Saving Grace

Grace and the cops investigate the disappearance of a missing child, targeting a troubled high school student. Grace meets her last chance angel Earl after hitting and killing a man while driving drunk. Grace learns that her victim is actually a convicted murderer named Leon Cooley, who is alive and sitting on death row. Grace punches out a man who hits on her, only to learn that he is the richest cattle tycoon in Oklahoma.

Grace and the cops investigate the murder of oilman Bo Grady, revealing incidents with angry anti-oil protesters and unraveling a love triangle. The cops discover that one of the potential witnesses to the murder is the estranged brother of Lieutenant Yukon. Earl challenges Grace to talk to Ham about their affair; a defiant Grace challenges Earl to a wrestling match.

Grace and the cops pursue a murder suspect who has entered a church and claimed sanctuary. The cops meet Captain Kate Perry, the new head of the OCPD Major Crimes Division. Grace gives Clay some tips for an upcoming kissing party. Grace and Earl clash over her lack of belief.

A 17-year-old devout Christian comes under attack just days before he's scheduled to testify in a murder trial, and, in order to ensure his safety, Grace allows him to move in with her. Grace gets angry when Earl uses Clay to get her attention. Earl tells Grace he wants her and Leon Cooley to work together.

Grace's favorite aunt comes to town for a firehouse dedication in honor of Grace's late father and reveals some shocking news. Grace and the cops investigate the theft of a bull statue owned by influential cattle tycoon Alvin Green. Grace comforts Henry when he has to euthanize his beloved cat.

The murder of an alleged call girl leads Grace and the cops to investigate a notorious Oklahoma crime family. Rhetta becomes angry at Grace after discovering that Grace tampered with evidence in a past case. Ham's wife suspects the affair between Grace and Ham. Earl challenges Grace to quit telling lies in her everyday life.

Grace and the cops investigate the murder of an Iraq war veteran whose body was found burnt as part of an apparent Native American ritual. Grace enlists her Native American grandfather to help with the case but is shocked to learn that his health is deteriorating. Paige tries to convince Grace to join the family on a cruise. Earl works to teach Grace the importance of family.

Grace and the cops pursue a ruthless street gang after she is shot and a fellow officer is killed during a botched attempt to serve a warrant. Grace refuses to slow down despite her injury, but her brush with death forces her, with Earl's help, to face her own mortality. Leon is devastated when his ex-wife asks him to allow her fiancée to adopt their fourteen-year old son.

The cops investigate the grisly torture/murder of a young woman, and Grace becomes abnormally obsessed with solving the case. Grace and Ham'S relationship is strained after Ham discovers Grace in a compromising situation. Grace attempts to scare Clay straight after he posts a video of himself attacking a classmate on the internet. Earl tells Grace that she has to change her life because God has a plan for her.

After a deadly school bus accident in which several children are killed, the team's investigation turns up information about a recall on the bus' rear axle. Just as Grace goes to the bus barn to question the owners, tornadoes rip through Oklahoma City, trapping both Grace and her prime suspect together in a collapsed building. Meanwhile, death row inmate Leon Cooley makes a major turn in his religious journey.

Georgie, a man with Down Syndrome, tries to rob a drive-in diner with a wooden gun but winds up getting shot and killed by another customer with a real gun. The investigation leads to the special home in which Georgie was living where his friend Andrew quickly becomes the key to solving the mystery. But Andrew's own disabilities makes it difficult for Grace to get the information she needs to solve the case. Meanwhile, Grace begins dating Jack, the grown son of her elderly, voyeuristic neighbor. Jack is an atheist, which provides a unique challenge for Earl.

A court trial for the murderer of a young woman is about to begin, and the brash defense attorney must go over the entire investigation with a fine-toothed comb, even if it means digging into the officers' personal lives. Grace's own sex life is put on display for all to see just as she is supposed to attend her nephew Clay's upcoming confirmation. And Grace's partner, Ham, decides to make his true feelings known to Grace.

Pictures of Grace's sister, Paige, talking to an unknown man are found in a burned vehicle. At first, Grace suspects that Paige is having an affair, but later she uncovers a different story about the man in the photos. Rhetta tries to make sense of the various items Earl has left behind for Grace and soon discovers the shocking truth that devastates Grace and forces her to face her painful past.