8.5/1070 votes#1 - The Road Home (I)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1997
Joe Greene returns to his brother Russell’s home where his son is living. On the drive, he causes an accident that kills two people and puts a child in the hospital. He does not tell anyone. The crossover continues on Promised Land S02E01 The Road Home (II).
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Mimi Schmir
- 8.2/1073 votes
#2 - Great Expectations
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1997
A couple expecting their first child have a baby shower at a café where Andrew is the temporary worker. Tess and Monica are Lamaze teachers. During a visit to the doctor, the parents learn their child has Down Syndrome.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Mimi Schmir
- 7.5/1058 votes
#3 - Nothing But Net
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1997
Hero-worship plays havoc when an impressionable youth develops a bond with a troubled Salt Lake Saints point guard. The angels join forces to redirect the path of both people, rescuing them from immediate and future danger.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1072 votes
#4 - Children of the Night
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1997
The angels must help some homeless children who have banded together to be a family. They need a secure place to live and to find their faith again.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 8.4/1079 votes
#5 - Jones vs. God
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1997
A distraught farmer in a drought-stricken community files suit against God. Tess arrives to defend, and Monica to testify. The trial teaches the farmer and everyone else in town the value of being good neighbors, and also drives home a stern lesson about the inherent folly of theodicy – an attempt to judge God by human standards.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1094 votes
#6 - The Pact
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1997
The communal gathering breeds desperation at a summer camp for HIV-positive girls. The angels act quickly to stop the girls from contemplating their suicide pact.
Director: Sandor Stern
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 7.8/1064 votes
#7 - Sandcastles
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1997
Monica and Rafael have a day off and go to the beach. Their vacation is cut short when they find a message in a bottle from someone asking for help.
Director: Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1072 votes
#8 - My Dinner With Andrew
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1997
Substituting for a fellow angel, Andrew unwittingly draws a bidding war at a bachelor auction for charity. The angels serve up an elegant meal and an important life lesson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1064 votes
#9 - Charades
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1997
Monica and Tess expose the truth of a Hollywood blacklisting scandal when they're sent to aid a powerful, Tinseltown agent.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1070 votes
#10 - The Comeback
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1997
When parental superstition threatens the career of a budding Broadway actress, the angels step in to redirect the faith of both mother and daughter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1053 votes
#11 - Venice
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1997
Crushed by the accidental death of her husband 35 years earlier, Annie Doyle struggles to cope with the gradual loss of her eyesight. The angels befriend the ostracized woman and lead her to redemption.
Director: Victor Lobl, Sandor Stern
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1072 votes
#12 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1997
When a developmentally disabled man's brother disappears into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Monica comes to comfort him by reliving her experience with the famed author Mark Twain.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 7.2/1061 votes
#13 - Deconstructing Harry
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1998
Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow God to repair their pain and move on.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 7.9/1060 votes
#14 - The Trigger
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1998
Linda is graduating from law school. Her sister Holly comes for the ceremony. Holly learns her sister is being physically abused by her husband. The angels and Holly must help the husband to control his anger and Linda and the children to heal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1056 votes
#15 - Doodlebugs
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1998
When a widowed minister of a small town loses his faith, he rediscovers it when a series of mysterious phone calls lead to the entire town regaining hope.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10117 votes
#16 - Redeeming Love
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1998
Monica tries to help a young mother overcome her drug addition. Meanwhile, Tess must help the parents learn not to enable their daughter in her drug life. The woman has to learn to be a real mother to her child.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 8.3/1068 votes
#17 - Flights of Angels
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1998
The angels must help a man who is dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease learn how to find peace and help his family through the ordeal.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marilyn Osborn
- 7.9/10142 votes
#18 - Breaking Bread
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/1998
A man is a witness to a brutal hate crime, but he is afraid to go to the police to report what he saw. The angels must help him overcome his fear in order that justice be done.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
- 7.4/1052 votes
#19 - God and Country
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1998
An Army command is bitter and being difficult with his recruits. His son dies, but for him, it is worse this was the son who was an enthusiastic soldier, unlike his remaining one who hates being under his command.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1058 votes
#20 - How Do You Spell Faith?
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/1998
Aaron is an intelligent teen who enters a spelling contest. His brother Michael is the only one who supports him as the mother gives all her attention to Michael. The father deserted them. The angels must help heal the family.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 8.3/1061 votes
#21 - Seek and Ye Shall Find
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1998
Monica suffers amnesia and meets the bitter Dr. Crayton while he's on his way to watch the execution of his wife's murderer. Later she shows him that forgiveness and faith is the only way he will achieve peace.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1048 votes
#22 - Cry and You Cry Alone
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/1998
Maury and his comedy partner split their act years ago in anger, but now are being inducted into the Hall of Fame. They try to get along to perform an act for the induction ceremony, but argue about who is the real star.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1049 votes
#23 - Perfect Little Angel
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/26/1998
A young woman with financial problems and a deep secret enters a beauty pageant in hopes of wining the prize money. The angels help her see that trust in people and faith in God is what she needs to repair her life.
Director: Gene Reynolds, Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick
- 8.3/1053 votes
#24 - Elijah
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1998
A man is ordered by the court to stay in his own slum apartments for two weeks. He has lost his faith and forgotten all his father taught him. Then his son is shot and no help is found in the building.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Glenn Berenbeim
- 7.3/1056 votes
#25 - Last Dance
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/10/1998
Two teens plan to marry after they finish high school. When the mothers meet, they recognize each other, and it opens old wounds that could tear the teenagers apart. The angels must heal the mothers’ friendship and save the teens.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 4
Every episode of Touched by an Angel Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 4!
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaFamily
Network:CBS
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Road Home (I)" is the best rated episode of "Touched by an Angel" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Tim Van Patten and written by Mimi Schmir, it aired on 9/21/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Great Expectations".