Touched by an Angel (season 2)

The second season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel ran on CBS from September 23, 1995 to May 18, 1996, spanning 24 episodes. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach a crossroads in their lives. A third angel, Andrew (John Dye) is introduced as the "Angel of Death".

A season set containing all of the episodes of the season was released to Region 1 DVD.^[1] The episodes use the song "Walk With You", performed by Reese, as their opening theme.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in series	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate
12	01	"Interview with an Angel"	Helaine Heed	Marilyn Osborn, Martha Williamson	September 23, 1995
A newspaper editor advertises for angels so she can boost the newspaper sales and Monica recalls some of her assignments. As unhappy as Tess is, she offers her a chance to explain to a newspaper editor about angelic encounters. Guest Star: Dinah Manoff.
13	02	"Trust"	Victor Lobl	Julie Sebo	September 30, 1995
A police officer with a drug problem is partnered with Monica and he must face his problem or lose his job: or his life. Guest Star: Joe Penny.
14	03	"Sympathy for the Devil"	Tim Van Patten	R.J. Colleary	October 7, 1995
A woman attempts to break up a grandfather/father-son relationship but Monica must intervene with the truth of where the woman herself is from. Monica attends the rodeo with Tess, who tells her Monica's former angel isn't her friend. Guest Star: Jasmine Guy.
15	04	"The Driver"	Tim Van Patten	Glenn Berenbeim	October 14, 1995
When a reporter is asked to cover the hit and run of a baseball star, her guilt overcomes her and she contemplates suicide. When all else fails, Tess sends Monica to help the high-powered reporter to clear up her faults. Guest Star: Vanessa Bell Calloway
16	05	"Angels on the Air"	Bruce Bilson	R.J. Colleary	October 21, 1995
Monica works as an assistant to a woman who has a job in a Radio Station and is known for her sharp tongue and quick wit, Sandy Latham, crosses the line when she uses her daughter, Claire, to get ratings boosted and as a consequence loses her job and her daughter's love for her. Tess, who sits next to her uses her powers of persuasion to reveal the truth to her show her what she must do. She must reconcile with her daughter and ask for her forgiveness and her daughter must forgive her mother before they can move on in their lives. Guest Stars: Elizabeth Ashley and Melissa Joan Hart
17	06	"In the Name of God"	Tim Van Patten	Martha Williamson	October 28, 1995
A white supremacist group led by one of Tess's former cases try to stop an AIDS hospice opening, Tess's anger gets the better of her and her job has to be taken over by Sam until she learns to fight with love not anger, while Monica uncovers the truth behind a politician. Guest Stars: Paul Winfield and Dick Van Patten
18	07	"Reunion"	Victor Lobl	Valerie Woods	November 4, 1995
A poet's (Maya Angelou) worst fears are realised when her son's childhood love, Meagan, reappears and it is discovered she has AIDS. She must learn to let go and let the childhood sweethearts live their lives, with the encouragement of Tess. Guest Star: Natalie Cole
19	08	"Operation Smile"	Nancy Malone	Glen Berenbeim, R.J. Colleary, Martha Williamson	November 11, 1995
Monica becomes a babysitter to Emily, a little girl who has a cleft lip. Her mother Ginger works as an exotic dancer for money and refuses to let her daughter be seen by anyone, as she feels Emily's disfigurement is her fault. Problems start when Emily makes a friend invited who learns that a free surgery for children like Emily is going to take place soon. More problems arise when Tess interrupts the entire crew, after Albert transported stolen merchandise, elsewhere. She confronts him, while they travel on a balloon, reestablishing their journey. Guest Stars: Terumi Matthews and Tone Loc
20	09	"The Big Bang"	Chuck Bowman	Ken LaZebnik	November 25, 1995
Monica must help a bank owner, Max Chamberlain, and the pregnant wife of an angry fired bank worker who seeks revenge. Tess and Monica are also locked in a bank vault after a gas line explosion. Guest Stars: Jeffrey R. Nordling, Lisa Jane Persky and Jack Scalia
21	10	"Unidentified Female"	Michael Schultz	Martha Williamson	December 2, 1995
A woman who witnesses a shooting has a burn on her finger and a hole in her memory. Two detectives are rigorously interrogating her, and as she is cross examined, her scrambled memories eventually coalesce into a narrative. After being released, she is still in shock and denial. Revealing herself, Monica informs her that God has a purpose for her witnessing the incident and that she has a task to complete. Guest Star: Allison Smith
22	11	"The Feather"	Gene Reynolds	Valerie Woods, Ken LaZebnik, Robin Sheets	December 16, 1995
Charles, a con man turned crooked preacher, claims a feather is from an angel when it falls from a dove. He diverts piles of donations into his own pocket. Confronted by his brother Wayne, who used to scam with him but has repented, he is determined to stop him but Charles threatens to tell the truth about Wayne's past. The issue is brought to a head when a crack baby is brought to Charles to be healed. Guest Star Randy Travis.
23	12	"The One That Got Away"	Victoria Hochberg	Debbie Smith, Danna Doyle	January 6, 1996
The Angels focus on 4 former classmates, a couple who rekindle their passion, a woman who is still reeling from the suicide of her fiance who was expelled for cheating on an exam, and a man who had been unaware of her fiance's death. But there's hope, and Andrew, the Angel of Death, is here. Monica meets him unannounced, whom Tess is well acquainted with. Guest Star: Tracy Nelson
24	13	"'Til We Meet Again"	Tim Van Patten	Martha Williamson	January 13, 1996
