Touched by an Angel - Season 2 Episode 23 Birthmarks
Michael Russell is dying of cancer, a fact that his father finds hard to accept. A potter by trade, Whit is skeptical of technology and persuaded his son to leave city life for the family farm once his illness was diagnosed. Unbeknownst to Whit, Michael and Penny have undergone gamete fertilization, a process enabling Jolene to be the surrogate mother for their baby. Believing the pregnancy to be natural, Whit vows to have no part in raising his grandchild. Subsequent to one of his tirades, Jolene disappears. As Michael's health deteriorates, the situation looks increasingly grim, especially when Andrew arrives. Using a clever metaphor, Monica gently convinces Whit to accept the non-traditional pregnancy. Michael dies just as his son is born, and as his bereaved family visits the grave, Tess arrives with Jolene and the baby in tow. She gives the infant to his mother, who laments that Michael never got a chance to hold his son. Tess comforts Penny by pointing that he has a bir
Year: 2003
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
Country: United States of America
Studio: CBS
Director: John Masius
Cast: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Valerie Bertinelli
Crew:
First Air Date: Sep 21, 1994
Last Air date: Apr 27, 2003
Season: 9 Season
Episode: 211 Episode
Runtime: 48 minutes
IMDb: 7.23/10 by 174.00 users
Popularity: 56.092
Language: English
Episode
Interview With An Angel
Trust
Sympathy for the Devil
The Driver
Angels on the Air
In the Name of God
Reunion
Operation Smile
The Big Bang
Unidentified Female
The Feather
The One That Got Away
'Til We Meet Again
Rock 'n' Roll Dad
The Indigo Angel
Jacob's Ladder
Out of the Darkness
Lost and Found
Dear God
Portrait of Mrs. Campbell
The Quality of Mercy
Flesh and Blood
Birthmarks
Statute of Limitations