Mysterious Ways Season 2, Episode 18: Friends in Need

1

Phoenix

A fireman engulfed in flames staggers out of a burning house and miraculously escapes without a single burn. When several other seemingly connected unbelievable coincidences occur, Declan investigates and witnesses what could be a miracle.

2

One of Us

Dwayne Banbury, one of Declan's students, is shot in a variety store hold up, but miraculously, the bullet seems to have passed right through him, leaving him unharmed. Dwayne's friend Jonathan comes to believe that Dwayne is a real life superhero who can finally help him take revenge on the popular students who have harassed him his whole life. In the end, the true miracle is a lesson in tolerance.

3

Pure of Heart

Declan, Peggy and Miranda trek through the Indian wilderness to find a ""Holy Man"" who supposedly possesses remarkable healing power. But an incompetent guide and a series of strange accidents put their lives in jeopardy.

4

Condemned

Declan investigates when a remorseless convicted murderer miraculously survives his execution, while Peggy helps the mother of the killer's victim come to terms with her bitterness and hate.

5

Lost Souls

A boy hears a voice coming from a child's image in a mysterious painting. When Declan and Peggy investigate, they race against time to find the child's shocking true identity.

6

Spike

Paramedics revive a high-strung man, who believes his imaginary childhood friend, Spike, made the strange 911 call that saved his life. As Declan tries to explain the call, Peggy helps the man confess a terrible secret.

7

Child of Wonder

A blind man miraculously drives his pregnant wife to the hospital, where she gives birth to a baby with supposed healing powers. Declan investigates while a beautiful, ambitious reporter incites a media frenzy that puts the ""miracle"" child in jeopardy.

8

29

Following an earthquake, Declan must disprove an end-of-the-world theory when the number 29 continues to appear unexpectedly.

9

Love's Divine

A man saves Peggy's life only moments after asking for a sign showing him his true soul mate. After several more baffling events direct him towards Peggy, he comes to believe she's the one.

10

The Big Picture

Declan investigates when an agoraphobic, clairvoyant police sketch artist creates remarkably accurate pictures, leading to a showdown with a serial killer.

11

A Time to Every Purpose

A woman miraculously awakens from a 17-year coma, confused, but otherwise healthy. But she comes to believe that the dream-like world she remembers is an alternate plane of existence shared by other coma patients.

12

Doctor in the House

Declan investigates when an uneducated blue-collar worker is suddenly able to perform complicated emergency surgeries. But will the man's new medical skill help him stop his teenage son from making a tragic mistake?

13

The Last Dance

A man confined to a wheelchair after a terrible car accident miraculously heals, able to walk again after twenty years. But Peggy and Declan learn that the man's disabilities run much deeper, as they uncover the real reason his family was torn apart.

14

Free Spirit

After surviving a deadly electric shock in her new apartment, the normally somber Miranda develops a vivacious, outgoing personality and enjoys a sudden talent for playing the violin. But when Declan learns that a previous tenant underwent the same transformation and ended up dead, he races against time to explain the changes in Miranda, hoping to save her from the same tragic fate.

15

Spark of Life

Miranda encounters a woman who seems to be linked to a series of electrical mishaps. Can Miranda help her work through her guilt from the past in time to save her?

16

Face in the Crowd

Declan takes on a T.A. and is encouraged by her work until he discovers her involvement in various coincidental deaths. Thinking she's the angel of death Declan fears that he's next in line.

17

Logan Miller

Declan meets a man who claims to have traveled forward in time from 1934. When Peggy tries to treat him for delusion he escapes. Declan's search for the man takes him back in time where his influence on the people he meets has a far greater impact than he expects.

18

Friends in Need

After repeatedly seeing visions of his old friend Mike, Declan pays him a long over-due visit. When these mysterious apparitions continue, and Mike's past is further revealed, Declan realizes that he must put aside old grudges in order to help his friend at a critical moment in his life.

19

A Man of God

Declan's investigation of a fraudulent televangelist is turned upside down when the televangelist is suddenly able to perform a genuine healing. Instead of setting out to prove the man guilty of fraud, Declan is prompted to help the televangelist discover the true reason behind his new-found power to heal.

20

MUTI

When Peggy's friend, Johanna, miraculously survives a motorcycle accident in Uganda she is accused of being a witch. Peggy, Declan and Miranda must go to Africa and help prove Johanna's innocence in time to save her from execution.

21

Listen

A radio talk show host suddenly loses his ability to speak, throwing his life into turmoil. He begins hearing stange whispers and is then forced to stop communicating long enough to pay attention to the message behind the pleading voice.

22

Something Fishy

When a torrent of fish falls from the sky onto the former mining town of Kerwin's Landing, Declan can't resist investigating. What he discovers is a town in decline, facing tough economic times. To everyone's amazement, the falling fish are only the beginning of a strange series of downpours that help pave the way to a brighter future.