423.選美風波( Perfect Little Angel)

播出時間：2012.6/28(四)23:10播出(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★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

角色:
Tracy：崔西
Nick：尼克
Ashley：艾希莉
Raphael：拉斐爾

本事：
本集以選美為主題，令人想起珊卓布拉克同樣以選美為主題的動作喜劇＜麻辣女王＞(Miss Congeniality)。不同的是，本劇透過參加選美的女主角，呈現出動人至深的母愛！

身為兼職修車技工的崔西因為急需一大筆錢，決定參加科羅拉多州選美好贏得高額獎金，卻因沒有贊助人而受到拒絕及眾人的嘲諷。急迫之時，黛絲、蒙妮卡、安德烈與拉斐爾等四名天使自願擔任她的贊助人，使他順利參賽。然而，卻在比賽途中發現崔西極力隱藏了一個可能將令她失去選美后冠的大秘密。究竟是什麼秘密？崔西為何急需大筆金錢？選美又會有何結果？

Teleplay by: Susan Cridland Wick
Story by: Susan Cridland Wick and Ann Elder & Jeannine Tree
Directed by: Terrence O’Hara
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:
Rafael Alexis Cruz
Tracy Beringer Ele Keats
Nick Beringer Seth Adkins
Gayle Victoria Mallory
Ashley Ashley Thompson


Monica and Tess meet their next assignment, Tracy Beringer, as she receives some very bad news via a letter in her mailbox. The nature of the news is unclear, however Tracy needs money very badly, telling her boss at the auto repair shop where she works that she needs the money for college tuition. When she sees an ad in the paper for the Miss Colorado pageant, she tries to sign up, but one of the many stipulations is that the young ladies must have a sponsor. Tracy, who desperately needs the pageant prize money, is upset until Monica, Tess, Rafael, and Andrew agree to be her sponsors, crowning her Miss Unincorporated Area #579. As they begin to prep Tracy for the pageant the angels discover a few strange things about her: she never lets anyone inside of her apartment, she tells people that her parents died in a boating accident (then later says it was a train accident), and she plays the piano very well, but lacks the passion required of a truly great pianist. On the night of the pageant all is going well for Tracy, until her landlord shows up and takes Monica to Tracy's apartment revealing a little boy named Nick babysitting himself. Monica takes Nick to the pageant and, Tracy, upset that the angels know she's a single mom, tells them that she wants to win the pageant so that she'll have the money to put Nick through a surgery to repair a hole in his heart. It's also revealed that Tracy's parents are not dead, she actually ran away from home when she found out she was pregnant.

Realizing that Tracy doesn't think God loves her, Monica and Tess reveal themselves, reminding her of God's love and encouraging her to trust God with her son's life. When it comes time to be interviewed for the pageant Tracy, realizing that nothing good can come from a lie, tells the audience that she is a single mom and embraces Nick on the stage, thereby solidifying her journey into truth. The audience, including Andrew and Rafael, applauds. Later Tracy receives a load of mail from people who have heard her story offering help with Nick's surgery. One of the letters is from Tracy's parents who want her to come home. Tracy calls her parents and the angels, their task complete, depart.

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Posted in: 母親,金錢,秘密,第四季

422.歡喜冤家( Cry and You Cry Alone )

播出時間：2012.6/27(三)23:10播出(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★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

Maury: 莫瑞
Ed: 艾德
Donna: 唐娜
Johnny B: 強尼B
Johnny D：強尼D
Tom: 湯米
Jack: 傑克
Fred: 佛瑞

本事：
本劇以倒敘方式進行，描述一對喜劇演員之間數十年來愛惡參半的友情。全劇充滿濃濃的喜劇風格，內容詼諧逗趣，許多對白時而令人莞爾，時而令人噴飯！

身為搭檔的喜劇演員莫瑞及艾德多年前因故拆夥，造成莫瑞對艾德擅自決定退出搭檔表演而心懷怨懟，數十年來與艾德不相往來。但莫瑞因榮登喜劇名人堂，而不得不邀請艾德重新出馬，與他在慶祝會上再次搭擋演出時，才發現當年艾德退出其實另有隱情。蒙妮卡化身餐館女侍，受莫瑞邀請同台演出。她不擅說笑話但頗令觀眾肯定。莫瑞與艾德這對歡喜冤家的復合，會引發什麼衝突或趣事？蒙妮卡又該如何幫助他們化解歧見，重拾友情？薑是老的辣，長年的友情在衝突後的諒解與寬恕中越陳越香…

