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Season 1

  • S01E01 Amazing Grace

    • July 24, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Declan Dunn, an anthropology professor who also investigates miraculous phenomena that happen to people everyday, meets Peggy Fowler, a psychiatrist at a local hospital and a skeptic. Together they try to explain how an 11-year-old boy was miraculously saved from drowning in a frozen lake.

  • S01E02 The Gray Lady

    • July 31, 2000
    • Ion Television

    A man promises his wife on his deathbed that he will contact her exactly one year after his death to prove that there is life after death. As the anniversary draws near, Declan and Peggy are drawn to see for themselves if a miracle happens, as opposed to investigating one after the fact. Peggy, a widow herself, can relate to this woman's pain and loss, but in the end she discovers some faith of her own.

  • S01E03 The Midas Touch

    • August 7, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Peggy and Declan discover a town whose citizens have overwhelming good fortune. Upon further investigation, they uncover the town's secret, a woman who supposedly has the gift to give people good luck just by touching them.

  • S01E04 Camp Sanopi

    • August 14, 2000
    • Ion Television

    On a white-water rafting trip, Declan is thrown from a raft and ends up miles downstream, badly hurt with a broken leg. Luck is on his side, however, as a kindly old man named Dr. Nader discovers him and takes him to Camp Sanopi, a secluded retreat deep in the woods. But Declan soon discovers that this blissful camp is not what it seems to be and that although all are welcome, none can leave.

  • S01E05 Spirit Junction

    • August 21, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Declan travels to the small town of East Gilmore to investigate a mysterious legend of protective spirits. There, he discovers more than just an eerie tale of children's ghosts pushing stalled cars off railway tracks, but a town full of pain, unable to recover from a horrible tragedy.

  • S01E06 Twins

    • August 28, 2000
    • Ion Television

    When two students in Declan's anthropology class exhibit uncanny similarities, Declan becomes curious when both adopted young men turn out to share the same birth date, the same mannerisms, tastes, and test answers, but a blood test determines that they aren't related. When one of them becomes ill, the mystery of what brought them together intensifies. Meanwhile, Declan and Peggy discover they share a coincidence as well.

  • S01E07 Crazy

    • September 4, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Peggy and Declan find themselves at odds when Declan interferes with one of her patients - a schizophrenic who claims to be hearing a voice. Peggy wants to put her on medication, but Declan suspects there may be more to this voice that's trying to communicate with her.

  • S01E08 The Ties That Bind

    • September 11, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Declan's overwhelmed assistant Miranda starts to act strangely, and along with three other people, she finds herself drawn to a bridge in New Zealand. Though none of them know why they're there, all of them feel the urge to jump off this bridge. As the mystery unfolds, they discover that the bond they have between them is deeper than they ever imagined.

  • S01E09 Demons

    • September 12, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Peggy is assigned to the case of an attempted suicide and piques Declan's interest when the girl claims she is haunted by demons. As Peggy struggles to help the tormented girl, Declan uncovers a terrible secret lurking behind the patient's disturbances.

  • S01E10 Crystal Clear

    • November 7, 2000
    • Ion Television

    A window washer falls from the side of a very tall building and crashes through the top of a parked convertible landing in the passenger's seat next to a very frightened driver. He is dazed but un-injured. Declan, Peggy and Miranda must investigate how this could happen and find a very interesting coincidence.

  • S01E11 Stranger in the Mirror

    • November 14, 2000
    • Ion Television

    A student see's a dead man when he look's into a mirror. Each time he see's the man it's from a deferent time in the man's life. This leads Declan to the cause of the man's death.

  • S01E12 Handshake

    • November 21, 2000
    • Ion Television

    When Declan investigates an old woman with the miraculous gift of being able to predict future events by means of a mysterious handwriting, he discovers the woman to be amazingly accurate. But when she looks at him and writes the words ""Your sister is dying,"" it sends Declan on an emotional journey of reconnection with a sister he's alienated. As Declan struggles urgently to uncover the truth of the woman's prediction, he learns that before he can help to heal his sister, he must first heal himself.

  • S01E13 Intentions

    • November 28, 2000
    • Ion Television

    Peggy struggles when she begins seeing the ghost of a patient who recently committed suicide, jeopardizing her career in the process. Meanwhile, Declan also finds his employment at risk when his pursuit of miraculous phenomena interferes with his classroom responsibilities.

