523.重蹈覆轍 ( Full Circle )

播出時間：2012.09/27(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★★★★★

（感謝劇評人劉鴻輝提供中文內容相關資料）

角色：
Kate Prescott：凱特裴斯考
Thomas：小湯
Dylan：狄倫
Lester Page：萊斯特裴吉
 

劇情大意：

本集為第二季第21集『眾矢之的』（Blood and Sand）續集，描述遭全鎮誤指殺人，百口莫辯的小湯，離鄉背井三年後返家的情景。三年來其母凱特裴斯考一直盼望兒子歸來，而今小湯終於返鄉，還帶著兒子迪倫。沉浸在愛子歸鄉又成為袓母的喜悅中，凱特甚至願意出錢幫助小湯做小本生意，以展開新生。然而一直冷眼旁觀的蒙妮卡，卻覺得小湯的行為頗為可疑，並提醒凱特勿過度相信兒子。但凱特聽不進去，一味相信並支持兒子。小湯真的改變了嗎？他返鄉真正的目的又是什麼？

 

Written by: Daniel H. Forer
Directed by: Victor Lobl
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast: 

Kate Valerie Harper
Thomas Anthony Michael Hall
Dylan Justin Cooper
  Lester Monté Russell
Charlotte Gwen McGee
Molly Brooke Marie Bridges
J.J. Vince Melocchi

 

Monica re-enters the life of a former assignment, Kate Prescott, who has spent the last few years of her life waiting for her son, Thomas, to return home. When Monica was last with the Prescotts, Thomas had been falsely accused of murdering a young woman, and Kate doubted her son's innocence. Later, Thomas was cleared, and Kate has since felt guilty for not trusting her son. Now, Kate's neighborhood is being leveled to make way for a highway, but she won't sell her house to the government, wanting to remain there in case Thomas should return. Monica appears to Kate to tell her that her prayers have been answered, that Thomas is returning home. Thomas arrives at the house with a surprise, his seven-year old son Dylan. At first Thomas seems to have changed his shady ways and accepted responsibility as a father, but Monica learns he is doing drugs and tries to warn Kate. Kate is unwilling to believe the truth about her son, and she finally agrees to sell the house. While taking a walk in the park, Kate tries to encourage Thomas to buy a coffee cart from Tess, as a means to start making some money. Thomas, however, is more interested in working a deal with an old drug buddy. Thomas tells Kate that he needs the government money to buy a coffee cart, and Kate, seeing this as a second chance to trust her son, gives it to him. Instead he arranges to use the money to conduct the drug deal. Kate spends more time with Dylan, learns that his mother was abusive, and appeals to Thomas to spend a little more time with his son. Thomas reads Dylan the story of David and Goliath, a story they both enjoy because it involves a little guy who stands up to a big problem. The next day Thomas goes to the park to meet his contact, and Dylan goes him as well. Tess arrives at the Prescott house and tells Kate that Thomas said he wasn't interested in the coffee carts. Kate feels stupid for having trusted him again, and she and Monica rush to the park to find him in the middle of the deal. They arrive to find Thomas being arrested by undercover cops. Dylan throws a stone at one of the cops, giving Thomas a chance to flee. While trying to stop Thomas, Kate is accidentally shot by a cop, yet Thomas continues to run. At the hospital Kate is rushed into surgery, and Andrew pleads with her to cling to life. Monica finds Thomas walking on the railroad tracks, despairing over his actions, and contemplating suicide. As a train draws near, Monica reveals herself to be an angel and tells him that God is willing to give him another chance, that by taking his life he will be taking part of his mother's and his son's lives with him. Thomas, asking God for another chance, steps off the tracks. At the hospital, Kate's surgery is successful. Thomas asks Kate for a second chance and, knowing that he has had an authentic encounter with God, she is willing to give him one. Before the police arrest Thomas, he hugs Dylan, telling him that he must go and "fight Goliath."

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Posted in: 母親,利益,金錢,第五季,親子

522.自強不息 (Fighting the Good Fight )

播出時間：2012.9/26(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★★★★★

（感謝劇評人劉鴻輝提供中文內容相關資料）

角色:
Tim：小丁
Stephen：史迪
Frank：范克
Mrs. Taggert：唐格太太
Kenny：肯尼
Jimmy：吉米
Mohamad Ali：拳王阿里
 

劇情大意：
有夢最美，稚子雄心。燕雀豈知鴻鵠之志，稚子鴻願終將成真。本集內容簡單但引人深思，並請到舉世聞名的拳擊名將穆罕默德‧阿里參與演出。這位曾吒咤風雲，如今為帕金森氏症所苦的拳擊高手，在劇末出現，言簡意胲、畫龍點睛地開導熱中拳擊的男孩小丁，助其明瞭拳擊真義。的確，各樣美善的恩賜肭來自眾光之父，最高目的乃予以善用，榮耀在天上的父！
 