Four aging comics sit around a diner table reminiscing about their careers and celebrating the fact that one of them is soon to leave on a cruise ship gig. One of the men offers to tell the story of Salt and Pepper, a famous comic team who suddenly broke up before they hit it really big. The story begins many years after the breakup, when Maury Salt arrives at the diner for his daily breakfast. Monica, a waitress at the diner, is the object of Salt's disdain when she doesn't know his usual order. During breakfast Salt reads the trade magazines and discovers that he and Pepper are going to be inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame. When Monica inquires it becomes apparent that Salt and his former partner dislike each other, mostly because Pepper walked out on the act. The two men reunite and continue their feud at a press conference in spite of the fact that they've agreed to put on a show for the Hall of Fame induction. At the rehearsal Salt and Pepper return to their old routines but cannot agree on who will play which part, so they break up. Salt recruits Monica to be his new partner, but tries her out at an open-mike contest, and she bombs horribly, refusing to insult anyone for a laugh. Meanwhile, Pepper recruits Andrew as his partner, a sign that the old comic hasn't long to live. When they realize their new partners are terrible, Salt and Pepper reunite. But it’s not long before Pepper collapses with a weak heart. The men see the error of their ways on the ride to the hospital, and Tess, who is driving the ambulance, honors their request to go to the diner in the old neighborhood where they met. The men perform one more comedy routine for Monica. Pepper then passes on, but not before the old friends express their love and gratitude to each other

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Posted in: 老人,往事,秘密,第四季

421.失憶天使 (Seek and Ye Shall Find)

播出時間：2012.6/21(四)23:10播出(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★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

Chester Crayton：契斯特奎頓

Colonel：柯隆
Effie：艾菲
Brother Jim：吉姆弟兄
Sueellen：蘇艾倫
Skeeter：史基特

劇情大意：
＜與天使有約＞九季中多集以「饒恕」為主題，本集是其中之一。相當罕見地以「天使失憶」這般令人難以想像但有趣的開頭引出全劇，內容處處充滿濃厚的福音色彩，性格各異的角色與言簡意胲但話中有話的對白引人深思。劇末死囚臨刑前的告白與受害醫師及時由衷的寬恕乃全劇最高潮，將聖經中「饒恕」的真理表達地淋漓盡致，令人觀而潸然淚下。

白雪皚皚的深夜裡，為執行任務的蒙妮卡不慎跌倒撞傷頭，頓時失去記憶，完全忘了自己是天使。她被安頓在一座公車站中，站內有幾個人正等著下一班公車：暴躁易怒的老先生柯隆、古道熱腸的老婦艾菲、身懷六甲的少婦蘇艾倫、手捧聖經，看似道貌岸然的傳道人吉姆弟兄，與等著上公車前往出席殺妻犯死刑的醫師契斯特奎頓。與眾人攀談之時，蒙妮卡明白了他們各有夢想與煩優。艾菲渴望到聖地耶路撒冷瞻仰上帝的榮美；蘇艾倫希望到貓王的故鄉生下孩子；契斯特喪妻已久，卻仍痛恨殺妻犯入骨，誓言要親眼見他被處決。言談間，艾菲發現手邊的金錢遺失，而這筆錢竟夾在蒙妮卡的聖經中！艾菲不願聽她解釋，吉姆弟兄一旁冷嘲熱諷，柯隆不准蒙妮卡離開。百口莫辯的蒙妮卡，該如何澄清自己無辜？她是否會恢復記憶並開導契斯特？全劇將有令人意想不到的發展…

Written by: Glenn Berenbeim
Directed by: Victor Lobl
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:
Dr. Chester Crayton Michael Moriarty
The Colonel Dakin Matthews
Effie Taylor Irma P. Hall
Brother Jim Gary Grubbs
Sueellen Devon Odessa
Paul Ratcliff Connor Trinneer

