Touched by an Angel (1994–2003): Season 4, Episode 25 - Last Dance - full transcript

Touched By an Angel #425 I
"Last Dance" closed captioned

Sorry, we're closed.

Yo, Mom.

Yo, Greg.

You took a shower.

Yeah. You must be meeting Jill.

Yeah, we're just
going to drive around.

You know, hang out, whatever.

Not too much whatever.

And be home by 9:00.

What, 9:00?! Yes.



Since when?

Since you have your
English exam tomorrow.

A little more studying

and a good night's
sleep couldn't hurt.

Mom, I know it; trust me.

I do.

Say hi to Jill for me.

Oh, and don't worry about
paying me for that rose.

I'll just take it out
of your allowance.

All right, but I'm only
paying wholesale.

Greg and his mother

certainly seem to have
a wonderful relationship.

That they do, angel girl.

They tell each other everything.



But, uh, that's about to change.

"Flashback to the '70s"
is totally embarrassing.

When I volunteered
for the dance committee,

I wanted to make it romantic,

like a night in
Paris, or something.

You know, for us.

But I got outvoted.

Hey, disco, roller
derby, satin jackets?

Come on, we'll have a good time.

I know.

But it's not what I dreamed of.

I wanted it to be romantic.

Like this.

Come here.

Isn't first love exciting, Tess?

New feelings, new emotions,

getting caught up in
the passion of it all.

It seems to me,

there's enough passion
going on up there already.

You want to get in the back?

Greg. I thought we agreed.

Not until our wedding night.

I know, I know.

Two years, one
month and five days.

Come on.

It'll be so worth it.

So when we going to tell
our parents what we're doing?

Two years, one
month and six days.

Why don't they want
to tell their parents

their plans, Tess?

The dreams that parents
have for teenagers,

and the dreams that
teenagers have for themselves,

are almost never the same dream.

It seems so sad.

Well, that's life, baby.

Teenagers think
that their parents

are just trying to keep
them from having fun.

And almost always,

the parents are trying
to keep their children

from having broken hearts.

Going to be a lot
of broken hearts

on this assignment, baby.

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♪ Heavy burden, heavy load ♪

♪ I will rise ♪

♪ And I will walk with you ♪

♪ I'll walk with you ♪

♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪

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♪ Every time, I tell
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Hello, Harrisburg; you're
rocking with Andrew.

I am thrilled to be
here on WANGL.

I just got a call from
Greg who wants his girl Jill

to put on her platform shoes

and boogie on down with him

all night long at the
big Flashback dance.

Greg. That's my son.

He's so crazy about that Jill.

She's his steady girlfriend.

Oh, I can't believe the
dance is only a week away.

Then comes prom
season, then graduation.

That's why I needed the
extra pair of hands around here.

Well, baby, these
hands are here to do

whatever you need them to do.

First, I need you
to cover for me

while I go to the dance
committee meeting.

Isn't your plate full
enough already?

Yes, but Greg
begged me to help out.

I thought it would be a good
way to meet his girlfriend's mother.

Oh, you're meeting
the girlfriend's mother.

Must be serious.

Greg's much too young
to be getting serious,

and too smart.

I'm sure Jill's mother
feels the same way.

Greg tells me that
she's very conservative.

Oh?

Katie, what's up with the hair?

A girl's got to stand
out from the crowd.

Besides, I think it's working

'cause he actually smiled
at me in class today.

Why don't you just ask him out?

Oh, right, like I'm just going
to ask out a student teacher?

He's old enough to be my
older, but very gorgeous husband.

So, what happened with
you and Greg last night?

Did you...? No way.

We talked about it again,

but we're still going to
wait until we get married.

Me, too.

Of course, I really
don't have a choice.

Hi.

Hey.

I'll see you inside?

Oh! Sure. Whoa.

I won't keep you long.

Just long enough.

Jill?

Mom!

You are in public.

Hi, Mrs. Everett.

Hello, Greg.

Is your mother coming?

Yeah, she's really looking
forward to meeting you.

Uh-huh.

Jill?

Greg. Hi, honey.

Hey.

So, how'd the exam go?

A C-minus.

That's your best subject.

Mom, it's one bad test.

It was one late night.

Next you're going to be saying

it was one bad semester,
then one bad year.

Then you're going to get into

one bad college. Mom...

If you get into
any college at all.

What if I want to get a
job in town, get married?

We are going to
talk about this later.

There she is.

Mom, this is Greg's mom.

Hi. Liz Banks.

Hi. Uh, Candace Everett.

You two know each other?

No.

Uh, no.

I think you're really going

to like each other.

