Episode #318a: "Amazing Grace, Part 1"

(Beginning of two-part Promised Land crossover)

Original Air Date: February 23, 1997 

Written by: Martha Williamson

Directed by: Victor Lobl

Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast: 

Tess visits Russell Greene, announcing that God has a special purpose for Josh.
Despite his fathers misgivings, the teenager departs with her and meets Monica, who has temporarily lost her sight. After the Cadillac breaks down, Michael Burns stops and gives Josh and Monica a ride to Denver. His grandfather owns an inner-city mini-mall there and has tasked Michael to fix it up so it can be sold. The inhabitants are abuzz about the new landlord, who has arrived with "a kid and a blind lady." Uncomfortable in the urban setting, Josh learns from Monica to look with his heart rather than his eyes. The trio befriend Mary Harding, a luncheonette owner; her grandchildren, Calvin and Chanice Cantrell; Queenie, who runs a beauty salon; her vivacious best friend. Tanya Hawkins; Nicky Pacheco, a lawyer on a quixotic quest; Dr. Serena Hall, who persuades Michael to donate a space for her Uncle Gentry's church; and Anderson Walker, a former activist weary of fighting the system. With racial tensions already high, Mary urges Michael to take action against the grocer, Kim Chyung Kyung, whom she suspects has a gun. The young landlord also discovers he and Anderson share a love for music and the desire to fix up the mini-mall so Michael can leave. But while he and Josh paint over graffiti, Andrew appears on the scene. Anderson rushes outside and tries to save Michael and Josh from a drive-by shooting...

Episode #318b: "Amazing Grace, Part 2"

(Conclusion of two-part Promised Land crossover)

Original Air Date: February 25, 1997 

Written by: Martha Williamson & E.F. Wallengren & William Schwartz

Directed by: Victor Lobl

Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast: 

After the shooting, Mary and Dr. Hall scramble to help their friends and loved ones.  The luncheonette owner learns the .45 Mr. Kim possessed was a record, not a weapon, but both are aghast to notice her own wound from a stray bullet.  Meanwhile, Tess returns to Russell and tells him Josh needs his family.  The Greenes arrive and are horrified to discover he had been shot.  When the surgery is over, the doctor reports the teenager will recover, though he has been blinded.  Calvin and Chanice, however, receive devastating news: their grandmother has died.  Russell is astounded to learn that Anderson – a former adversary from this time in the Navy – is the one who saved Josh.  Serena rails at Michael, blaming for the tragic events.  But buoyed by Queenie's encouragement and Monica's revelation, Michael decides to stay with his new "family," feeling like he belongs for the first time in his life.  Anderson, likewise inspired by Russell to regain his passion, gives a rousing eulogy at Mary's funeral, urging the community to take a stand against gang violence.  Her sight restored, Monica, along with Tess and Andrew observe as the humans work together to paint the graffiti-covered wall.

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