Saving Grace

1Pilot

Grace Hanadarko is an alcoholic, chain-smoking, self-hating Oklahoma City police detective on a self-destructive downward spiral. Grace is carrying on an affair with her married detective partner, Ham, and occasionally looks after her 12-year-old nephew Clay, who's mother was killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Grace also happens to be an atheist having renounced God following the 1995 bombing, but gets along with most of her co-workers including forensic specialist Rhetta, a deeply religious family woman, but is estranged from the rest of her family including her reverend older brother. But one night, Grace experiences a spiritual awakening upon encountering an enigmatic angel, named Earl, who saves her life in a horrific car crash for a chance to redeem her sinful lifestyle. Grace and her team center on the mysterious disappearance of a 10-year-old girl who may have been a serial kidnapper's latest victim, while Grace also learns that a death-row prison inmate, named Leon Cooley, also has a spiritual connection to Earl.

2Bring It On, Earl

While hunting deer, Grace and her married beau, Ham, get called into work on their day off. A wealthy oilman, named Beau Grady, was murdered with a tire iron. Grace unravels a love triangle between Beau, his business partner, and his wife... a triangle that reflects Grace's relationships with Ham and Butch. For a pair of shoes, an informant named Pup supplies the police with a man who may be helpful in solving the crime. Unfortunately, he turns out to be Lieutenant Yukon's brother, and the results are disastrous. Meanwhile, Rhetta starts an Earl file in the office, based on angel evidence Grace brings in. Earl attempts to get Grace closer to God by any means necessary... even wrestling her in Athens to prove a point.

3Bless Me, Father, for I Have Sinned

Grace attempts to bond more with her 11-year-old nephew Clay, and gives him some tips for an upcoming kissing party. A motel manager is murdered, and the motel housekeeper suspected seeks protection in a church, claiming it was self defense. Captain Perry, a old friend of Grace's from her days in Oklahoma City's vice squad, arrives to take the place of the late Lieutenant Yukon in Major Crimes. Grace gets some helpful hints from Pippa-the-prostitute and a moral nut case who videotapes hookers and johns. Meanwhile, Earl sets up a multitude of religious shrines in Grace's house hoping she'll pick out a path that suits her best. Rhetta confides in Grace's brother about her visions of Earl, and shows him the cow with the Jesus face markings on it's side. Perry gives Butch a hard time regarding his University of Texas belt and memorabilia. Also, Grace continues her sordid affair with Ham who decides to break it off and move back home to his wife.

4Keep Your Damn Wings Off My Nephew

A 17-year-old devout Christian fundamentalist comes under attack just days before he's scheduled to testify in a murder trial. In order to ensure his safety, Grace allows him to move in with her. But Grace can only handle so much preaching, so she ropes the guys into helping her watch over him. Meanwhile, Grace gets angry when Earl uses the death row inmate, Leon Cooley, and her nephew, Clay, to get her attention.

5Would You Want Me to Tell You?

With Grace and Ham trying out new relationship and sex techniques, their games are interrupted when Grace's favorite Aunt Cathy comes to town and in the process of 24 hours, she has a run in with Earl at a local bar, clashes with Betty, goes out drinking and smoking with Grace and Rhetta, and reveals some shocking news. Meanwhile, the arrogant and pig-headed cattle tycoon Alvin Green's world begins to crumble after his lucky bull statue is stolen. He insists that the Major Crimes unit take the case, but Grace refuses to look into it knowing how ungrateful the snobbish Green is. Grace's father has a fire station named after him, and the family family comes together for the dedication ceremony. Also, police pathologist Henry's cat dies, and Grace comforts him the only way she knows how.

6And You Wonder Why I Lie

The death of an alleged call girl in a flight attendant's uniform leads Grace and the guys to investigate a notorious Oklahoma crime family, as well as a missing reporter who may have been the victim herself. Grace is finally confronted by Ham's wife about the affair, but lies about having an affair with him. Meanwhile, a financially-strapped Rhetta gets excited about making a quick $2,000 by testifying as an expert witness, but Grace's past meddling threatens it. Also, Grace and Rhetta hatch a secret plan for Rhetta to meet Earl.

