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At a television news
station, Monica is the new weather girl and Andrew, a cameraman. Sam
explains their assignment is Rocky McCann, a hard-edged investigative
reporter. Evasive regarding Tess' whereabouts, the special agent angel
tells the duo he is supervising them because of the universal
ramifications of broadcasting. Monica, attempting to befriend the
reporter, agrees to help her with research. Andrew's first assignment
with Rocky is a story about Horace and Zelda Wittenberg, an elderly
couple with four foster children. Impressed during the visit, the
Angel of Death is mortified when Rocky's story airs: it is an exposé
alleging child abuse. Monica, whose biggest story is an upcoming lunar
eclipse, sides with the reporter, while Andrew is frustrated by her
rush to judgment. He confronts her, but Rocky tells him overlooking
details on an earlier story led to a tragedy. After she reports Zelda
had been arrested decades earlier for kidnapping her own son, the
Social Services Department removes the foster children from the
household. Chagrined that Monica uncovered that research, Andrew
reminds her Rocky needs an angel, not a research assistant. Sam then
advises Monica to concentrate on the weather, hinting the eclipse may
be more important than she thinks. Andrew revisits the Wittenbergs to
apologize for Rocky's actions and learns Zelda's kidnapping charge had
been dismissed because she rescued her child from an abusive first
husband. The angel's visit ends abruptly when the police raid the
house searching for evidence. Rocky soon learns her anonymous tip
about the elderly couple came from a dubious source. Heartbroken,
Horace and Zelda intend to commit suicide until Andrew appears,
revealing God still has work for them. Monica discovers the reporter's
zealousness resulted from an accident on a Ferris Wheel, the Eclipse,
that disabled her husband. The angel informs Rocky God wants her to be
His child, not His avenger. Once exonerated, the Wittenbergs agree to
help the newswoman take care of her husband, William. At the
conclusion of the case, Sam reveals Tess has been on loan to another
department--Natural Phenomena and Acts of God--responsible for the
lunar eclipse.
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