignment: to be interviewed by Callie Martin, a cynical reporter writing an expose' on angelic encounters. Explaining that she is an angelic experience, Monica recounts the story of a recent case.
Heart transplant surgeon Dr. Joe Patcherik is assigned to operate on Ethan Parker, the drunk driver who killed Joe's five children. Since that incident, Joe and his artist wife, Lisa have drifted apart. She has immersed herself in a sculpture that will stand in the children's wing of the hospital as a dedication to her kids. During a heated, emotional conversation, Lisa urges her husband to forgive her, Ethan, and God for their children's deaths. Later, in the middle of the surgery, Monica, the transplant coordinator, stops time and reveals herself to Joe. She tells him that he is holding his own life in his hands and that no one except God has the right to determine whether another human should live or die. After successfully completing the surgery, Joe is shown the sculpture Lisa has been crafting: it is a statue of their children sledding--the activity they were en route to when the accident occurred.

Outraged that the killer lived, Callie tosses the interview tape away and walks out on to the street. She is nearly hit by a bus but is rescued by none other than Ethan Parker. Scrambling to recover the tape, Callie sees Monica, Tess, and Henry (an Angel of Death) wave to her as they ride on the back of the garbage truck containing the tape.

201. 挑撥離間 (Sympathy for the Devil)

















曾於第三季第15集『邪惡天使』中出現過的邪惡天使凱瑟琳,於本集首度亮相。她原與蒙妮卡共同服務於天國搜救部,卻背叛了上帝,成為魔鬼的爪牙。本集中,她現身一場州際牛仔競技會,暗中千方百計地挑撥主辦人麥特鄧肯與其父親泰勒早已失和的關係。受派至競技會的蒙妮卡,驚見昔日好友棄明投暗,難以置信之餘毅然介入,阻擋凱瑟琳奸計得逞。麥特與父親究竟為何不睦?凱瑟琳會以何手段挑撥離間?蒙妮卡會如何幫助父子言歸於好,重返天倫?
Matt Duncan books a rodeo into an arena he manages not realizing that his estranged father is one of the feature attractions. Ty Duncan is a grizzled veteran of the rodeo circuit and wants to reconcile with his son before he dies. Monica, who's acting as Matt's bookkeeper, is horrified to learn that the midway's fortune teller is Kathleen--a former friend and fallen angel--who is determined to keep father and son apart. She decides to focus on little Daniel Duncan, who had previously been told his grandfather was dead. Kathleen makes sure that Ty meets Danny, which infuriates Matt who is led to believe Monica is at fault. The "dark angel" also makes a pass at him, since his wife is out of town. After the youngster slips into the corral of a dangerous bull, Monica rescues him and then intercedes in the resulting fight between Matt and Ty. She reveals she was sent to end the cycle of hatred between father and son and to uncover Kathleen as a force of evil. Ty makes a memorable final bull ride, which his son and grandson watch, and then dies.




113. 調頻天使網(Angels on the Air)

內容簡介

珊蒂雷遜為知名廣播節目主持人,主持風格特立獨行,經常在節目上口不擇言地譏諷聽眾,致使節目收聽率下滑,沒聽眾願意來電。為提高收聽率與來電率,珊蒂竟在節目上公開為女兒柯蕾徵選畢業舞會男伴,其卑劣的言語使柯蕾惱羞成怒,原本失和的母女關係惡化。柯蕾衝動之餘離家出走,珊蒂也因奇慘無比的收聽率與聽眾的不滿而遭革職。柯蕾獨自離家,是否會遭遇不測?於心不忍的黛絲與蒙妮卡會如何從旁協助改善母女關係?

112. 善惡之爭(In the Name of God)

內容簡介

一名女醫師瓊恩葛萊博計畫開放自宅為愛滋療養院,受到鎮民強烈反對,住家外也遭人惡意噴漆洩憤。受派至此的蒙妮卡與陪同的黛絲,初至此地即感不妙。爾後瓊恩開設愛滋療養院事宜雖受市議會批准,回家時車子卻遭人裝置炸彈,險些喪生。經黛絲與蒙妮卡循線抽絲剝繭,赫然發現市議會主席竟秘密組織白人至上主義團體,主張唯白人獨尊,處處鼓吹、散播仇恨。這主席的真面目為何?面對如此邪惡勢力,蒙妮卡等天使們會如何對抗?