Monica and Tess discuss the next mission in the one-stop town of Savage, Mississippi. Monica slips on the icy pavement outside of a bus station, hits her head, and suffers from amnesia. Inside the station Dr. Chester Crayton somewhat impatiently examines a frightened Monica. The Doctor is on the way to a prison to watch the execution of a man who murdered his wife. The station is filled with other colorful characters including a bible salesman, the crusty station-keeper named the Colonel, a sweet old black lady named Effie, and a young pregnant Elvis fan, Sueellen. As Monica struggles to regain her memory, the doctor reveals the hatred and bitterness he feels over the murder of his wife. Andrew, on his way to "work" the execution, stops by the station and encourages Monica, who doesn't recognize him, to first seek out who God is, and then she will know herself. The bible salesman steals Effie's money, but Monica is accused of the crime and the Colonel calls the cops. Monica, thoroughly lost, begins to cry, but Sueellen's boyfriend, Skeeter, teaches her to pray. Monica prays that God would restore her memory, but instead the police arrive and handcuff her. Effie, however, decides to forgive Monica and give her the money. This extreme act of forgiveness reminds Monica of who God is and who she is. She reveals herself to Effie, who is delighted to finally see an angel. Later at the prison, the murderer asks the doctor to forgive him for killing his wife. The doctor scoffs at this request and the execution commences. Monica appears to the doctor and begs him to forgive the murderer as a means of achieving peace in his own life. The doctor suspends the execution so he can tell the murderer that he has, indeed, forgiven him.

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Posted in: 失憶,死囚,老人,第四季

420.兄弟情深 ( How Do You Spell Faith ? )

播出時間：2012.6/20(三)23:10播出(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★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

中文劇名：

角色：
Aaron：艾倫
Mary：瑪麗
Michael：麥可

本集不但內容一如往常地感人，還能增加觀眾英文字彙能力與語源知識！好學的小學生艾倫相當喜歡拼字，年紀雖小卻識得許多對同齡學生而言晦澀難懂的詞彙，令受派擔任其拼字輔導老師的蒙妮卡相當欣賞。在家中艾倫很受哥哥麥可的疼愛，但與母親瑪麗感情不睦，不認同艾倫愛拼字的習慣。某日，艾倫報名參加中西區拼字比賽，麥可大力支持鼓勵，卻不幸車禍身亡。瑪麗傷心欲絕，艾倫更難過地不願再拼字，也放棄了參加比賽。天使們會怎麼幫助這對母子，讓瑪麗肯定艾倫的才華，也讓艾倫重拾對語言的熱情，持續學習？

Written by: Michael Glassberg

Directed by: Bethany Rooney

Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:

Aaron Noah Fleiss

Mary Bess Armstrong

Michael Jesse Raynes

Coach Higby Gregg Daniel

Monica and Tess arrive in the life of a single mother, Mary, to help her reconcile her relationship with her son, Aaron. Herself a former athlete, Mary relates to her eldest son, Michael, who is the star wrestler of Olympus High School. Aaron, on the contrary, is more cerebral and spends the majority of his time spelling out words to hide the pain he feels for not having a father and not being closer to his mother. While the entire school supports Michael's wresting efforts, Aaron is ignored by virtually everyone except his brother, who has become something of a father to him. When Tess encourages Aaron to take the test to qualify for the Midwest Regional Spelling Bee, Aaron reluctantly agrees and Michael is quick to support him. When Michael is killed on route to a wrestling competition, Mary is less able to relate to Aaron and her distance causes him to leave home in search of his father. Following the address on letters from his father that were given to him by Michael, Aaron goes to Minnesota. Once there, Aaron meets Andrew who is acting as a cab driver. When Andrew and Aaron arrive at his father's address, they find only an empty parking lot. Looking closely at the postmarks on the letters Michael had given him, Aaron realizes that his brother had been sending him the letters and that his father doesn't really care about him. Andrew convinces Aaron to return to his mother but they are still separated by their different personalities. Tess tells Mary that although she and Aaron have differing abilities, what he needs is her love. Mary tries to tell Aaron how proud she is of him but Aaron is still unwilling to open up to his mother. Andrew reveals himself to Aaron and tries to make him understand how much his mother loves him. Andrew encourages Aaron to turn to God who will never desert him like his father did. Finally understanding how much he is loved, Aaron reconciles with his mother and showcases his spelling talent by winning the Midwest Regional Spelling Bee. (JU)