自幼遭母親棄養的兄弟史迪與小丁，與唯一的親人范克叔叔同住。范克成天晝伏夜出，不務正業，只熱中於鬥犬。小丁身段矮小，看似瘦弱，是哥哥史迪和小混混們捉弄欺負的對象。然而小丁人小志氣高，很有拳擊天份。一夜，史迪因腦膜炎住院，出院後又得靠輪椅行動；范克叔叔的狗也在一場打鬥中死亡。面對如此逆境，小丁該如何站起來？而這個家庭的情形是否有好轉的一天？

Written by: Michael Glassberg Directed by: Tim Van Patten Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr. Guest Cast: Muhammad Ali Himself Rafael Alexis Cruz Tim Christopher Marquette Steven J. Evan Bonifant Frank Richard Burgi Mrs. Taggert Sonya Eddy Kenny Chachi Pittman Jimmy Sam Saletta
 
In a run-down apartment complex, eleven-year-old Tim endures being teased by his older brother Steven as they try to sleep on a fold-out couch. Uncle Frank, the boys' reluctant guardian, threatens to beat them if they leave the house while he is gone for the night. As he does every night, Frank takes the vicious pit-bull he keeps chained outside the door with him and leaves. Monica, Tess, Andrew, and Rafael are on hand for this assignment, but Rafael notes they may need someone else's help, someone who, unlike themselves, actually knows what it is like to be a child and have to fight to survive. The next morning, Frank returns with the dog and prepares to sleep on the same couch as the boys go to school, demanding them to come home late so he can sleep longer. After school, Steven taunts and punches Tim and won't let him hang out with his gang of friends. Instead, Tim wanders into Tess' gym, where Rafael and Tess train boxers. Tim, wanting to be able to beat up Steven, begins to train. Later, Tim makes friends with Andrew, the new handyman at the complex. That night Steven complains of a headache and then collapses while trying to get out of bed. Tim panics. At the hospital, Tim learns from Monica that Steven has meningitis, a disease affecting his brain, and that he will be in the hospital for quite some time. Tim, tired of being pushed around, is glad to get a vacation from his brother. Tim gets a hooded sweatshirt from Goodwill, but a bully named Jimmy recognizes the sweatshirt as his own and forcefully removes it from Tim. This only gives Tim more incentive to train with Rafael, and he does, becoming stronger everyday. At the gym, he sees a poster of Muhammad Ali, who Tim really admires because he always won his fights. Andrew tells Tim the story of Muhammad Ali's greatest fight: how Ali refused to fight in a war because he believed God didn't want him to kill another man, and how, because of this, he was made to give up his boxing title. Later, Tim sees Jimmy and, using his new skills, forces him to return the shirt. Tim learns that his brother is returning from the hospital and plans to bully Steven the way he used to bully Tim, but is surprised to find Steven in a wheelchair with constant need of Tim's assistance. Later, Jimmy's brother challenges Tim to a fight, and they agree to meet at Tess' gym. Tim fights the older, bigger boy and wins, collapsing into Andrew's arms, sobbing. Andrew tells him that God loves him, and reveals Muhammad Ali standing in the ring. Tess speaks for Ali, telling Tim that he must fight for his family. Steven and Frank love him, but they are unable to show it and don't know how to care for each other. Tess reads Tim a poem about fighting for love, and Ali hugs Tim, telling him not to forget this. Tim returns home and confronts Frank, telling him that he loves him, but that Frank must take better care of them. Touched and wanting to change, Frank begins to cook breakfast for his family. Andrew assures Frank that guardian angels will be watching over them.

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Posted in: 危險,兒童,爭戰,第五季,意外

521.烽火傷痕 ( Made in USA )

播出時間：2012.9/20(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★★★★★

（感謝劇評人劉鴻輝提供中文內容相關資料）
 角色： Nick Stratton：尼克史崔頓 Am-Ngac Nguen：阮愛梅 Cadao：葛堯 Del：戴爾 Lang：阿蘭

大意： 本集卡司陣容相當堅強。除平常的三位天使之外，好萊塢知名女星茱莉亞羅伯茲(Julia Roberts)的哥哥艾瑞克羅伯茲(Eric Roberts)主演（兄妹倆簡直一個模子印出來的！），飾演一所成衣廠老闆。他曾經歷越戰，連綿烽火在他心中留下的陰影揮之不去，間接發作到手下一名越南女工身上。本集細細描述越戰在人心中留下的陰影，也檢討越南移民在美國生活與工作中種種不平等的狀況，耐人尋味，值得一看再看。 少年時期曾參與越戰的尼克史崔頓，如今經營叔叔生前留下的成衣廠，手下有一群到美國追尋美國夢的越南女工。然而成衣廠經營不善，財務遇到重大困難，即將面臨倒閉。女工們在工廠惡劣的環境與過分的工作量下，還得忍受尼克因過去受到的傷害而隨時爆發的怒氣。究竟尼克在越戰前後曾經歷什麼痛苦與傷害？他的成衣廠還有生存的希望嗎？這群越南女工在美國的前途又如何呢？
 

