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Sara Perkins rebels
against her overprotective mother by hiring Monica as her new
photography assistant. Though the angel understands why the woman has
covertly taken a freelance assignment to Bosnia, Tess--a volunteer
helping Charlotte at the public library--thinks Sara's actions are
inconsiderate. Noting the mother and daughter act differently when the
other is not present, Monica wonders what Tess does in her free time,
but the supervisor is tight lipped. Sara returns from the trip and
describes it to her mother, who becomes enraged and attacks her. While
she receives treatment at the hospital, the angels comfort a confused
Charlotte. Regaining consciousness, Sara identifies her mother as the
assailant. A police detective attempts to arrest Charlotte, but she
resists violently and must be subdued. Jeff, the journalist who
sponsored the Bosnia trip, and Monica visit Sara, who is shocked by
her mother's attack. Over the years the pair's relationship has been
troubled, but she never thought it would result in violence. A doctor
soon sheds light on the problem: Charlotte has a massive,
life-threatening brain tumor. Even if she survives the risky
operation, she may have significant memory loss. Devastated by the
diagnosis, Sara tries to understand why Charlotte smothered her.
Working with mother and daughter, respectively, Tess and Monica piece
together the past. Sara needed an eye operation when she was seven.
Since her father had abandoned the family, Charlotte took a job as a
"photographer's assistant, "which entailed posing nude.
Understanding her mother sacrificed self-esteem to ensure she had that
operation, Sara is crushed when Charlotte has a seizure and lapses
into a coma. Monica and Tess, having revealed themselves as angels,
encourage the woman to talk to her comatose mother. Special
Dispensation is granted, and the two women are able to openly express
the love they never admitted before. Charlotte promises to try to hold
on to one memory--the day she gave Sara her first camera. Though
mother doesn't recognize daughter after the successful operation, she
has managed to hold on to their special memory. The women pledge to
rebuild their friendship. Monica, meanwhile, persuades Andrew to show
her how Tess spends her free time--training a cute, but incorrigible
dog.
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