I'm going to start the meeting.

Hello, Jill. Yes?

I'm Monica, the
new faculty advisor.

Mrs. McGuire had her baby?

Mrs. McGuire had her baby.

This is Monica.

She'll be taking over for her.

Hello, everyone.

Hi.

So, it looks like
you're getting ready

for an exciting evening.

Well, we don't want exciting.

Mom.

Hi. I'm Candace Everett.

I'm one of the, um,
parent chaperones.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Why don't you get
on with your meeting?

I'll sit down and catch up.

All right. Could everyone
please take a seat?

Okay, we're going to
start today's meeting

by talking about the flowers.

Here from Floral
Tapestry is Liz Banks.

Well, uh, first off,
I'd just like to say

that Floral Tapestry is thrilled

to be providing the flowers

for your Flashback
to the '70s dance.

Most of you weren't
even alive in the '70s,

were you?

I'll just tell you,

it was a really bad
fashion decade.

But, uh, somehow

we all found our own
ways of getting through it.

I'm sorry.

Uh... I forgot

that I have an
appointment, and, uh,

I hope you'll forgive me.

Oh, where was I?

I'm sorry your mother
had to leave so suddenly.

Do you think she's all right?

She seemed a wee bit upset.

I don't know.

That really wasn't like her.

Jill.

I just saw him in the hall.

Who?

Him. The one.

Katie's got another crush.

This isn't just a crush.

He's student teacher
in our English class,

and we're reading
Romeo and Juliet,

and every time he reads aloud...

Rafael? Yeah.

As in Rafael, Rafael,
wherefore art thou, Rafael?

Actually, I'm right here.

I'm going to die.

We'd love to
stay... But we can't.

Bye.

Katie likes me.

I noticed.

What are you doing here?

Tess is waiting for us.

Come on, I'll fill
you in as we go.

"Wherefore art thou, Rafael"?

Cut it out.

Well, hello there,
Mr. Student Teacher.

You got everything all set up?

Yeah, I think so. I think so.

I'm trying to keep visible.

I'm trying to get the students

to trust me and talk to me.

Get to know them.

I think that Katie would

really like to get to know you.

Uh-huh.

Hi, Rafael.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Tess, uh, you know what?

I really do think that
these are good kids.

They are good kids.

It's not your typical teenage
romance, though, is it?

Oh, no, no. Greg and Jill...

They actually get a lot of flack

from the other kids about
being so old-fashioned.

Well, there's
nothing old-fashioned

about thinking a thing
through before you do it.

And these children
deserve a lot of credit

for not giving in
to the pressure

and for holding
on to their dream.

Now, they may stay
the course forever.

Or next year, their
plans may change.

But it must be their choice.

And that's what we're
going to make sure of.

You know, everybody always says

that, uh, the high school years
are the best years of your life.

Now how scary is that, huh?

What, what, uh, homeroom.

Acne medicine?

What, this is as
good as it gets?

No.

I'm here to tell you something.

It's not true.

The best years of your
life are still ahead of you.

So, uh, study hard,
have fun, respect yourself,

respect each other,

and everything is
going to be just fine.

That Andrew guy has a way

of saying exactly
what I'm thinking.

Like what?

Well, like respect yourself.

You know what's better than
knowing that Greg loves me?

Knowing he respects me.

I hate to say this,

but you're starting to
sound like my mother.

I am not.

Hey.

Hi.

I'll be leaving now.

Like you'd even notice.

Come on, I'll walk you home.

What do you want?

I need a favor, Liz.

Really?

The prom queen
needs a favor from me?

Please don't tell Greg...

anything about me.

He and Jill are very close.

They tell each other everything.

I've worked very hard

to leave my past behind.

I have a new life,

and I have a daughter
who is the world to me.

I can't jeopardize that.

I'll do... anything.

Anything?

All right.

I want you to keep
Jill away from Greg.

Their relationship is over.

Why?

I was afraid all that time

that Greg was spending
with Jill wasn't good for him.

Now that I know
who her mother is,

I am sure of it.

But now,

it can come from
you instead of me.

What am I supposed to tell Jill?

You could tell her the truth.

Or... you could lie.

You're very good at that.

It's not fair.

Why?

Uh, because...
you're just too young

to be spending all of
your time with one boy.

But I love Greg,
and Greg loves me.

Haven't you ever loved somebody

so much that you thought
you'd die without them?

You're 16.

You haven't got a
clue about real love.

You just don't trust me.

No. I do trust you.

It's-It's... No.

It's Greg that I don't trust.

I just don't want
to see you get hurt.

The only one who
is hurting me is you.

What's the matter, baby?