 Written by: Christine Pettit & Rosanne Welch Directed by: Bethany Rooney Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr. Guest Cast: Nick Stratton Eric Roberts Am-Nhac Jennifer Paz Cadao Toshi Toda Lang Kieu Chinh Young Nick Joshua Keaton Del John Colella Nick Stratton, owner of Stratton Apparel, hires Vietnamese women to work in his sweatshop because they are willing to work for little pay. Monica's assignment is to help Nick, a "good man with a bad attitude." Nick hires Monica as his accountant the same day that Am-Nhac Nguyen starts at the factory, pressing pants on a faulty steam press. Am-Nhac and the other women are willing to work for Nick because he will pay for citizenship classes if they meet their rigorous daily quotas. Tess, who teaches the class, tells Am-Nhac that her father, Cadao, can attend as well. The next day Nick, under pressure from his clients, raises the quotas, and Am-Nhac, in a hurry to meet hers, severely burns her arm. Nick fires Am-Nhac because her injury will slow her down. Monica asks Nick why he is so hard on his workers, and Nick tells her his story. As a soldier, Nick helped a captured Vietnamese boy escape. Nick knew the boy was not Viet Cong because he had a peace symbol, an American fad, tattooed on his shoulder. Nick was court-martialed for aiding the enemy and returned to the U.S. a war criminal. His uncle left the factory to him when he died. Monica convinces Nick to let Am-Nhac keep her job. Am-Nhac, with Tess' help, works through the night to meet her quota. When Cadao picks her up, Nick sees the tattoo on his shoulder, a peace symbol. Nick realizes that Cadao is the boy he helped escape, and the person, Nick believes, who is responsible for ruining his life. Meanwhile, Tess teaches her students about how the early Americans protested against British rule, and Am-Nhac decides to protest the dangerous working conditions at the factory. The plan backfires, however, when Nick fires everyone.

 When Andrew, posing as an I.R.S. agent, explains that Nick owes the government several thousand dollars in back taxes, Nick plants a time bomb in the factory. Before he can leave, however, one of the rickety shelves collapses, trapping Nick. Seconds before the bomb is to detonate, the timer stops ticking and Monica appears to Nick. She tells him that God loves him and is proud of him for saving the young man's life. Nick asks God to forgive him for the hatred he has lived with for so long. The clock begins ticking again and when Nick screams for help, Am-Nhac arrives with Cadao, who diffuses the bomb. Nick asks Am-Nhac for forgiveness and reveals that he is the soldier who helped Cadao in Vietnam. Am-Nhac and Cadao are happy to finally be able to thank him for his act of kindness. Later, Nick attends the swearing-in ceremony for Am-Nhac and her Cadao, finally United States citizens.

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Posted in: 女人,工人,奇蹟,第五季

520.黃金道路 ( Into the Fire )

播出時間：2012.9/19(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★★★★★

角色：
Brother David：大衛弟兄
Melina：瑪琳娜
Caroline：凱洛琳
Jacob (William Kitchel)：雅各（威廉凱契）
Rachel (Samantha)：瑞秋（莎曼珊）
大意：
「因為時候要到，人必厭煩純正的道理，耳朵發癢，就隨從自己的情慾，增添好些師傅， 並且掩耳不聽真道，偏向荒渺的言語。」（提摩太後書4：3～4）那時，若有人對你們說：基督在這裡，或說：基督在那裡，你們不要信！ 因為假基督、假先知將要起來，顯大神蹟、大奇事，倘若能行，連選民也就迷惑了。（馬太福音24：23～24）長久以來，諸多異端邪教打著耶穌基督或其他宗教的名號，花言巧語，妖言惑眾，吸引多人追隨，遵行歪理禍音，爾後集體自殺或做出令人髮指的惡行。這般令人不勝唏噓又極瑞不齒的真實事件層出不窮。1978年美國異端「人民聖殿」(People’s Temple)創辦人吉姆瓊斯(Jim Jones)在蓋亞那(Guyana)與其信眾的集體自殺就是最典型的案例。900多民信眾喪生，包括200名孩童。另外，過去多起恐怖事件的邪教團契奧姆真理教也是一例。本集＜與天使有約＞罕見地以邪教愚人為主題，闡明「邪理殺人，真理救人」的事實。耶穌來，為使被擄的得釋放，使受傷的得醫始。迎向真理，就是迎向生命；進入神的真光，就能脫離黑暗。且看蒙妮卡、黛絲與安德烈這三位服事上帝忠貞不二的天使，如何解救深陷邪教難以自拔的人們，領其出死入生。

