The Gift of Life
Episode 25 · 1987-05-06

- Family
- Drama
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
Jonathan and Mark's latest assignment is R.R. Benson, a cold and heartless businessman, who is polluting the oceans, maintains apartments which are below living standards, just to name a few. When he proved to be a tough nut to crack, Jonathan decides to take the direct approach and reveal to Benson that he is an angel and at the rate he is going he won't make it to heaven. But Benson is still unmoved, and the last thing Jonathan tells him is to read the Bible. That while sleeping a burglar breaks into Benson's home and shoots him. Benson runs into Jonathan asking him what happened, Jonathan shows him that he is a spirit and that he died. Jonathan shows him exactly the kind of life that he's been leading and how it affects others, and how people really feel about him like his girlfriend, who has another guy and who is planning a palimony suit. Jonathan then takes him back to his office and tells him that his ""boss"" is giving him the opportunity to relive the final week of his life. He
45 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. A Special Love (1)1986-09-24
2. A Special Love (2)1986-10-01
3. For the Love of Larry1986-10-08
4. Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace1986-10-15
5. That's Our Dad1986-10-29
6. Love at Second Sight1986-11-05
7. Love and Marriage (1)1986-11-12
8. Love and Marriage (2)1986-11-12
9. Code Name: FREAK1986-11-19
10. Man to Man1986-11-26
11. Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington1986-12-03
12. Oh Lucky Man1986-12-10
13. Basinger's New York1986-12-17
14. All That Glitters1987-01-07
15. Wally1987-01-14
16. A Song of Songs1987-01-21
17. A Night to Remember1987-01-28
18. A Mother and a Daughter1987-02-04
19. Normal People1987-02-11
20. The Hero1987-02-18
21. Parents' Day1987-02-25
22. A Father's Faith1987-03-04
23. Heavy Date1987-03-18
24. Ghost Rider1987-04-01
25. The Gift of Life1987-05-06