Saving Grace

"The squad investigates the murder of a young woman who was tortured by her killer. Elements of the crime – cuts on the woman’s body, a word scrawled in blood on the door, the victim’s activities just before being abducted – all remind Grace of a crime that happened 11 years ago, a crime that hits eerily close to home for her. Meanwhile, Rhetta hypothesizes that the items Earl leaves behind after his angelic visits to Grace might have some sort of hidden meaning. She begins to investigate what that meaning might be, even going to death-row inmate Leon Cooley to see if Earl has left any items for him. Rhetta is then shocked by what she discovers as she begins putting things together."

"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 decides to convert to Islam, hoping that doing so will finally rid him of the angelic visits from Earl."

"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. It’s clear to everyone, however, that Georgie could not have acted alone. The investigation leads to the special home in which Georgie was living. There, the squad find his best friend, Andrew, who has a similar wooden gun. Andrew quickly becomes the key to solving the mystery of who helped Georgie rob different establishments, but Andrew’s own Downs syndrome 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."