The series is set in Los Angeles, and depicts the lives of the Fisher family, who run a funeral home, along with their friends and lovers.
Private First Class Victor Kovitch (Brian Kimmet) sends a video log to his parents from his base, detailing all his activities.
When his brother Paul (Wade Williams) comes with a new tape to watch, he is aghast to learn that Victor has died from Gulf War syndrome.
He interviews a progressive priest, Father Clark (Raphael Sbarge), for a position at the church, which forces him to consider his own place within the congregation.
Paul meets with David and Nate to arrange the funeral for Victor, after having tried to bring attention over his Gulf War syndrome.
Club wrote, "One question that runs throughout the episode is whether Paul really is oblivious to Victor's wishes or if he is simply choosing not to acknowledge them out of spite for the institution that, to his eyes, destroyed his brother's life.
"[5] Mark Zimmer of Digitally Obsessed gave the episode a 2 out of 5 rating, writing "This is one of the weakest episodes in the set, with Nate excessively intruding into the personal life of the deceased, making everything better in a drippy Touched by an Angel moment, totally at odds with the dark and cynical flavor of the series otherwise.
"[6] TV Tome gave the episode a 8 out of 10 rating and wrote "Speaking of David, I'm disappointed in his decision to go with moral (but clearly backward) majority and veto the hiring of a progressive young priest with a liberal attitude so desperately needed more in certain churches and US States these days.
But it's also an episode about the future, as Ruth continues her relationship with Hiram, David does what he believes to be best for the church and Claire begins to weigh her options for the next phase of her life.