111. 俯就卑微(There But For the Grace of God)

內容簡介

嚴冬刺骨寒風中,幾名遊民居無定所,流落街頭。柴克,一位前海軍陸戰隊員;蘇菲,一位學識廣博,對甘迺迪遇刺事件頗有研究的老婦人;彼特,一位靠打零工賺取微薄收入,計畫到科羅拉多州展開新生的中年男子。三名遊民,各有迥異的過往與無人在乎的辛酸。身為天使的蒙妮卡,受派到三人之中,從與之相處和黛絲的敦促下, 真正學會放下驕矜高傲,俯就卑微。


110. 榮光奏鳴曲(Fear Not)

內容簡介

在第四季『聖誕快樂』、第七季『重享天倫』上、下集與第九季完結篇『與我同行』上、下集中曾出現過的韋恩與喬伊兄弟,在本集首度出現。兄弟倆父母雙亡,相依為命。喬伊雖頗為駑鈍、怯懦,但心地善良,木訥憨直,與一黑人小女孩莎莉娜是無話不談的好朋友。但身為長兄的韋恩無法忍受弟弟,自認受纏累,對他常無好臉色。聖誕節將至,教會積極排練聖誕慶祝會。喬伊因怕夜晚的黑暗而不願參加,而原本積極參與排練的莎莉娜,因心臟缺陷將不久人世。喬伊知道後會有何反應?他是否將出席慶祝會?蒙妮卡又該如何幫助韋恩接納弟弟?


109. 望子成龍(The Hero)

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吉姆麥奇警官妻子早逝,與獨生子馬太相依為命。馬太在父親嚴苛的要求與督促下,品學兼優,並得眾議員親書推薦函,可望進入安那波利斯海軍學院就讀。為順利通過考試,滿足父親期望,馬太買通同學取得會考答案,遭監考老師發現而取消資格。自慚形穢之餘,又無法向父親啟齒,馬太舉槍自盡,幸而獲救。這一槍,致使馬太言語能力嚴重受損,也打出吉姆深藏內心已久的祕密…

108. 不速之客(Manny)

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賀瑞亞契為知名的小兒科醫師,其卓越的成就令母親艾蜜莉相當驕傲。他同時是「創辦人俱樂部」成員,將在醫院中增設小兒科部門,以嘉惠市內兒童,並依俱樂部慣例在自宅舉行晚宴。全家上下忙碌籌備的同時,一位自稱曼尼的小男孩來訪。曼尼來自厄瓜多爾,是賀瑞夫婦透過兒童守護單位資助的兒童。這位小小不速之客,為賀瑞的生活帶來改變,至終引出賀瑞家中隱藏多年的秘密。


107. 雙姝怨(An Unexpected Snow)

內容簡介

感恩節將至。一名律師蘇珊娜與一名美容師瑪歌發生車禍,因責任歸屬問題相持不下。為調解糾紛,黛絲與蒙妮卡邀她們共度感恩節。翌日,蘇珊娜的丈夫傑克為了尋找失聯的妻子,也來到黛絲與蒙妮卡的住處。傑克的出現,引出三人難以面對的事實:蘇珊娜與傑克漸行漸遠的夫妻關係,與傑克和瑪歌的外遇。這項三角習題該做何解?黛絲與蒙妮卡會如何幫助這三人?

106. 陰錯陽差(The Heart of the Matter)









遺產公司律師查理席伯負責將某筆二十萬美金遺產分發給死者姪女蘿蘋鄧伍迪,卻陰錯陽差地給了一同名同姓的少女!受派擔任查理之助理的蒙妮卡與他一起前往要求歸還,蘿蘋卻已將這筆意外之財花了七萬。追討這筆錢的過程諧趣橫生,查理與蘿蘋逐漸擦出愛的火花。錢是否能順利追回?查理與蘿蘋的感情又會有何進展?