  • S01E14 Reasons to Cry

    • December 19, 2000
    • Ion Television

    As a funeral takes place in an inner city church from another gang related shooting, something unbelievable occurs – an image on a stained-glass window begins weeping tears of blood. In the midst of Declan's investigation, another miracle occurs within the community – the people, taking the icon's tears as a message to stop the violence, begin banding together, helping the gangs to resolve their differences. Declan is left with the moral dilemma of disproving this ‘miracle' to a community in desperate need of an answered prayer.

  • S01E15 The Greater Good

    • January 1, 2001
    • Ion Television

    Declan uncovers a cloth in a 17th century tomb that they discover is the veil of Veronica, a religious relic with the power to heal. It is used to heal Cancer patients but soon starts to disintegrate. While looking for a method of preservation, the veil is sealed until Miranda is struck with a deadly virus and Declan is forced to make the decision whether to save his friend or save the veil for the good of mankind.

  • S01E16 Yesterday

    • January 8, 2001
    • Ion Television

    When a cop's partner is shot to death while investigating a break-in, the cop feels responsible. That night, the distraught cop says a silent prayer--if only he could have this day back. The cop wakes the next morning to discover he's gotten his wish--he's living yesterday all over again. But unfortunately, he's the only one who knows it. Through this investigation Declan and Peggy learn a lesson about altering the course of destiny.

  • S01E17 19A

    • January 9, 2001
    • Ion Television

    Declan hears about a man who had a premonition of a recent plane crash. When Declan investigates whether or not the premonition was real or just a fabrication he makes a startling discovery, which could alter the lives of two families forever.

  • S01E18 Strike Two

    • January 15, 2001
    • Ion Television

    A man who lost his hearing twenty years ago when he was first struck by lightning, is again struck by lightning. Now he seems to not only have his hearing back, but also amazingly has the power to foretell future events using sound.

  • S01E19 Dead Dog Walking

    • January 22, 2001
    • Ion Television

    While Peggy treats a patient who suffers a near-death experience during surgery, Declan investigates a foreign cardiologist who's wooing her -- and discovers that the so-called doctor might be more of a killer than a healer. Fearing Peggy is being courted by this con man, Declan delves into his background and unearths the mysterious disappearance of the suitor's last romantic conquest.

  • S01E20 Wonderful

    • January 29, 2001
    • Ion Television

    A mother comes to wake her daughter for school but finds her missing; across town, the daughter is found asleep in a park, still in her pajamas, and no one has any clue as to how she got there. The episode leads Peggy and Declan to help the parents re-discover just what is important in their lives -- and show them that it's not too late to put things back the way they once were.

  • S01E21 Do You See What I See?

    • February 6, 2001
    • Ion Television

    Declan's mentor, Rudy, becomes Declan's next miracle mystery, when the old anthropologist begins having bizarre visions, including tacky alien spaceships, circus clowns and even the Big Bad Wolf. Declan brings Rudy to see Peggy, who thinks these visions are the result of stress, but when she has him undergo a physical check-up, a brain tumor is discovered. The tumor is pressing on the part of the brain that houses memories, thus triggering these strange visions -- memories from Rudy's childhood. But one of the memories is of a young girl -- the childhood sweetheart Rudy let go. With Declan's help, Rudy is able to make contact with the woman, who just recently divorced... right about the same time Rudy started having these visions.

  • S01E22 John Doe #28

    • May 1, 2001
    • Ion Television

    After dying in the ER, an man suffering from amnesia comes back to life with a new, more positive, demeanor. The resulting chain of events proves that what goes around really does come around.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Phoenix

    • July 13, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E02 One of Us

    • July 20, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E03 Pure of Heart

    • July 27, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E04 Condemned

    • August 3, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E05 Lost Souls

    • September 4, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E06 Spike

    • September 18, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E07 Child of Wonder

    • October 2, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E08 29

    • October 9, 2001
    • Ion Television

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

  • S02E09 Love's Divine

    • October 16, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E10 The Big Picture

    • November 6, 2001
    • Ion Television

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

  • S02E11 A Time to Every Purpose

    • November 13, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E12 Doctor in the House

    • November 27, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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?

  • S02E13 The Last Dance

    • December 11, 2001
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E14 Free Spirit

    • January 15, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E15 Spark of Life

    • January 22, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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?

  • S02E16 Face in the Crowd

    • February 5, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E17 Logan Miller

    • February 26, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E18 Friends in Need

    • March 19, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E19 A Man of God

    • March 26, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E20 MUTI

    • April 30, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E21 Listen

    • May 7, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.

  • S02E22 Something Fishy

    • May 14, 2002
    • Ion Television

    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.