始終找不到工作的少女瑪琳娜，好不容易透過職業介紹所找到電話推銷保險的工作，但又因故遭到革職。頹喪之餘在一張廣告傳單上看見一個叫「黃金道路」的宗教團體所舉辦的一日課程，便前往參加。「黃金道路」聲稱能使人告別過去，改變人的生命。人生一直極為失意的瑪琳娜，不疑有他地加入這個團體。究竟「黃金道路」是什麼樣的組織？瑪琳娜此去會有什麼遭遇？她的人生真會就此改變嗎？不疑有他的瑪琳娜，與眾人加入這個宗教團體。渾然不知自投羅網，飛蛾撲火…
改變人生命的福音真理近在眼前，愛你至深的主耶穌不住召喚人歸向祂。朋友啊，聰明如你，知所當擇！

Guest Cast:

Melina Cynthia Nixon
Brother David Montel Williams
Jacob Spencer Garrett
Rebecca Cynthia Ettinger
Rachel Brie Larson
Written by: Brian Bird
Directed by: Tim Van Patten
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Monica meets her next assignment, Melina Richardson at her latest temp job, a telemarketing agency. When the usually meek Melina is fired for yelling at a potential customer, she decides to attend a seminar of the Golden Path Institute hoping to find meaning in her life. After an impassioned speech by the Golden Path's Jacob, Melina shares her life's story with the crowd, describing how her parents deserted her, and her fiance left her at the altar. The culmination of the seminar is the introduction of the Golden Path's leader, the charismatic Brother David, who persuades the attendees who "feel called" to board a bus bound for the institute. Melina, captivated by Brother David, gets on the bus. Tess tells Monica to stay close to her assignment. At the institute, Monica and Melina are stripped of their possessions because Brother David feels it is important to leave the past behind. Melina, however, secretly keeps a picture of her ex-fiance under her bed. When David finds the picture, he summons a meeting of the whole group and exposes Melina's transgression forcing her to destroy the picture. Meanwhile, a mail truck arrives at the institute with letters for everyone, but Brother David collects them before they can be distributed. Later he asks Melina to destroy a package for him. Melina, unaware that it contains the mail, begins to burn the package. At the same time, Andrew, acting as a Child Services officer, asks to inspect the camp. David angrily refuses. Andrew warns David that he will have to return with the authorities. In private, Monica shows Melina and Rebecca the letters she rescued from the fire, and Rebecca explains Brother David's plan: On September 9, 1999 all of the world's computers will crash causing an extinction-level event. Brother David will save his faithful followers before this happens by taking them to heaven in a suicide pact. In an effort to prove to the group that Brother David has been lying to them, Monica gives the people their letters. When David finds out, he is furious but persuades the people that this is the outside world's attempt to divide them. Softening, he asks Melina to be his bride and, spellbound, she agrees. David insists that the plan go into action right away because the police are already approaching the camp. Trained for this moment, the people spring into action, barricade the doors, and prepare the poisoned juice. But as they are about to drink, Monica proclaims herself to be an angel, and tells the people that God doesn't want them to die. David tells the people that she is the devil trying to mislead them, but the people believe Monica and led by Melina, they try to escape. David sets fire to the building. Monica breaks the doors open and the people pour out of the smoke-filled room. Monica tries to persuade Brother David to leave the burning building, but still believing his own claims of divinity, he will not. He perishes in the fire. Later the angels help the shaken cult members reacquaint themselves using their real names and identities.

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Posted in: 少女,火,第五季,懸疑

519.童年夢魘 ( Jagged Edges )

播出時間：2012.9/13(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)

人物：
Natalie：娜妲莉
Lily：百合
Amanda：亞曼妲
Doug：道格
劇情大意：
本劇內容頗如劉家昌名曲『小丑』所云：「起幕時歡樂送到你眼前，落幕時狐獨留給自己。…是他的辛酸化作喜悅，呈現給你。」本集內容包含親情與心理，錯綜複雜，縱橫交錯。令人觀而時而捏把冷汗，又一掬不忍之淚！內心飽受童年夢魘糾纏的喜劇演員，人前笑語如珠，人後失魂落魄，頹喪憔悴。唯有上帝浩瀚無邊的愛，能驅散一切陰霾，使人生重新綻放陽光，再度雲蒸霞蔚！