Monica serves as a legal assistant to a young lawyer, CHARLES HIBBERT (Peter Scolari). Charles mistakenly gives an inheritance to an eccentric young woman, ROBIN (Wendy McKenna) and must convince her to give it back. Charles is a hypochondriac with an imagined heart condition. Monica helps him to open his heart and he falls in love with Robin.

105. 慈母吟(Cassie’s Choice)

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未婚產女的未成年少女雀喜,因與男友均無力照顧,而計畫將女兒送給他人撫養。但當雀喜抱著惹人憐愛的女兒時,與生俱來的母愛令她難以割捨,於是抱著孩子逃離醫院,隻身前往尋找男友,好共同撫養孩子。未料男友為達成個人夢想,無情地回絕雀喜。雀喜該何去何從?受派照顧雀喜的蒙妮卡,該如何幫助她?寶寶是命運又將如何?


104. 絕處逢神(Tough Love)















本集為第八季第12集『此生無憾』的前篇。蒙妮卡受派幫助資深記者,同時也是普立茲文學獎得主的麗莎杰瑟撰寫遲遲未完成的回憶錄。麗莎職業生涯出類拔萃,曾與各國名人來往,公眾形象光鮮亮麗。然而私下她嗜酒成癮,對此問題毫不在乎,對女兒雪妮的規勸馬耳東風。雪妮請專業人士提供協助,竟遭母親轟出門。母女關係產生裂痕,麗莎仍執迷不悟,我行我素。憂心忡忡的蒙妮卡該如何幫助她?麗莎究竟會改變嗎?

Monica serves as the personal assistant to Elizabeth Jessup, a prominent journalist, and the angel soon learns that her new assignment has a serious drinking problem. At a birthday dinner for her granddaughter Beth, Liz has too much to drink, which prompts her own daughter Sydney to take the child home. Soon afterwards, the newswoman makes a spectacle of herself while giving a speech at the Mayor's Centennial kick-off. This incident causes Sydney to stage an intervention for her mother with the help of Anita, a counselor at the New Hope Center. But this action backfires and an enraged Liz orders her guests to leave. The next day, Monica returns to work and learns that the journalist started drinking to fit in with her male counterparts. The angel convinces her employer to visit the New Hope Center. However, upon seeing Anita, Liz loses her temper and storms out of the building. Although Sydney refuses to let Beth have contact with her grandmother, the child sneaks out to see Liz anyway. While Beth is playing, Liz accidentally sets the house on fire with a cigarette. Monica rescues the little girl, whose grandmother was too drunk to comprehend what happened. At the hospital, an irate Sydney confronts her mother for leaving Beth inside the house to die. Returning to the wreckage to find a music box her granddaughter cherishes, Liz encounters Monica, realizing the angel was the one who saved Beth. Encouraged by Monica's revelation, Liz returns to the New Hope Center and attends a counseling session where she learns that Sydney herself is a recovering alcoholic.



103. 窮途末路(Fallen Angela)

簡介

參議員候選人卡特艾文斯民調頗高,勝算在望。妻子安琪雖支持丈夫,但從來不願於公開場合拋頭露面,使卡特頗為不滿。原因在於安琪大學時期曾為應召女郎一年左右,如今丈夫因參選而公眾知名度大增,引出了當年逼她應召的男子,以安琪的過去為把柄,不斷勒索她,直將她逼至末路。蒙妮卡會如何幫助安琪?面對如此困境,安琪會做出什麼決定?


102. 了無憾恨(Show Me the Way to Go Home)



























第二次出任務,蒙妮卡受派擔任歷史老師與棒球隊助理教練。該隊教練艾爾羅利相當嚴苛,同時極力栽培一名來自單親家庭,球技出眾的學生彼得,預備讓他參與一場大賽。倘若獲勝就有全額獎學金,前途一片看好。隊員在艾爾監督下積極練習之際,彼得因不滿艾爾言辭而出手毆打,艾爾憤而將彼得踢出球隊。彼得一打,打出艾爾隱藏已久的疾病,將不久人世。彼得究竟能否出賽,為隊爭光?兩人的過結能否解決,使艾爾能安心離世,了無憾恨?