Jill's mom won't let
me see her anymore.

Oh, Greg.

Did she say why?

No, I...

She saw us kissing in
the hall the other day.

And I told you she was this
major, uptight prude, but...

I guess she wants to break us up

before something happens.

Oh.

I'm so sorry, honey.

I know this is going

to be really hard for you,

but there's lots of other girls.

No, Ma. I don't
want any other girls.

I know.

I-I wish there was
something I could do.

But you can't
interfere with the way

someone wants
to raise their child.

Hi. It's Andrew.

Do you ever...

Do you ever feel like crying?

Sometimes when-when
I feel like crying,

you know what I do?

I listen to a sad
song, and I let it all out.

♪ Oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ Sometimes I want to give up ♪

♪ Wanna give in ♪

♪ Wanna quit the fight ♪

♪ Then one look at you, baby ♪

♪ Can make
everything all right ♪

♪ Make everything all right ♪

♪ When I see you smile ♪

♪ I can face the world ♪

♪ I can face the world ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ You know that I
can do anything ♪

♪ I can do anything ♪

♪ When I see you smile ♪

♪ I see a ray of light ♪

♪ Oh, oh, I see it shining
right through the rain ♪

♪ When I see you smile ♪

♪ Baby, when I see
you smile at me. ♪

I heard about you and Greg.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

You probably think
I'm too old to talk to,

but actually, I'm a
very good listener.

You're not so old.

You'd be surprised.

My mom's always been
real strict about boys.

She says, you know,
a girl should wait.

The funny thing
is, I found someone

who believes in that, too.

Getting married,

a real wedding
night, the whole thing.

And then, she just
doesn't like him.

It's rare for a teenager to
want to wait for anything.

You sound as if you
really know what you want.

I have this dream

where we're in this
beautiful, fancy hotel room

with champagne and chocolates.

There's even a bubble
bath in a heart-shaped tub

with rose petals
sprinkled on the top.

But now it's over.

It doesn't have to be, Jill.

That's a dream worth having.

Don't give up on it.

You have to have faith.

Love will find a way.

Thanks, Monica.

Love will find a way?

Yeah.

God makes roads
in the wilderness

a-a-and rivers in the desert.

But that's not what you said.

Yes, it is.

Love will find a
way, and God is love.

Not to teenagers.

To them, love is love.

"Oh, speak again,

"bright angel, for
thou art as glorious

"to this night
being o'er my head

"as is a winged messenger

"of heaven unto the white,
upturned, wandering eyes

"of mortals that fall
back to gaze on him

"when he bestrides
the lazy, puffing clouds

"and sails upon the
bosom of the air."

So, quick, before
the bell rings,

what is this scene really about?

Jill?

Basically, each of them

is saying to the other that no
matter what obstacles they face,

that... love will find a way.

Shh.

So what happened
to you last night?

I called three times

and your mom said
you went to bed early?

Yeah.

Okay, anyway, I have big news.

I heard from Sonia,
who heard from Mia,

that Rafael is going to
the dance as a chaperone.

As in alone, as in no date...

As in available to dance?

Exactly.

So where were you?

I snuck out to meet Greg.

We just walked
and talked for hours.

I barely got home
before it got light.

That is so romantic.

Greg? Yeah?

I want to talk to you, honey.

About Jill's mom.

Guess who?

Hey.

Hey.

What's the matter?

Did you know that your mom

went to high school with my mom?

In Philadelphia?

My mom says that your mom...

she says that your mom
went out with everyone,

all the guys.

I guess she kind
of slept around.

My mom?

My mom? Are you kidding?

You know my mom.

She's, like, the
biggest prude ever.

How could you even
think that about my mother?

I thought you loved me.

No, I do.

I do, it's just... Well,
no, you're wrong.

And your mother's wrong, too.

And if you believe her

more than you're
going to believe me,

then maybe we should
just forget this whole thing.

Honey, what's the matter?

What are you reading?

"Wait until you're
married, Jill"?

"That's what good girls do."

"Trust me, Jill"?

You lied to me, Mom.

That's mine, give it to me.

You were a major tramp.

Enjoy your final day
in the '90s, Harrisburg,

because, as of tomorrow
night, the '70s take over.

Hey.

You okay?

No.

I found my mom's old
diary from high school.

And you were right.

She always told me, "Watch out,

"because boys
only want one thing.

Don't give yourself away."

She is such a phony.

I'm sorry.

I'm glad I know.

It makes everything easier.

I mean... why should I wait?

She didn't.

Are you sure?

After the dance.

We're not supposed
to go to the dance.

We're not supposed
to do a lot of things,

but we're going to
do them anyway.

