Sarah Schaub

Monica and Tess come to the aid of Russell Greene (Gerald McRaney), an unemployed man who moves his family to the small town of Chicory Creek in search of a job and a better life

Monica and Tess are sent to help a drug-addicted, hard-drinking street walker named Julia turn her life around and deal with the decision she made years before to abandon her child

When Joe Greene's reckless driving on a dangerous mountain curve inadvertently causes another car to plunge off the mountainside, killing a father and son, he manages to pull the only survivor out of the burning wreckage and look like a hero. But Joe can't face the pressure of his lies, and, with Monica's guidance, he confesses the truth about the accident to Russell, hoping that Russell will help him turn his life around.

After a near collision, Nathaniel makes his presence known and Joe tries to involve him in a dishonest scam that backfires when Nathaniel implicates his father and Joe is arrested. Meanwhile, Russell feels compelled to tell the police the truth about Joe's involvement in a previous car accident that led to the death of two people, thus adding vehicular manslaughter to his existing charges. When Joe's lawyer reveals that a legal technicality could get Joe off, the Greene family waits breathlessly as the decision rests with Joe whether to continue in the downward spiral that is his life or accept the blame for his past actions and face the consequences that come with that choice.

Tess revisits the Greenes. She tells them God says Josh needs to go with Tess. Josh has to help Monica see, since she is temporarily blinded. They travel to a city filled with tension.