God Friended Me

Previously on "God Friended Me"...

When Arthur agreed to become bishop, he made his choice.

If Dad believes he can find that balance,

doesn't he deserve the chance to prove that to you?

We're soul mates.

I wish I believed in soul mates,

'cause then I'd know this wouldn't really be over.

Adam wants to team up on this story

about some potential Wall Street scandal?

I traced those dummy emails

you wanted me to look at for your story.

They're all registered to the same guy, Jonathan Carter.

The God Account wanted Cara and I to find each other.

How do you know it wasn't to test you,

to make sure you would sacrifice love

- to prove your worth? - I would choose Cara.

I don't think that the God Account

is gonna give you that choice.

All right, now that you are the bishop of New York,

do not expect me to go easy on you,

because that, uh, purple shirt is not gonna save you.

Oho, wait, did I just take the bishop from bishop?

Okay, I see how it is.

But I'm gonna let you have that one

as a thank you for last week.

I know that you're the...

big reason that Trish came to my consecration.

No, you are the reason she came.

I just reminded her of that.

Well, it was appreciated.

Ooh, speaking of the church, how's it going?

Actually, I have my first Council of Bishops meeting tomorrow.

Very "Game of Thrones." You ready?

You better believe it. Aha!

How 'bout you, things good?

Yeah, uh, Cara and I

are having dinner with her family tonight.

- Uh-huh. - Finally get to meet her stepdad Paul.

She's talked a lot about him since she's moved in with him.

- Sounds like a great guy. - I'm sure he is.

Something else on your mind?

You know how I told you about Gideon?

Sure, he was Friended by the God Account before you.

And before he quit, it sent him a message

about what he'd have to sacrifice

if he was to continue with the God Account.

It said he'd have to give up love.

- I see. - He chose to walk away.

And you're wondering if you could do the same.

No, no, I would. I would choose Cara...

But Gideon believes the God Account

is gonna make that choice for me.

What does Cara have to say?

She doesn't know.

You know, when God ordered Abraham

to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,

it didn't end with his son's death.

It was a test to see

what Abraham was willing to sacrifice.

Yeah, but this isn't God, Dad.

No, but maybe the idea of giving up love

is whoever's behind the God Account's version of a test.

- Hey, what are you doing here? - I got your message.

You said you had some information for me

about the story I'm working on with Adam?

And instead of calling me back,

you decided to come all the way down here?

- I was in the neighborhood? -

Okay, fine, I'm checking on you.

How are you doing?

Jaya and I broke up. How do you think I'm doing?

I just... I need to keep busy, you know?

Try not to think about it.

Yeah, throw yourself into your work.

That's a good plan. So what are you working on?

Ah, my department has a presentation

with the president of IdentitySeal in a few minutes.

We're gonna unveil some pretty cutting edge apps.

- She's gonna love them. - Yeah, that's great.

Okay, I'll just get that info and get out of your hair then.

Right, so I found the Jonathan Carter

behind the dummy emails you sent me.

Rakesh, that's huge.

That's the break we've been waiting for. Who is he?

He is a Wall Street trader...

And from the looks of his lifestyle,

a pretty successful one.

Yeah, well, if Adam and I are right,

it's because he's trading on insider information.

I just need to figure out where he's getting that information from

- and then we can run the story. -

Oh, I'm sorry, Cara, the presentation's in five minutes.

I need to visualize before I go in.

- Oh, okay. - Okay.

- Good luck. - Yeah.

Yeah, thanks again.

- Hey, you must be Miles. - Yes, Mr. Levine,

- it is a pleasure to meet you. - Call me Paul, please.

Cara's told me a lot about you. Come on in.

Yes.

- Miles, hey. - Hey.

Miles, you wanna see a video of my game-winning shot

from last week? It's on my Insta-story.

All right, let's let Miles get settled first.

I can't wait.

I was helping my mom put the finishing touches on dinner.

And Liv's helping by posting photos of it online.

I'm capturing memories. You'll thank me later.

I'll be right back.

Oh, Cara said you're a big Yankees fan.

Born and raised. Wait.

This is Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship.

I remember watching this with my dad.

That's when Boone hit the walk-off at the bottom

of the 11th to send the Yankees to the Series.

- I about lost my mind. - Was even better in person.

- Wait, you... you were there? - Mm-hmm.

- How'd you get tickets? - Oh, I didn't need them.

When I first got out of business school,

Susan and I were barely getting by, and I took a job working

nights and weekends as an usher at the stadium.

Promised myself one day

that I would buy season tickets,

maybe even a luxury box if I was really dreaming big.

- Uh-huh. - Dinner's ready.

Come on.

So what, did you ever get those box seats?

No.

But I found something even better.

- _ -

Dad, you promised me if I got an A on my math test,

you'd take me flying.

That's right. A deal's a deal.

My dad's a pilot. He has his own plane.

It's a little Beechcraft. I have a client

who's an airline mechanic. He got me a pretty good deal.

Paul's a financial planner.

Oh, what's that like?

I mean, it must be a lot of pressure.

No, it can be. My clients aren't wealthy.

You know, they're not looking to build a massive portfolio.

They're looking to send their kids to college,

and make sure they can retire.

And if I can be a part of that,

it can be incredibly rewarding.

His office is filled with graduation photos of kids

going off to college...

- all because of him. - What about you, Miles?

Cara says you have a podcast.

Uh, yeah, I do.

It's called "The Millennial Prophet."

It's on FreeVerse.

Come on, it's one of the highest rated podcasts

on the platform.

- It's about the God Account. - Susan mentioned it.

It sounds pretty crazy. Do you have a Friend Suggestion now?

No, no, no, no. I'm still waiting.

And how do people usually react when you tell them?

Ah, I mean no one ever thinks they need help,

but they always do.

And you always find a way to help them?

Yes, yes. We always do.

- Well, cheers to that, Miles. - Cheers.

Cheers.

What?

Nothing, just, uh, family life agrees with you.

Yeah, you know, it does.

I thought moving in here would trigger feelings

I didn't want to have about Susan and what happened,

but seeing her and Liv and Paul,

this happy family I get to be a part of...

Just makes it all worth it, you know?

I do.

What's going on?

The God Account sent me

a new Friend Suggestion when I arrived.

Okay, so who's it for?

Um...

Your stepfather.

But I-I don't understand. I mean, everything's great.

- You saw... - I know, but obviously

the God Account sent us his name for a reason.

And whatever that is, we're gonna help him.

Okay?

Yeah, yeah, okay.

I should get back inside.

- I'll call you tomorrow. - Okay.

Everything is gonna be fine.

Promise.

So, how did the rest of the night go?

- Fine. - Yeah?

I mean, we watched a movie.

I just kept catching myself looking over at Paul,

wondering what could possibly be wrong.

I mean, I've been living with him for months,

and all I've noticed is that he's a great husband

and an amazing dad.

- What am I missing? - Nothing.

- - Look, Cara...

Just because the God Account sent us his name,