在咖啡廳擔任喜劇演員的娜妲莉，在父親道格過世後回到老家整理東西。初為人母的娜妲莉，對親生女兒百合卻頗為冷淡。道格死前在車庫留下一個盒子，裡頭裝有娜妲莉童年時的物品。但她卻不怎麼願意整理屋中的一切，也沒興趣找出盒子。同時她又得到通知，她一直以為童年時就已過世的母親亞曼妲，居然還活著，且一直在醫院接受心理治療。失喪已久的母親，與父親留下的盒中物，勾起娜妲莉極力想遺忘的過去。娜妲莉童年時究竟有何不堪的遭遇，造成她心中揮之不去的夢魘？她是否能一掃過去的陰霾，與母親重修舊好呢？

Andrew helps an older man, Doug, clean out his garage, searching for a box he wants to give to his daughter, Natalie. Doug has a heart attack, and as he is dying, Andrew assures him that God's angels will be on hand to deliver the box to Natalie. When Natalie, a stand-up comic, hears of Doug's death, she returns home with her infant daughter Lily to organize her father's things. Natalie begins to have flashbacks about her deceased mother, and how when Natalie was young, she would play the piano incessantly. Andrew tries to persuade Natalie to help him clean the garage and find the box, but she is unwilling to go into the garage. To get a break from her intense memories, Natalie goes to a comedy club to perform. Meanwhile, at a local hospital, Monica and Tess talk about how Natalie will react to learning her father's secret -- that Amanda, her mother, is not dead, but has been institutionalized for many years. Natalie, indeed, is shocked to learn this and that Amanda, after a slow recovery from mental illness, is almost ready to return home. Natalie goes to the hospital to meet Amanda, who convinced herself Natalie was dead, and, though she doesn't realize Natalie is her daughter, the visit makes her very nervous and she begins to play the piano feverishly. This frightens Natalie and she quickly leaves the hospital. Back at the garage, Natalie discovers the box, which contains a metronome. As the metronome begins to tick, Natalie accidentally closes the garage door, triggering a horrifying memory about how, when she was seven, Amanda locked Natalie and herself in the garage with the motor running. By the time Andrew arrives Natalie fully recollects that her mother tried to kill her.

Monica explains Amanda's illness -- how after she lost a baby Amanda blamed herself to the point of illness, and how she wanted to die, but didn't want to leave Natalie behind. Natalie returns to the hospital and with the angels' help, convinces Amanda that she is still alive. Overjoyed, Amanda moves to hug Natalie, but Natalie, unable to handle the emotion, flees to the comedy club. While onstage, though, Natalie has a nervous breakdown. Monica reveals herself to be an angel, and comforts Natalie, telling her that God loves her, and that she must break down the fake life she has created to protect herself, before God can help her build a new life. Natalie admits her fear -- that she inherited her mother's illness. She was scared to love her own baby -- now she knows why. Later, Natalie, recuperating at the hospital from the breakdown, performs her stand-up routine for the other patients while Amanda watches proudly. Natalie introduces Amanda to her granddaughter and tells her mother that she inherited something very important from her -- her sense of humor.

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Posted in: 父親,母親,兒童,往事,第五季,演員

518.誰解愛子心 ( Family Business )

播出時間：2012.9/12(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：

Ben Mangion：班曼卓
Sylvia：雪薇
Ellen：愛蘭
Dee-Dee：小黛
Buddy：巴迪
Frankie：法蘭克
Sharon：莎朗
Phil：菲爾
劇情大意：
第三季『遣產啟示』中出現過的和解天使菲爾本集中再度現身，使長年失和的父子言和。本集中<與天使有約>再度探討親情議題，剖析父子關係。咱們中國人說「父嚴母慈」。父親一貫的形象總是嚴肅，冷峻，不擅表達對兒女的情感。然而，對兒女的愛是不可否定的。本集內容與第四季同樣以父子關係為主題的『父子情結』頗有異曲同工之妙。

經營家族企業有成的車商班曼卓與妻兒們即將慶祝35週年結婚紀念日的同時，接到離家六年的小兒子巴迪的來電，表示想回家並有事宣布。對於巴迪不願參與家族事業而離家出走，班一直耿耿於懷，一提到巴迪仍憤怒難平。不料，在結婚紀念日晚宴上，全家獲知巴迪在歸途上車禍喪生，頓時陷入愁雲慘霧。而巴迪究竟有什麼事要向大家宣布？班對巴迪的態度是否會因此改變？長年來的父子心結能否化解？

Guest Cast:
Written by: Martha Williamson & R.J. Colleary
Directed by: Tim Van Patten
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.
Phil Bill Cosby
Ben Pat Hingle
Frankie Michael Rispoli
Ellen Sydney Walsh
Dee Dee Romy Rosemont
Sylvia Joyce Van Patten
Buddy Josh Carmichael
Sharon Stacey Travis