Jill?

Isn't it a little early
to be going to bed?

Good night.

Good night, honey.

♪ Looking for some hot
stuff, baby, this evening ♪

♪ I need some hot
stuff, baby, tonight ♪

♪ I want some hot
stuff, baby, this evening ♪

♪ Got to have some hot stuff,
got to have some love tonight! ♪

All right, Copper Hills High!

This is Andrew from WANGL

and we are broadcasting live

from the Flashback
to the '70s Dance.

So how do you
guys like the '70s?

All right, all right.

Now, if you're here with
someone that you love,

this one's going out to you,

and I'd like to dedicate it

to my friends Jill and
Greg, wherever they are.

♪ I was a fool to
ever leave your side ♪

♪ Me minus you is
such a lonely ride ♪

♪ The breakup we had has
made me lonesome and sad ♪

♪ I realize I love you
'cause I want you bad... ♪

This is not how I imagined
the dance was going to be.

We can't go in there.

You know if we did,

someone would tell
our moms we were here.

We're gonna have a
great night anyway, right?

♪ Our quarrel was such a
way of learning so much ♪

♪ I know now that I love
you 'cause I need your touch ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

You ready?

Yeah.

♪ Reunited 'cause
we understood ♪

♪ There's one perfect fit
and, sugar, this one... ♪

Monica.

Hello, Jill, Greg.

We were just leaving.

I was hoping to
have a word with you.

We're kind of in a hurry.

I know where you're going.

A motel.

Registered under
the principal's name.

That's not very nice.

Katie has such a big mouth.

Katie didn't tell me.

Sure.

Jill, don't you remember,

you told me about your dream.

How can you give
that up so easily?

I'm not giving it up.

I'm making it happen.

You said love will
find a way, and it has.

This is the way.

No, it's not.

Love is a wonderful gift.

Joyful news that you should
yell from the mountaintops.

Not a secret that
should be hidden away.

If you and Greg aren't
ready to be honest,

then maybe you're
just not ready.

You're not going to
tell anyone, are you?

That's not why I'm here.

You're both responsible for
the decisions that you make.

But remember,

no good decision was ever
made when it started out as a lie.

Thanks, Monica, but we
know what we're doing.

Come on.

♪ Reunited and
it feels so good ♪

♪ Reunited 'cause
it's understood... ♪

Katie, are you okay?

No.

You're not going to stay.

You're not going
to dance with me.

You're not going to kiss me.

Are you?

No, Katie.

But I'm not that young,
and you're not that old.

I'm not the right one for you.

But the right one is out there.

But I love you.

No, you don't, Katie.

When you're 16,
everything seems bigger.

When you drive,
you drive faster,

when you cry, you cry longer,

and when you love,
you love harder.

Yeah.

But while you're busy

making everything so big,

all the small, real
moments, get lost.

Yeah, well, I'm losing
those all the time.

What do you believe in, Katie?

You believe in God?

I guess.

You guess?

He doesn't guess about you.

God knows who you are, Katie.

And He loves you.

You know, if you put
your hopes in Him first,

He will never disappoint you.

I promise.

P.S., Joey Pessela in there,

he's dying to dance with you.

Don't worry.

Yeah, hi.

I'd like to order some
champagne and some chocolates

for room 25.

Okay.

Yeah, thanks.

They don't have any.

Champagne?

No, room service.

Oh.

Hang on a second.

I will be right back.

This isn't working out
the way they thought.

Give up your dreams,

it's a short walk
to disappointment.

Orange soda.

A very good year.

Thanks again, for this.

I love it.

This way part of me will
always be touching you.

And it will help you
remember last night.

I won't need any help.

Yeah, me neither.

Bye.

I tried, Andrew.

I know.

I'd like to stay with her.

Of course.

How much time do we have?

It's not very much.

But we can always pray for more.

Jill?

Jill, honey?

I don't believe it.

Hello, it's me.

Where is everybody?

See, here he is.

Right where he belongs.

What's going on?

Jill snuck out last night.

She didn't come home.

That's impossible.

How do you know?

You know something.

Greg knows nothing about it.

Now would you please just leave.

Where were you last night?

How dare you! He
was at a friend's.

How do you know?

My son doesn't lie.

I wasn't with Jill last night.

We're not allowed to see

each other anymore, remember?

You see?

Don't come in here
with your accusations.

Jill was probably with
one of her other boyfriends.

She doesn't have
any other boyfriends.

Monogamy? She couldn't
have learned that from you.

Look, you can think or say
anything about me that you like.

You always did.

But my daughter is missing

and I think your son
knows more than he's telling.

