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Monica
and Tess meet their next assignment, Tracy Beringer, as she receives
some very bad news via a letter in her mailbox. The nature of
the news is unclear, however Tracy needs money very badly, telling
her boss at the auto repair shop where she works that she needs the
money for college tuition. When she sees an ad in the paper
for the Miss Colorado pageant, she tries to sign up, but one of the
many stipulations is that the young ladies must have a sponsor.
Tracy, who desperately needs the pageant prize money, is upset until
Monica, Tess, Rafael, and Andrew agree to be her sponsors, crowning
her Miss Unincorporated Area #579. As they begin to prep Tracy
for the pageant the angels discover a few strange things about her:
she never lets anyone inside of her apartment, she tells people that
her parents died in a boating accident (then later says it was a
train accident), and she plays the piano very well, but lacks the
passion required of a truly great pianist. On the night of the
pageant all is going well for Tracy, until her landlord shows up and
takes Monica to Tracy's apartment revealing a little boy named Nick
babysitting himself. Monica takes Nick to the pageant and,
Tracy, upset that the angels know she's a single mom, tells them
that she wants to win the pageant so that she'll have the money to
put Nick through a surgery to repair a hole in his heart. It's
also revealed that Tracy's parents are not dead, she actually ran
away from home when she found out she was pregnant. Realizing
that Tracy doesn't think God loves her, Monica and Tess reveal
themselves, reminding her of God's love and encouraging her to trust
God with her son's life. When it comes time to be interviewed
for the pageant Tracy, realizing that nothing good can come from a
lie, tells the audience that she is a single mom and embraces Nick
on the stage, thereby solidifying her journey into truth. The
audience, including Andrew and Rafael, applauds. Later Tracy
receives a load of mail from people who have heard her story
offering help with Nick's surgery. One of the letters is from
Tracy's parents who want her to come home. Tracy calls her
parents and the angels, their task complete, depart.
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