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Tess guides Monica on
her first assignment as a case worker after being promoted from search
and rescue. On the southbound bus, she befriends David Morrow, a
young boy who tells her that his mother and sister died in a car
accident. After helping David fend off some bullies, Monica
escorts him home. There she meets his father, Nick, a police
detective who is looking for a live-in nanny. Monica is hired for
the position, but soon has a chance encounter with Adam, the Angel of
Death, who informs her that although David's sister, Katie died of crib
death, his mother is very alive. Confronting the child with his
untruth, Monica learns that his guilt-wracked mother left home
afterwards and hasn't returned. She promises to bring his mother
home and sets out to find her in Hewitt, leaving David in Tess' care.
In a seedy café there, Monica befriends two waitresses, and mistakes
one of them for David's mother. She arranges a meeting between
Ruth Ann and Nick, which backfires when the police officer recognizes
the waitress as a wanted fugitive. The angel appeals for Ruth Ann
to stop running, but she refuses to turn herself in. Returning to
the cafe', Monica discovers the other waitress, Christine, is actually
David's mother and reveals herself in an effort to persuade the woman to
return to her family. But Christine blames herself for Katie's
death and refuses. In anguish, Monica prays for guidance and
returns to David and Nick to deliver the bad news. The child is
crushed, and Tess admonishes Monica for her mishandling of the
assignment. While Nick is outside comforting his son, Christine
drives up in her red Cadillac; Monica's revelation convinced her to
return home, thus reuniting the family. In gratitude, Christine
gives the angels her Cadillac, which Tess gladly accepts.
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