Monica is assigned to Earl Rowley, a crusty baseball coach. Bitter because his Vietnam War injury prevented him from pursuing a major league career, he pushes his high school players hard, especially Peter Enloe, the star player whose own father is dead. Earl is less than thrilled to have a female assistant coach but is told that Monica was the only substitute teacher who had strong credentials in both history and baseball. Tess, in the meantime, accepts a position working in a sports bar run by Peter's mother, Laura. A few days before a crucial game, Earl appoints the young man team captain and tells him a college scout will be watching the game to see if Peter is worthy of a baseball scholarship. However, the coach also expects Peter to lead the team with his authoritarian leadership style. Prompted by Monica's history lesson that sometimes a person must stand up to a bully, the team captain takes a stance against Earl, which results in a fistfight and Peter's suspension from the team. While walking away, the coach collapses on the field and is rushed to the hospital. There Monica learns from Adam, the Angel of Death, that Earl is dying from pancreatic cancer. As he confides in Monica that the one time he let his guard down, a Vietnamese soldier shot him, he remembers that she was the one who had saved him during the heat of battle. He laments being spared since his life didn't turn out the way he had planned; she chides him for failing to take advantage of the numerous opportunities he had to positively influence the lives of his students. Although Monica reinstates Peter on the team, Laura realizes that what her son really needs is Earl's approval. She visits the coach in the hospital, to the to talk to the boy and is followed by Monica. But while the angel states her case, Earl's life signs diminish and Adam appears to escort him to the hereafter. Monica prays for him to have a second chance--a request that is granted. During the big game, the team is three runs down with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Peter is on the verge of striking out when Earl appears and loans him the wooden bat his own father gave him. The teen hits a home run , winning the game and the scholarship. Afterwards, Adam arrives to take Earl, who requests that Monica hold his hand as they walk into the light.

101. 初挑大樑(The Southbound Bus)






















原隸屬天國搜救部的天使蒙妮卡,因著優異的表現而受晉升為個案工作者,並由年長的天使黛絲擔任督導,一上任即被派予任務。長期在搜救部服務的蒙妮卡,因著能與上帝共事而雀躍不已。她的第一項任務是什麼?它會帶來何種挑戰?初挑大樑的蒙妮卡,能否將首項任務處理得宜,圓滿達成?

Tess guides Monica on her first assignment as a case worker after being promoted from search and rescue. On the southbound bus, she befriends David Morrow, a young boy who tells her that his mother and sister died in a car accident. After helping David fend off some bullies, Monica escorts him home. There she meets his father, Nick, a police detective who is looking for a live-in nanny. Monica is hired for the position, but soon has a chance encounter with Adam, the Angel of Death, who informs her that although David's sister, Katie died of crib death, his mother is very alive. Confronting the child with his untruth, Monica learns that his guilt-wracked mother left home afterwards and hasn't returned. She promises to bring his mother home and sets out to find her in Hewitt, leaving David in Tess' care. In a seedy café there, Monica befriends two waitresses, and mistakes one of them for David's mother. She arranges a meeting between Ruth Ann and Nick, which backfires when the police officer recognizes the waitress as a wanted fugitive. The angel appeals for Ruth Ann to stop running, but she refuses to turn herself in. Returning to the cafe', Monica discovers the other waitress, Christine, is actually David's mother and reveals herself in an effort to persuade the woman to return to her family. But Christine blames herself for Katie's death and refuses. In anguish, Monica prays for guidance and returns to David and Nick to deliver the bad news. The child is crushed, and Tess admonishes Monica for her mishandling of the assignment. While Nick is outside comforting his son, Christine drives up in her red Cadillac; Monica's revelation convinced her to return home, thus reuniting the family. In gratitude, Christine gives the angels her Cadillac, which Tess gladly accepts.

 
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