On their 35th wedding anniversary, Ben and Sylvia Mangione, owners of a car dealership, host a huge sale. Monica and Tess are on hand to help the Mangione family, and Phil, the angel of reconciliation, will assist them, if the perennially late angel ever arrives. Mangione Auto World is a family business, with daughters Ellen and Dee Dee and Ellen's husband Frankie all working there. But one of the children, Buddy, moved to California several years ago, refusing to take over the family business, much to Ben's chagrin. During the sale, Buddy calls to say he is returning for the anniversary with a big announcement to make. Frank is upset that Buddy is returning because he thinks it may spoil his chances for taking over the dealership. Indeed, Ben hopes Buddy is returning to take over the dealership. At the anniversary party Tess plays with the band, filling in for the still tardy Phil, while Monica caters the event. Soon, however, the police show up to let the family know that Buddy has been killed in a car crash. Ben and Frank are called to identify Buddy's remains but, since the corpse has been badly burned, they identify his personal effects. Rather than grieve, the family argues over Buddy's funeral arrangements. Ben insists on returning to work, where he meets Sharon, a young woman claiming to be Buddy's wife. The family thinks this must be Buddy's big surprise, but is upset when Sharon wants to have the body cremated. Monica helps them strike a bargain -- Buddy will be buried if Sharon performs the eulogy at the service. Meanwhile, Andrew finds Phil and offers to give him a lift into town. They are further detained when the car overheats, but are offered help by a hitchhiker who is eagerly trying to get to town. They offer him a lift. At the funeral, Sharon delivers the eulogy, recalling a touching memory about how Buddy saved the life of a beached whale. Before she can finish, though, the hitchhiker arrives. It's Buddy! The family is shocked to see him alive and he explains how his car was stolen and he had to hitchhike into town. Rather than rejoice that his son is alive, Ben wants to know if Buddy is ready to take over the business. Buddy says 'no,' and a furious Ben returns to the dealership where Monica is waiting for him. Monica reveals that she is an angel and takes him back to the funeral parlor where she finishes the eulogy. The eulogy reveals the big surprise, that Buddy has cancer and will soon die. Phil finally arrives to tell a shocked Ben that God wants him to stop keeping such a tight hold on his family. Phil points out that many fathers wish they could have the gift that Ben has: the chance to spend one more hour with his son, to tell him all of the things he wished he had said when he was alive. Buddy arrives at the funeral parlor, and Ben embraces his son, asking for forgiveness and expressing his love.

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517.生之歌 ( The Anatomy Lesson )

播出時間：2012.9/6(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★★★★★

Ivar Kronenberger：艾華葛博
Dewey：杜伊
Faye：翡怡
Jamie：潔美
Penny：珮妮

內容大意：
人，從頭到腳，由裡到外，都是神以祂的形象匠心獨運的美好創造。聖經詩篇有云：「我的肺腑是你所造的；我在母腹中，你已覆庇我。我要稱謝你，因我受造，奇妙可畏；你的作為奇妙，這是我心深知道的。我在暗中受造，在地的深處被聯絡；那時，我的形體並不向你隱藏。我未成形的體質，你的眼早已看見了；你所定的日子，我尚未度一日，你都寫在你的冊上了。」（詩篇139：13~16）透過一名醬師對遺體的解剖，本集＜與天使有約＞將此聖經真理表現地淋漓盡致，更以神戰勝死亡，賜與永生的事實貫穿全劇，令人觀而感動莫名，淚水奔流…如三位天使們在劇末共吟的詩：「在死亡之中，我們得生命。誰是我們的幫助？只有祢，主啊！只有祢！」

中年工人杜伊在晨跑時為設法解救一名不慎落入路面坑洞的小女孩潔美，四處求助時因突發性冠狀動派栓塞而死。爾後杜伊的遺體被送往太平間進行解剖，以查明死因。解剖醫師艾華葛博過去因痛失愛子，對生命的態度變得極其冷漠，不抱任何盼望。受派至太平間與艾華共同進行解剖的蒙妮卡，會如何感動並改變艾華的心？被困在坑洞中的潔美，又將如何獲救？
片名靈感來源：杏林子名著『生之歌』。

Guest Cast:
Written by: Ken LaZebnik
Directed by: Sandor Stern
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.
Dr. Ivar Kroneberger Dan Butler
Dewey David Graf
Faye Mariangela Pino
Jamie Kaleigh Krish
Penny Elyssa Davalos

