The seventh season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel ran on CBS from October 15, 2000 through May 20, 2001, spanning 25 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. They are frequently joined by Andrew (John Dye), the angel of death.
The episodes use the song "Walk With You", performed by Reese, as their opening theme.
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| Series # | Season # | Title | Director | Writer | Original Airdate |
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| 143 | 01 | "The Face on the Barroom Floor" | Peter H. Hunt | Daniel H. Forer | October 15, 2000 |
| High atop a New York penthouse, Tess is entertaing at a society party hosted by bon vivant Everett Clay when his octogeniarian father Benjamin, who still runs the family business, makes a surprise appearance to chastise his son and grandson about their wasteful ways. The following morning, Everett tells Benjamin the Biblical story of the prodical son. Everett reminds Benjamin that his grandfather started this company carving handmade buttons and he's being disinherited to learn the importance of self reliance and hard work, handing him a framed deerskin jacket, with buttons carved by his great grandfather. Angry and penniless, Jake busts the frame, when Tess arrives in her Cadillac offering him a ride to Colorado, where some of his friends had invited him to stay. Before long, they arrive in Central City, the mining town that was in its heyday at the turn of the century. They stop at the historic Teller House Saloon where Everett notices a portrait of a woman's face painted on the barroom floor. Tess tells Everett some of the folklore surrounding the fabled portrait, then goes on to tell him its connection to his great grandfather, Jack Clay. Tess explains that he left the treasure intact, taking only his due. Realizing what this means, Everett searches the deerskin Jacket, finds the map and returns to the spot to unearth the treasure his great grandfather buried over a hundred years ago. But when he opens it he is flabbergasted to find a lone button. When Everett realizes he'd come all this way for naught he goes into cardiac arrest. He's rushed to the hospital, and while the doctors work on reviving his body, Monica works on his soul. With Monica's help Everett finally comes to understand the lesson his father had been trying to impart. When Everett regains consciousness, he calls his father to apologize and and to assure him that he's coming home a changed man. Guest Stars Ray Walston and Richard Chamberlain | |||||
| 144 | 02 | "Legacy" | Bethany Rooney | Jennifer Wharton | October 22, 2000 |
| At Wisconsin State University, a Millionaire father, Sam Rigney, is dropping his son off at the same Fraternity House he was in. He wants him to take the subjects he chooses for him and be a pledge and stay away from Monica and Philosophy. During the last night of pledging after drinking tequila, Greg collapses, and the president of the fraternity house urges everyone else to lie for the house. The next night during the swearing in and the presentation of pins, Jamie is arrested and Greg is in a coma. However Sam Rigney has a secret his son Max doesn't know about. When he was president, the Fraternity House kidnapped a co-ed and she pressed charges. After Greg dies, Max decides to tell the truth and go to the police. Guest Star Alexis Cruz | |||||
| 145 | 03 | "The Invitation" | Michael Schultz | Jon Andersen | October 29, 2000 |
| Tess talks to Monica about the devil and instructs her to stay with Annie, her assignment who is pregnant. Unbeknown to her, the devil has disguised himself as a 15 year old child named Denis. Tess sings praise and worship to God. Annie tries to tell the future using tarot cards and Rick bets a cheque of $4500 on a horse which he loses when the horse comes 3rd. Andrew catches Millie in a bar toilet about to commit suicide because she thought her cancer was returning. Andrew then reveals himself. Tess and Andrew explains to Rick, Millie and Clara about Satan. After Annie falls down a flight of stairs, Monica, revealing herself as an angel, explains to her about the devil, that he is a liar, a deceiver a monster and a beast. Monica encourages Annie to call on God and after she falls onto unconsciousness, Monica prays. Tess also encouages Rick, Millie and Clara to pray and to put on the armour of God. As the group of friends arrive at Annie and Rick's apartment, singing, the devil then leaves. Guest Star Marla Gibbs | |||||
| 146 | 04 | "Restoration" | R.J. Visciglia, Jr. | R.J. Colleary | November 5, 2000 |
| Chandler Crowne is an old, stubborn crotchy retired director who wants to die, but Andrew tells him not yet. There is a student who is making a documentary about him, who sleeps in her Volvo Station Wagon but he refuses to tell his story about his life. But Tess blackmails him into food for an interview with the student. He then goes back to the time when Monica became an actress. When he eats all the lemon bars Tess has bought for him, he decides to stop talking. After her car is towed away, she pawns his pocketwatch to get her car out of impound. The next day, after he finds out, she took his watch, he threatens to call the police, but she threatens to eat the pawn ticket if she doesn't get the interview. Again he flashes back to when he was a director, and then again stops and tells her to go away. Tess meets her later on in the cinema and encourages her not to give up. She gives his watch back. Flashing back for the third time, she finds out Sid Lumsky tried to take his film away. but he edited the last 5 minutes of the film. She then becomes upset with him when he finds out what happened and storms out. Monica then appears and encourages him to tell the truth and then go home. After speaking to her, in the cinema, telling her that he was mad at God for Ruby's death, and was married to her. He dies after watching the original version of "Damnation" which was supposed to be titled "Redemption". Guest Star Robert Loggia | |||||
