Touched by an Angel · Season 1
Something's happening to me, Tess. I'm afraid.
Like being afraid of the sea? Sometimes we're afraid of what we can't control. But Angela is going to make her decision to let her secret free or to bury it deeper.
I wish I could make that decision for her.
That's not what love does.
I've never had a friend before.
And what am I? Chopped liver?
You know what I mean. The more I get to know about human beings, the more I get to know about myself.
You saved me. Are you...?
I am an angel.
Like... Like a real angel? Sent by...?
Sent by God.
I knew there was something about you. Something so strong. Something so fearless. Something...Something I wanted to be. [Starts to cry]
Shh...Look at me. Look at me, Angela. You are strong. You had the courage to make a sacrifice to save someone that you loved. And you taught me a lesson today. That love erases fear. For when I saw you out there, I would have dived into the deepest ocean to bring you back.
It might not have been such a good idea.
You made the choice, Angela. You want to live. You just don't want to live like this.
But I can't change the past....Can you?
[Shakes her head] But all you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And it is this moment right now that you can choose to make everything new.
You know something about almost dying?
No. actually, I don't.
All of a sudden, there's not a whole lot more to be afraid of.
Well, we all have our little idiosyncrasies. You don't like water and I'm not much on patience.
You know, Tess, sometimes you can be really pushy.
That's what friends are for.
People are too busy to meet themselves anymore. Everybody's faxing and modeming and on-lining and inputting and downloading. You don't like it? Change the channel. Push the button: Escape. Delete. You know, you can say anything to anybody anywhere in the world in seconds. But it still takes as much time as it ever took to know a soul or mend a broken heart or give birth to a child. Even in this world of change, some things don't. And children like her get lost in the in-between.
[to Cassie during a painful contraction] Cassie, I want you to imagine you're playing a beautiful flute solo. A strong, simple melody. Can you hear it? And now the melody is joined by an oboe, and a clarinet, and a horn. And now the strings take it up, playing faster, until it rises on a wave of percussion, until...until it's over.
I never had a grandchild before. It's just a little tough to get one and lose one all on the same day.
[Witnessing a birth] I've never seen it from this side before. Oh, isn't it something?
How long have you been working on OD? I haven't seen you around here before.
I've been working upstairs.
[When Craig, the boyfriend, arrives]
Shannon, we need some privacy.
Oh, right. Just remember privacy got you into this.
I know I'm not supposed to see the baby because then I won't want to give her up and the baby won't want to go either. But all I can think of is how down that hall, there's a part of me I may never see again. What's it gonna be like in 20 years from now if I never saw her? What's it gonna be like if I did? What should I do?
Cassie, that's a decision that only you can make. But I believe that if you truly make that decision out of nothing but love, it'll be a decision you can live with.
What kind of nurse are you? Aren't you a little far from the hospital?
I'm a floater. I go where I'm needed.
Tess, what am I supposed to be doing with Cassie? Am I supposed to get her to go back to the Feldmans? Or am I supposed to help her keep her baby?
You're supposed to help her become a good mother.
How am I gonna take care of her? I never knew being a mother would feel like this. It's so...every moment. I'm just a kid. I'm not a good mother.
Oh, Cassie, you are a good mother because you know what it is to love your baby more than yourself.
But how do I know the Feldmans are the right parents for her?
No one knows the future, Cassie. I can tell you this. Your daughter's going to have a wonderful life. She's going to have freckles just like you. And she'll have skinned knees and maybe a broken arm but she'll win the fourth grade spelling bee and become president of her sophomore class. And she'll fall in love... a few times. And Cassie, she'll play the violin in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
How-How do you know all that?
Because I'm an angel.
You mean like a psychic or something?
[Chuckles] No, this is not a prediction, Cassie. It's a message. Do you remember when you were a child and you used to pray at night: "Please, God, let me make beautiful music"? Well, that prayer will be answered for generations to come because the beautiful music, it started with you.
[To Cassie] You made your decision. The Feldmans were there. Everything was planned. Except for how you'd feel. That's the only thing no one thought of.
Honey, you are plunging into the lion's den. You're dealing with a lawyer.
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