Monica and Tess need to convince the family of a dying man to expose their secret before he dies. At the Carpenter house, Monica is a visiting nurse, while Tess is an interior decorator who both get caught up in the confrontational situation over Kim's behavior that Joe's daughter and son-in-law are both really opposed to. Guest Stars: Joan Van Ark, Ed Begley Jr., Concetta Tomei and Priscilla Pointer
25	14	"Rock n' Roll Dad"	Tim Van Patten	Andrew Smith	January 20, 1996
Monica works as chauffeur and Tess as a nanny to Dylan for Jon Borders, a rock star who has the world at his feet and the perfect life. But when his wife Evie dies, he goes back to his old drinking habits and as a result, his daughter Samantha nearly does as well. Guest Star: A Martinez
26	15	"Indigo Angel"	Jon Andersen	Glenn Berenbeim, R.J. Colleary	February 3, 1996
A grandfather who owns a blues club, which needs money to stay open, and is about to die, and who regularly loses his memory, is tricked by his son into signing the club over to him for money, as he refuses to close until the Countess (Tess) says so. Guest Stars: Dr. John, B.B. King, Al Jarreau and Al Hirt.
27	16	"Jacob's Ladder"	Michael Schultz	Martha Williamson	February 10, 1996
When Monica is arrested and put in a mental asylum for cocaine possession, Tess thinks that she went to the wrong address. However, the woman Monica shares a room with is actually an Angel who has lost her way home. And the lawyer Monica is associated with was also associated with Claire in the Vietnam War. Guest Stars: Paul Winfield and Cindy Williams
28	17	"Out of the Darkness"	Victoria Hochberg	R.J. Colleary	February 17, 1996
Monica helps Steve, a man who has been in a coma for 5 years, who learns upon awakening that his wife, Bonnie has divorced him and fallen in love with his business partner, while Steve must also face a painful legacy of child abuse. Guest Stars: David Morin and Brad Whitford
29	18	"Lost and Found"	Bethany Rooney	Debbie Smith, Danna Doyle	February 24, 1996
It's a battle between heaven and hell for the soul of a man who coordinates a center for missing children as his girlfriend tries to make him go crazy with guilt over missing children and lying to him and Monica and Tess tries to convince him of God's love for him and all of the missing children. Guest Star: Bill Nunn
30	19	"Dear God"	Tim Van Patten	Glenn Berenbeim	March 9, 1996
Monica must help a Jewish holocaust survivor, that works in a Post Office and answers letters to God, who has lost his faith in God to regain it and to also help a child whose father has died. Andrew met the child and Tess is being allured by Monica to ask God if they can read the letters. After hearing about the incident where his girlfriend has been abusing the girl, Monica was very unhappy, yet Tess reminds her that Max (not Tanya) was her assignment. Guest Star: Elliott Gould.
31	20	"Portrait of Mrs. Campbell"	Victor Lobl	Susan Cridland Wick	March 23, 1996
Monica, Tess and Andrew must help a mother and a daughter in law ,who live in the same house and hate each other, to mend their fragile relationship before the mother dies. The mother needs a bone marrow transplant or she will die and the daughter in law is pregnant. Also involved is a secret: The mother's disabled son Tommy. Guest Star: Linda Gray.
32	21	"The Quality of Mercy"	Chuck Bowman	Andrew Smith	April 27, 1996
A father who used to be a TV actor, suddenly goes through a mid-life crisis, trying to be the same actor he used to be. When his son gets the part in a school play and a series of events start when the father starts kissing a female student, the son is angry at his mother for moving to a new town and is angry with his father for what he has done. Meanwhile his mother has fallen from a ladder while trying to hang a picture. Monica, Tess and Andrew must intervene and get the son to forgive his father and mother before the family breaks up. Guest Star: Ted Shackelford
33	22	"Flesh and Blood"	Jon Andersen	R.J. Colleary	May 4, 1996
A young man who has a history of delinquency is accused of killing a girl. His mother backs his claim of innocence. But when he's released due to lack of evidence, the girl's father wants him gone. Later his mother discovers something in his possession that makes her doubt his claim of innocence. Monica has to confront him and persuade him to tell the truth, while Tess needs to encourage the victim's father to allow God to avenge the loss of his daughter, when he refuses to listen, especially when Kate insists that the vendetta would stop. Guest Stars: Valerie Harper and Anthony Michael Hall
34	23	"Birthmarks"	Peter Hunt	Ken LaZebnik	May 11, 1996
A widower is angry with his son, daughter in law, and their surrogate for not having a pregnancy a normal way. His son is also dying. Because of his stubbornness, their surrogate leaves and refuses to give up the baby. Monica and Tess must help before the son dies. Tess gets in the Cadillac with Jolene and the baby in town, who wepts that Michael never held him. Tess also consoles Penny, by revealing that the birthmark he has, was a kiss from his father. Guest Stars: William Daniels, David Naughton and Kathie Lee Gifford
35	24	"Statute of Limitations"	Victor Lobl	Danna Doyle, Debbie Smith	May 18, 1996
Monica, Tess and Andrew are all assigned to work on a tabloid TV talk show host Morgan and her controlling overweight sister, Claudia, who tells her what to say and controls all aspects of the show, must expose the falsehood of the show and come into the open. They need each other and must learn to heal from a car accident in the past that has kept her in a wheelchair. Monica must help the sisters from hiding in the past and in her room and run their show together. As fate would have it actor Paul Walker plays Johnathan, Morgan's prom date who dies in a car crash in which he was the passenger. Guest Star: Shanna Reed

References

1. "A Touch of Encouragement Store". Touched.com. CBS Home Entertainment. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

External links

• Official website
• Touched by an Angel at the Internet Movie Database
• Touched by an Angel at TV.com
• Touched by an Angel at epguides.com