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418.父子情結 ( God and Country )

播出時間：2012.6/20(三)23:10播出(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★★★★★

(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

角色：
Victor Walls／Paredes：維克沃斯／派瑞迪
Tomas：托瑪斯
Maria：瑪麗亞

劇情大意：
鐵漢亦有柔情。男兒有淚雖不輕彈，但在主愛的感動下，再固執、剛硬的心都會被融解！本集故事透過一名陸軍上校指揮官與其子之間的糾葛，帶出一則動人至深的故事。過去數季曾出現過的天使拉斐爾與蒙妮卡本集中均以軍人扮相登場，將神無盡的愛帶給劇中幾近鬩牆的父子。而蒙妮卡在劇中一句一針見血的話「優秀的軍人理當效忠上帝與國家」，明明道出保家衛國不僅是軍人的責任，更是上帝託付的天職。至高上帝才是真正的三軍統帥！

維克沃斯上校為陸軍麥奎根堡基地指揮官，行事嚴謹，作風鐵腕，與兒子托瑪斯長年不和，幾近相殘的地步。妻子瑪麗亞夾在兩人之間，不知如何是好。某夜，維克得知長子保羅於巴士尼亞殉國，悲不自勝，托瑪斯與瑪麗亞更是肝腸寸斷。爾後接瑪斯收到保羅寄給他的明信片，使他懷疑保羅真正的死因，因而槓上了父親。眼見父子間糾葛逐漸惡化，化身上尉軍法官的蒙妮卡該如何開導他們？而維克又會如何解開心結，向兒子表達父愛？

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

Guest Cast:
Rafael Alexis Cruz
Victor Edward James Olmos
Tomas Vincent Laresca
Maria

Rafael enters the army in an attempt to befriend a bitter soldier named Tomas. Tomas hates the army, in particular his commanding officer Colonel Victor Walls. Both men are Hispanic but Tomas feels that Col. Walls has rejected his heritage by failing to use his original surname, Paredes. Tomas requests a transfer from this base, but Col. Walls denies the request. Rafael meets with Col. Walls, who suggests he change his name to Ralph as a means to get along better in the army. When Tomas hears of this, a fight breaks out in the barracks between Rafael, Tomas, and another soldier. Rafael gets a scolding from Tess for being the first angel to hit an assignment and all three soldiers end up in the military jail. It is in jail that Rafael learns that Col. Walls is actually Tomas' father and he has another son, Paul, who is missing in action in Bosnia. This is a further source of frustration for Tomas because the army cannot give the family any straight answers regarding Paul's situation. Monica arrives at the jail as the army lawyer who will represent Tomas, and she reprimands him for his attitude towards his father. Later, when Tomas is out of jail, he brings Rafael with him to a family dinner at the Walls (Paredes) home. A fight between father and son is stifled when Andrew appears at the door as a casualty officer, bearing the news that Paul was killed in battle. Col. Walls guards his emotions, and this further drives a wedge between Col. Walls and Tomas, who doesn't believe his father loves him. Col. Walls brightens at the news that Paul was killed saving other soldiers' lives, making him a hero. When an ambiguous postcard arrives posthumously from Paul to Tomas, a confused and despairing Tomas confronts his father with a gun, hoping to learn the truth about his brother's death. But when he sees that his father is unafraid, Tomas turns the gun on himself, pleading for his father to tell him the truth. When Col. Walls doesn't, Tomas leaves.

Monica reveals herself to Col. Walls explaining that although he has served his country, he needs to serve God and tell his family the truth. Col. Walls returns home to tell his family the truth, that he pulled some strings to get Paul a dangerous assignment. Tomas is upset by the news and leaves. Rafael appears and reveals himself to Tomas, urging him to forgive his father for his wrongdoing. The next day at the memorial service for Paul, his parents and the angels are unsure if Tomas will attend. As Col. Walls begins the eulogy Tomas, enters the service. Col. Walls speaks of the mistakes he has made both as an officer and as a father and professes his love for Tomas. The father and son salute each other respectfully, then break down into a tearful embrace. Tess, Monica, Andrew, and Rafael smile, realizing their assignment is complete.

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Posted in: 父親,軍人,第四季,親子