Matt Duncan books a rodeo into an arena he manages not realizing that his estranged father is one of the feature attractions.  Ty Duncan is a grizzled veteran of the rodeo circuit and wants to reconcile with his son before he dies.  Monica, who’s acting as Matt’s bookkeeper, is horrified to learn that the midway’s fortune teller is Kathleen–a former friend and fallen angel–who is determined to keep father and son apart.  She decides to focus on little Daniel Duncan, who had previously been told his grandfather was dead. 

Kathleen makes sure that Ty meets Danny, which infuriates Matt who is led to believe Monica is at fault.  The “dark angel” also makes a pass at him, since his wife is out of town.  After the youngster slips into the corral of a dangerous bull, Monica rescues him and then intercedes in the resulting fight between Matt and Ty.  She reveals she was sent to end the cycle of hatred between father and son and to uncover Kathleen as a force of evil.  Ty makes a memorable final bull ride, which his son and grandson watch, and then dies.

Song “Eight Second Hero” performed by Randy Travis

Monica and Tess find themselves caught in the middle of a bank holdup. JACKSON (Jeff Nordling), the arrogant and brilliant stick-up man, holds Monica and a very pregnant ALISON (Lisa Jane Persky) hostage, as he forces the president of the bank, MAX CHAMBERLAIN (Jack Scalia) into the vault. But when an earthquake shakes the building, Monica, Max and Alison are locked into the vault. Jackson insists on freeing them–Alison is his wife.

Max was closing the bank; they were about to lose their insurance and a desperate Jackson was targeting Max in revenge. Inside the vault, Monica reveals herself to the unborn child in Alison’s womb, reassuring him that the world is not to be feared; that God will watch over him. The metaphor stands for the bank as well, when the vault door swings open, Jackson cannot shoot Max as planned, for Max is carrying out Alison, and Monica is carrying out Jackson’s son. Rescue workers open the bank entrance and the little group trapped within, like the infant, emerge into the world.