When Dewey Burton dies of a heart attack while running for help after finding a young girl trapped in a deep drain pipe, Tess tells Monica that his body is the key to saving the young girl and she only has four hours to do so. When Dewey's body arrives at the coroner's office, Monica arrives as the assistant to the skeptical pathologist, Ivar. Ivar believes that everything about a man's life can be determined from an autopsy. While Tess remains with the little girl, Jamie, Monica begins trying to change the heart of Ivar by telling the story of Dewey's life from the details of his body. Monica begins by looking at the man's hands, deducing that he worked in construction, building homes which he could never afford himself. Tess continues to comfort Jamie as Dewey's wife, Faye, begins to search for her missing husband. As the autopsy continues, Monica learns more about Ivar, that he believes, "In the end, we are helpless and what we do doesn't change anything," and that he used to practice medicine but changed to pathology. Jamie's mother alerts the authorities as to her missing daughter and a search begins, but Ivar turns off the radio as news of Jamie's disappearance is broadcast. Ivar's young daughter calls, telling her father that she wants to have a funeral for her goldfish, which has just died, but Ivar is unsympathetic. Meanwhile, Jamie is unconscious but Tess refuses to pull her out due to instructions from God. Monica continues recounting John Doe's life by telling how he fell in love, was married and lost a child. Ivar is no longer tolerant of Monica's story telling. He breaks down, telling her how he had a son die of leukemia and that there was nothing he could do to save his son. Monica then reveals herself to be an angel, telling Ivar how she also was there to comfort Dewey when he lost his child. She tells Ivar that his child is happy in heaven and that he still has work to do. Ivar then looks closely at Dewey's body and begins to piece together where he might have been when he died. As the radio announces that the missing Jamie was wearing red gloves, Ivar realizes Dewey's connection to Jamie, and where to find her. Rushing to the drain pipe, Dewey rescues and resuscitates Jamie. When Faye arrives at the scene, Ivar must tell her about the death of her Dewey. He tells her of his daring attempt to rescue Jamie. His faith now fully restored, he comforts her. "He was a good man… I could see it in his face."

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516.魔鬼交易 ( The Man Upstairs )

播出時間：2012.9/5(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：
Gus Zimmerman：葛斯金默曼
Monique：蒙妮珂
Mac：麥克

劇情大意：
本劇高潮迭起，時而令人緊張，繃緊神經；時而令人感到溫馨喜悅。劇中飾演天使蒙妮卡的洛瑪唐妮（Roma Downey）一人分飾兩角，同時飾演一貫純潔的天使與工於心計，心狠手辣的惡魔。劇中主角與惡魔間的對手戲不時令人插把冷汗，寒毛直豎，恐怖氣氛濃厚。

聖經有云：「因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰，乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。」（以弗所書6:12）又「你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
」（彼得前書5：9）不論魔鬼如何荼毒、迷惑眾人，神的真光照進，牠的黑暗就無所遁形！因耶穌是世界的光，在祂毫無黑暗！德國大文豪歌德的長篇敘事詩『浮士德』（Faust）中主角浮士德將靈魂賣給魔鬼梅菲斯特的情節，本集＜與天使有約＞中首次以屬靈爭戰為題材，在燈紅酒綠，紙醉金迷，處處是非，充滿財色誘惑的賭城拉斯維加斯。一位有求於友的保險推銷員。莫名其妙，彷彿衝著他來的許多怪異改變。一名言行冰冷，令人髮指的女人，將葛斯玩弄於股掌之間。一場正邪大戰即將展開…

保險推鎖員葛斯金默曼為籌措妻子愛絲黛的醫藥費，來到賭城準備向擔任夜總會總經理的大客戶兼好友麥可求助。到了以後才知道已改由新任總經理經營。新任總經理看似願意幫助葛斯，卻不直接答應，反而拐彎抹角，還提出相當怪異的條件。這個新任總經理究竟是誰？向葛斯提出什麼條件？為了愛妻，葛斯會接受條件嗎？接受與否，又會帶來什麼結果？

Written by: Glenn Berenbeim
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:

