- In the Name of God
Infobox Television episode | Title = In The Name of God
Series =Touched by an Angel
Season = 2
Episode = 6
Airdate =October 28 ,1995 (CBS )
Production = 112
Writer = Martha Williamson
Director =Tim Van Patten
Prev =Angels on the Air
Next = Reunion"In The Name of God" is the sixth episode of the second season of the
CBS drama series "Touched by an Angel ." The episode, however, is marked as the season finale for the first season on the DVD.This episode was also filmed in
Oklahoma City , just before the devastatingOklahoma City bombing .Plot
Tess returns to the town of a previous assignment and she and Monica help Joanne (
Talia Balsam ) open anAIDS hospice. Joanne is injured in a bomb blast in her car, and Tess is brought face to face with awhite supremacy group headed by her previous assignment Tim (Craig Wasson ). Tess' anger causes her to be replaced by another angel, Special Services angel Sam (Paul Winfield ).Monica is able to enlist the help of a nosey neighbor Jerry (
Dick Van Patten ) and (with help from Sam) Tess finds to courage to help the angels do battle withSatan (John Schneider ), who's posing as apolitician . Tess and Monica reveal themselves to Tim and show him that he was motivated by fears stretching back to childhood. Satan then tries to convince Tim that Tess is Satan and not him. Tim prays to God to get whoever Satan is out of town. Satan then vanishes.Post Episode
This particular episode of Touched by an Angel was filmed in Oklahoma City, just 6 months before the devastating tragedy of the
Oklahoma City bombing , which occurredApril 19 ,1995 .DVD version
This particular episode of Touched by an Angel was originally marked as the first season finale on the
DVD , but was aired as a second season episode. The original production code was 112, but on the fourth disc of the first season DVD set, it's marked as the season finale.
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