7Yeehaw, Geepaw

8Everythings Got a Shelf Life

Following a police shootout with a drug dealer's gang that leaves a policeman dead and Grace seriously wounded, she has a near-death experience, and becomes determined to help the team track down the gang responsible. Meanwhile, Leon becomes more conflicted and angry when his ex-wife wants to re-marry and her fianc?©e wants to legally adopt their teenage son.

9A Language of Angels

Grace takes a personal interest in a latest crime scene of a brutal murder where the M.O. of the killer fits with her long hidden past 11 years earlier in which she survived an attack by apparently the same individual after having a one-night stand with a local thug. As Grace continues to slide towards self-destruction and debauchery, Ham becomes angry and jealous after finding her literally tied up on her bed after another 'john' of hers leaves her. Meanwhile, Rhetta continues to try to figure out the 'heavenly items' given to Grace by Earl and also meets Leon for the first time on death row where she begins to think that Earl is sending Grace a coded message through his gifts to her.

10Its Better When I Can See You

11This Is Way Too Normal for You

12Is There a Scarlet Letter on My Breast?

13Taco, Tulips, Duck and Spices

1Have a Seat, Earl

Grace's tactics to chase down and kill a wanted fugitive makes her the subject of news headlines, and the subject of an internal affairs investigation. But she is still struggling with her personal demons and keeping the captive Father Murphy at her house and subjecting him to tortuous mind games for his past abuse of her while waiting for Earl to show up after discovering that he has visited the pedophile Father Murphy as well.

2A Survivor Lives Here

3A Little Hometown Love

4Its a Fierce, White-Hot, Mighty Love

Grace and the team pull out all the stops for a missing woman whom Grace has a gut feeling is dead, but the family dynamics complicate the investigation; Clay joins the police department's Explorer program; and Butch deals with the consequences of not calling.

5Do You Love Him?

6Are You an Indian Princess?

7You Are My Partner

Grace investigates the murder of a young Hispanic woman who was apparently the victim of a hate crime. But her investigation takes a toll on Ham who continues to slide into degradation and debauchery, who is still unable to get over the loss of his brother. Meanwhile, Rhetta becomes determined to win a contest for charity that Butch has put together to help out his younger sister, Nelle.

8The Heart of a Cop

9Do You Believe in Second Chances?

10Take Me Somewhere, Earl

Major Crime investigates the death of a drug dealer who was thrown from the roof of the apartment building where he lived and dealt. Bobby's cover is blown; Grace begins her own investigation into Abby; and Leon's response to news about his case is unexpected.

11The Live Ones

12But Theres Clay

13So Whats the Purpose of a Platypus?

14I Believe in Angels

1Were Already Here

2Shes a Lump

A court reporter everyone knew and liked is found dead, and when the suspected suicide is declared a murder Grace's undercover role is a little closer to home than she'd like. At the hospital, Earl and Grace try to pull her new charge from her coma. Rhetta faces a heartbreaking decision.

3Watch Siggybaby Burn

4What Would You Do?

5Moooooooo

6Am I Going to Lose Her?

7That Was No First Kiss

8Popcorn

9Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me

10Am I Gonna Die Today?

11Lets Talk

In the immediate aftermath of Grace and Neely’s survived fall from the top of a building, Grace, now known as “Angel Cop” by the city, decides to have it out with God once and for all. But a mysterious stranger might have something to say about that. Ham struggles with his father over the fact that Ham is now dating his dead brother’s widow. And the squad investigates a deadly mauling by a dog.

12Hear the Birds?

As Grace deals with the aftermath of her dramatic fall from a building with Neely, she also struggles with the impending death of her grandfather, GeePaw. Meanwhile the squad investigates a double homicide involving a water dispute between two ranchers, and Rhetta discovers a secret about her daughter.

13You Cant Save Them All, Grace

Grace tries to find out if a childhood friend is really guilty of killing her husband. But the friend isn't interested in Grace's help, which is hard for Grace to accept. The squad investigates the disappearance of a young woman with brain damage. And Grace begins to wonder if Earl has been watching over her since she was a girl.

14I Killed Kristin

15So Help You God

16Loose Men in Tight Jeans

17You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun?

18I Need You to Call Earl

19I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light