| 147 | 05 | "Finger of God" | Robert J. Visciglia, Jr. | Burt Pearl Susan Cridland Wick |
November 12, 2000 |
| Tess and Monica are talking about the wind, and a Tornado storm chaser arrives home to find that his funding has been cut. Andrew meanwhile tells Monica that she has to be at Darby's field at the Elm tree with Calvin the storm chaser so he doesn't have to. After Tess speaks to Calvin and tells him not to give up and when he heads off he picks up Monica who tells him he must get to the field. The car of Laura, Joe's wife suddenly crashes front first in the middle of the street in front of Ernie the sheriff. Laura, travelling with her baby Emily is missing and Tess urges everyone to search for them. Monica and Calvin find Emily, Joe and Laura's baby. When they arrive back at JJ's the diner is destroyed. Guest Star Kathy Mattea | |||||
| 148 | 06 | "The Empty Chair" | Jeff Kanew | Martha Williamson | November 19, 2000 |
| A husband and wife couple on a TV show who give advice to others about their relationships, have problems in their own marriage. Their show is cancelled and problems escalate when they are suddenly unemployed. Guest Star Tess Harper | |||||
| 149 | 07 | "God Bless the Child" | Victor Lobl | Glenn Berenbeim | November 26, 2000 |
| 150 | 08 | "Reasonable Doubt" | Peter H. Hunt | Burt Pearl | December 3, 2000 |
| Monica's assignment is to get a library card, and she has to do jury duty. Brendan Falstaf is arrested for setting fire to a house and his girlfriend's death. Despite all of the objections of the other jurors, she proves the man innocent, and the other jurors and the witness in error, as they all have their own agendas. Tess tells Andrew Monica's assignment is in the jury room. Guest Star Bonnie Franklin | |||||
| 151 | 09 | "The Grudge" | Peter H. Hunt | Arnold Margolin | December 10, 2000 |
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Andrew is a judge in a court where 2 people, Dr. Lucy Scribner and Dr. Robert Harrigan have a 40 year old dispute. They used to love each other but Robert's father refused to let him marry her because she had polio. Monica is pulled over in Tess' car, and Tess and Monica are sentenced by Andrew to community service with them. Dr. Scribner influences Brian, Dr. Harrigan's nephew away from him. Their dispute comes to a head when Brian is hit by a car and paralyzed from the neck down. Dr. Scribner, Tess and Monica tries to get Andrew to approve an experimental drug to be used on Brian, but the petition is denied. Monica tells them there must be forgiveness before there can be healing. Robert says he sent Lucy letters but then realizes none of his letters were receivers because his father was the mailman. Lucy and Robert later marry. Guest Stars Bonnie Bartlett and Robert Prosky |
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| 152 | 10 | "An Angel on My Tree" | Larry Peerce | Brian Bird | December 17, 2000 |
| 153 | 11 | "Mi Familia" | Victor Lobl | Rosanne Welch | January 7, 2001 |
| Guest Star Alexis Cruz | |||||
| 154 | 12 | "The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways" | Joel Fiegenbaum | R. J. Colleary | January 21, 2001 |
| 155 | 13 | "A Death in the Family" | Stuart Margolin | E.F. Wallengren | February 4, 2001 |
| Guest Star Scott Baio | |||||
| 156 | 14 | "Bringer of Light" | Robert J. Visciglia, Jr. | Luke Schelhaas | February 11, 2001 |
| 157 | 15 | "Thief of Hearts" | Stuart Margolin | Jason Jersey | February 18, 2001 |
| 158 | 16 | "Winners, Losers, and Leftovers" | Peter H. Hunt | Rosanne Welch | February 25, 2001 |
| 159 | 17 | "I Am an Angel" | Larry Peerce | R. J. Colleary | March 11, 2001 |
| 160 | 18 | "Visions of thy Father" | Peter H. Hunt | Mark Goffman | March 18, 2001 |
| 161 | 19 | "The Penalty Box" | Bethany Rooney | Brian Bird | April 8, 2001 |
| Guest Star Zachary Ty Bryan | |||||
| 162 | 20 | "Band of Angels" | Stuart Margolin | Jennifer Wharton | April 15, 2001 |
| Guest Stars Plus One | |||||
| 163 | 21 | "The Sign of the Dove" | Jeff Kanew | Martha Williamson Burt Pearl |
April 22, 2001 |
| 164 | 22 | "The Face of God" | Victor Lobl | Glenn Berenbeim | April 29, 2001 |
| 165 | 23 | "Netherlands" | Kevin Dowling | Martha Williamson Luke Schelhaas |
May 6, 2001 |
| Guest Star Valerie Bertinelli | |||||
| 166 | 24 | "Shallow Water (1)" | Peter H. Hunt | Burt Pearl | May 13, 2001 |
| Guest Stars Delta Burke, Randy Travis, Faye Dunaway, John Schneider, Rue McClanahan, Keb' Mo', Bill Gaither, and Gloria Gaither. | |||||
| 167 | 25 | "Shallow Water (2)" | Peter H. Hunt | Martha Williamson Burt Pearl |
May 20, 2001 |
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