Jill? Hello?

Oh...

Coming through.

Step back. Katie.

Where is she?

Doctor, this is Jill's mother.

I need to see my daughter.

Jill's in surgery.

Surgery?

There were multiple
fractures, some head trauma

and extensive internal injuries.

To be honest,

the prognosis is not
good, but we're doing

everything that we can.

WOMAN Housekeeping

to third floor nurses station.

Housekeeping to third
floor nurses station, please.

Greg, I don't want to get
you into trouble and I'm not

accusing you of anything,

but my baby is lying in
there fighting for her life

and I-I don't know why,

so if you know
anything... anything...

Please... tell me.

Jill and I were
together last night.

What?

We went to the dance for a while

and then we, uh...
we... Greg, please.

We went to a motel.

Oh, Greg.

No!

Mom, please.

Just... Tell me how she fell.

I-I don't know.

I-I-I brought her
home this morning...

and she had to climb
up the side to get back in.

And I-I left, and
I guess she fell.

What is wrong with you?

Mom, it's the only way
we could be together

since she wouldn't let us.

That wasn't my idea.

What do you mean?

Ask your mother.

Your grades were going down.

Your whole future was in danger

because you were
getting too serious

with a girl.

Any girl?

Or my daughter.

Especially your daughter.

So it was your idea?

You broke us up?

No, I was trying to protect you.

Protect me from what, Mom?!

From this!

This is exactly what

I was afraid of. Greg...

what if she is pregnant now?

Is that what you think?

Is-is that-that all
you're worried about?

My girlfriend might die,

and the only thing you
care about is did we do it?

We didn't do
anything, all right?

We changed our minds.

We spent half the night
at the stupid arcade, okay?

Greg!

It's time to let him go, Liz.

Monica, this isn't a good time.

I think this is
the perfect time.

What is this?

Who are you?

We're angels.

And God has sent us here

with a message for you both.

Angels?

That can't be true.

But it is true.

Is Jill going to die?

I don't know.

She's in God's hands,

and that's a good place to be.

And you're here

and we've got
some talking to do.

Liz, you're first.

Say it.

Get it out.

Say what you've been wanting

to say to her for 20 years.

I can't.

You never could.

Say it.

I was in love

with the most beautiful
boy in high school.

I loved everything about him.

I loved his smile.

I loved his walk.

I loved the way
that he held his pen.

I loved him and he loved me,

and you stole him!

I thought you were my friend

and you stole him from me!

Just because you
gave him something

that I thought was sacred!

You gave it away
as cheap as dirt!

God, you haven't changed.

You're still a judgmental loser.

You ruined my life!

Will you listen to yourselves?

Two grown women
behaving like children.

"She's prettier."

"She wasn't nice."

"You stole my boyfriend."

You ought to be
ashamed of yourself.

Get over it.

Let God into it.

God loves you both,

and He knows how to take the
pains and hurts of His children

and turn them into blessings.

I don't see how.

Liz, if you had
stayed with that boy,

you'd have missed the best thing

that's ever happened
to you... your son.

And Candace, everyone
makes mistakes.

God wants you to
know He's very proud

of the changes you've
made in your life.

The problem is that you
tried to keep your past a secret

and you chose to protect
yourself before your child.

God wants to give you a chance

to take a step of faith.

He forgives you.

Will you believe it?

Yeah.

Can you forgive each other?

Forget what lies behind

and reach forward instead
to all that lies ahead.

Encourage your children.

If you keep secrets from them,
they'll learn to keep secrets.

If you lie, they'll
learn to lie,

but if you trust them,

they'll learn to trust you.

And if you let God into
your life, then maybe,

maybe they'll let
God into theirs.

Greg was telling
the truth, you know.

They did spend
the night together...

in an arcade.

Oh.

He won this for Jill.

I think you should
have it, Candace.

I think Greg
should hold on to it.

Then he can
give it back to Jill.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

More than okay.

Do you know what's
going to happen to Jill?

Doesn't she have an angel?

Yeah, she has an angel

and she's going to be just fine.

Second floor nursing
manager to Admitting.

Second floor nursing
manager to Admitting.

Greg?

I'm sorry, Mom, I'm
not going to leave her.

I know, honey.

And I'm the one who's sorry.

We're both sorry.

Your mother and I had a problem,

a stupid, petty problem, and
we made it yours and Jill's,

and we were wrong.

Where did you get this?

From Candace.

And I can't begin to tell
you who gave it to me,

but the important thing is that

Jill's going to be okay.

We're all getting
a second chance,

a chance to start over.

I can't wait for
Jill to hear this.

Neither can we.

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