"Touched by an Angel" (1994) playing "Nick Beringer" in
episode: "Perfect Little Angel" (episode # 4.23) 4/26/1998

Monica and Tess meet their next assignment, Tracy Beringer as she
achieves some very bad news via a letter in her mailbox. The nature
of the news in unclear, however Tracy needs money very badly, telling
her boss at the auto repair shop where she works that she needs money
for college tuition. When she sees an ad in the paper for the Miss
Colorado pageant, she tries to sign up, but one the many stipulations
in that the young ladies must have a sponsor. Tracy, who desperately
needs the pageant prize money, is upset until Monica, Tess, Rafael,
and Andrew agree to be her sponsors, crowning her Miss Unincorporated
Area #579. As they begin to prep Tracy for the pageant the angles
discover a few strange things about her, she never lets anyone inside
her apartment, she tells people that her parents died in a boating
accident (then later says its a train wreck), and she plays the piano
very well, but lacks the passion required of a truly great pianist.
On the night of the pageant all is going well for Tracy, until Monica
receives a phone call from Tracy's landlord, and she goes to her
apartment revealing a little boy named nick babysitting himself.
Monica takes Nick to the pageant, Tracy, upset, that they know she's
a single mom, tells them that she wants to win the pageant so that
she'll have enough money for Nick to have a surgery to repair a hole
in his heart. It's also revealed that Tracy's parents are not dead,
she actually ran away from home when she found she was pregnant.
Realizing that Tracy doesn't think god loves her, Monica and Tess
reveal themselves, reminding her of God's love an encouraging her to
trust God with her son's life. When it comes time to be interviewed
for the pageant Tracy, realizing that nothing good can come from a
lie, tells the audience that she is a single mom and embraces Nick on
the stage, thereby solidifying her journey into truth. The audience,
including Andrew and Rafael, applauds. Later Tracy receives a load of
mail from people who have hear her story offering to help with Nick's
surgery. One of the letters is from Tracy's parents who want her to
come home. Tracy calls her parents and the angels, their task
complete, depart.

Guest Stars: Ele Keats (Tracy Beringer) Alexis Cruz (Rafael) Seth
Adkins (Nick Beringer) Duane Stephens (Don) Micaela Nelligan (Mrs.
Lipton) Jacque Gray (Chloe) Victoria Mallory (Gayle)

Writer: Ann Elder & Jeannie Tree
Director: Terrence O'Hara