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Episode #405: "Jones vs. God"
Original Air Date: October 19, 1997
Written by:
Ken LaZebnik
Directed by:
Sandor Stern Produced
by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.
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Justinian Jones |
John De Lance |
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Judge Dawes |
Robert Guillaume |
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Leela Jones |
Jennifer Lambert |
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Gordon |
Don Jeffcoat |
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Risa |
Debra Jo Rupp |
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Cotton |
J. Kenneth Campbell |
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Stretch |
Ray Xifo |
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The town of Clarion,
South Dakota is in the midst of a farm killing drought when Tess and
Monica arrive to help them with their growing crisis of faith.
Justinian Jones, a struggling farmer, enters Cotton's barber shop
where a heated debate quickly develops between he, Cotton, Judge
Dawes and Risa, the town mayor, as to whether the town should sell
out to a huge agricultural company. Having arrived to serve as
auctioneer of the towns assets, Andrew sits quietly in the barber
chair as Risa advocates selling to the conglomerate before the
drought kills the town. Opposed to her is Justinian who is
determined to stay on his farm even if he has to sell his horse and
"pull the darned plow" himself. Continuing his tirade, Justinian
decides to sue God. The Judge outlines how he should serve notice to
God through the newspaper and a hearing is set. Outside, Justinian's
daughter, Leela tells her boyfriend Gordon of her plans to leave
town in search of more opportunity while he tries to convince her of
the virtues of the small town they have grown up in. Later, all the
townspeople gather in the court room, fully expecting a rapid
dismissal of the case. Tess arrives to act as council for God and a
jury trial is granted. As the trial begins, Jones begins by saying
that droughts are considered "acts of God" and as such, He should be
held responsible for the "intentional infliction of emotional
stress" upon the people of Clarion. One by one, Tess calls the
townspeople as witnesses in an attempt to show them how God has
blessed them. When Tess calls Monica, the angel as an expert
witness, Justinian corners her on the stand and temporarily stuns
God's defense team by asking for an end to the drought. After a
short recess and a prayer from Monica. She then returns to God with
his answer to Justinian's request. The answer is "no." Justinian
then realizes how blessed he is and Risa and the others rally
together at a town picnic. As Justinian leads all in a prayer of
thanks, their faith is rewarded as rain begins to pour out of the
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