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LAND (Original air date:
9/15/96 as a Touched by an Angel special)
| Written by: | Martha Williamson |
| Directed by: | Michael Schultz |
| Produced by: | Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr. |
Guest Cast:
| Russell Greene | Gerald McRaney |
| Hattie Greene | Celeste Holm |
| Claire Greene | Wendy Phillips |
| Joshua Greene | Austin O'Brien |
| Dinah Greene | Sara Schaub |
| Nathaniel Greene | Eddie Karr |
| Rebecca Cousins | Suzette Douglas |
| Erasmus Jones | Ossie Davis |
The Greene family has returned to their hometown of Chicory Creek, Kentucky, in the hopes of finding work. But those hopes are dashed when Russell finds that the man who had guaranteed him work has passed away. Longtime family friend, Erasmus Jones, introduces the Greenes to their newfound ten-year-old nephew, Nathaniel, who Russell's brother Joe, a troubled Vietnam veteran, has walked out on. That evening, Russell takes a moment to reflect on the changes in his life and all that's happened. He asks God to show him the way and take care of his brother Joe. Erasmus needs someone to travel to New York to convince his daughter to return to her hometown that is in need of a doctor. Russell is drafted for the assignment. He boards a bus for New York and encounters Rebecca Cousins, a successful plastic surgeon who has no intention of returning to her hometown now that she's "made it." Russell chastises Rebecca, reminding her of her debt to her community. Russell loses his bus ticket for the return trip, discouraged, and without enough money to cover the cost. Tess (from "Touched By An Angel") urges the fellow passengers on the bus to help Russell pay for the return ticket and restore his faith in his fellow man. Tess reveals herself to Russell as an angel sent by God. She tells him that God heard his prayer the previous night and that he should follow his dream of many years prior to take his family on the road and see America.
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