Gus Michael Jeter
Mac Frank Ashmore
Gus Zimmerman, an insurance salesman, arrives in Las Vegas to call on his largest account, the Paradise Grand Casino. Tess tells Monica that behind Gus' smile is a desperate man. Monica meets Gus at the bar where he explains that he is there to call on the casino manager, Mac, and earn the commission that will pay for his wife, Esther's care in a nursing home. As he guzzles ginger ale, Gus explains that neither he nor Esther drink or gamble. When Gus learns that Mac is no longer the general manager and the new management is not willing to see him, he orders another drink, this time with vodka. Gus goes to the cashier, withdraws a five-thousand dollar credit limit and loses it all on one roll of roulette. When Gus pleads with the croupier, "I'll sign anything," the phone mysteriously rings and the new manager is ready to see him. Gus enters the office to find the new manager's name is Monique and she looks exactly like Monica. It becomes apparent that Monique is evil as she toys with Gus, reminding him of Esther's problems and letting him win a game of poker for the entire five-thousand dollars which he just lost. Confident after his rigged victory, Gus agrees to gamble again: a signed insurance policy for his soul, something he doesn’t believe in, anyway. He loses. Dejected, Gus finds Monica at the bar and explains the situation. Monica, concerned about Gus’ huge loss, plots to beat Monique at a game of poker. Tess scolds her for entertaining the thought. Gus goes to Monique who suggests that he "have an accident," thereby helping his wife who is the beneficiary of his insurance policy. Gus continues to drink more and rejects Monica when she tries to convince him not to listen to Monique. Monica takes Gus back to the chapel where he and Esther were married. Gus remembers how Tess was the witness of their vows and Monica reveals that they are both angels, sent by God, to help him fight for his soul. Gus, however, only becomes more depressed, feeling that his soul is gone forever, and he climbs to the top of the casino intending to kill himself. Monique encourages him, showing him a copy of the same "soul contract" signed by Esther. Monica pleads with Gus to ask God for His help. Gus then begins to shine a flashlight, singing "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine," and begs God to help him. Powerless against Gus’ reliance on God, Monique disappears. Gus returns to find that Mac had only been late for their meeting. Mac signs the insurance contract, Esther's care is guaranteed and Gus breathes a sigh of relief as he realizes how close he came to losing his soul.

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Posted in: 女人,邪惡,爭戰,第五季

515.棄暗投明 ( On Edge )

播出時間：2012.8/30(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)

Bat Ewing: 巴特尤因

Hayley: 海莉
Alex: 愛麗絲
Carl: 卡爾
劇情大意:
巴特與海莉是對騙徒父女，居無定所，到處搬遷，四處行騙偷竊。海莉是個可愛的少女，相當喜歡溜冰，且有志參加奧運。一日，父女來到猶他州一所溜冰場，認識了老闆卡爾與其獨生女愛麗絲。愛麗絲是溜冰高手，很快與海莉成為好友。在愛麗絲的幫助下，海莉的技巧日漸進步，也希望定居在猶他州。一夜，巴特偷走卡爾的錢與溜冰鞋，海莉替父親頂罪而入獄。卡爾不願撤銷告訴，使巴特無法救女兒出獄。這個挫折會帶給巴特何種衝擊？海莉的命運又會如何？

Written by: R.J. Colleary
Directed by: Tim Van Patten
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:

Bart Ewing Jack Wagner
Haley Ewing Anastasia Emmons
Alex Thorpe Tara Lipinski
Carl Thorpe Ron Orbach

Tess and Monica are introduced to their next assignment when the Cadillac by Bart and Hayley Ewing, a father and daughter con team. The angels follow Bart and Hayley to Salt Lake City where Bart has promised Hayley she will be able to indulge her favorite hobby, ice skating. Monica works as an employee of the skating rink and is short-changed by Bart as he pays for Hayley's entry. When Hayley falls down, Andrew, the acting D.J., introduces her to an Olympic hopeful skater, Alex Thorpe and she agrees to help Hayley learn to skate. Meanwhile, Bart pretends to find some lost money in order to win the trust of Alex's father, Carl, who is the owner of the rink. Carl tells Bart of an upcoming fundraiser to benefit the Silver Blades Skate Team. Bart notices the cash drop bag that Carl is carrying and begins to hatch an idea for a scam. Later that night, Hayley tells her father she wants to do something other than con people--something she can be recognized for. At the rink the next day, Hayley tells Andrew that she is torn because she wants to skate but doesn’t want to hurt her father. Andrew tells her to follow her conscience. Hayley works with Alex, improves dramatically and begins to demand a more normal life from her father. Bart promises to stay in town long enough for Hayley to try out for the Silver Blades and she is temporarily appeased. Bart then begins the con of Carl by asking if Hayley might be able to practice at the rink after it closes. When Carl agrees, Bart pretends to drop Hayley off, packs up their belongings from the hotel, then returns to the rink and turns off the lights. While Carl searches for the fuse box, Bart then takes the bank drop. When the lights have been restored, Bart arrives at the rink to retrieve Hayley. As Bart and Hayley make their getaway, Hayley realizes that her father has left the snow globe which belonged to her mother at the hotel room and refuses to leave town without it.

Bart and Hayley return to the hotel room to find the globe. As they leave the cops arrive and Bart is arrested. Knowing that it will be easier for him to get her out of jail then vice versa, Hayley confesses to the crime. Bart tries to convince Carl to drop the charges but he refuses, forcing a court case. Monica reveals herself to Bart, convincing him to trust God and listen to his conscience. Bart interrupts Hayley's trial, confesses to the crime and asks his daughter to forgive him for not teaching her right from wrong. The judge recommends that Hayley be remanded to a foster home. Instead Carl decides to be her foster parent enabling her to live and train with Alex.

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Posted in: 少女,犯罪,第五季,溜冰