A detective's fatal accident creates a supernatural path to redemption

A detective's fatal accident creates a supernatural path to redemption
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In short: After a night of heavy drinking, an Oklahoma City detective strikes a pedestrian with her car. In a desperate plea for help, she encounters a tobacco-spitting angel who claims she is headed for Hell. This supernatural intervention sets off a journey of faith and forensic investigation.

A TNT crime drama, Saving Grace, ran from 23 July 2007 until 21 June 2010; starring Holly Hunter, this Oklahoma City-based series was shot in Los Angeles and Vancouver. After Grace Hanadarko, a heavy drinker, strikes a pedestrian in her Porsche, she pleads for divine aid, prompting a tobacco-spitting man named Earl to appear. Revealing his wings and heavenly roots, Earl warns her of Hell before vanishing, leaving the victim and the accident's traces mysteriously erased.

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The 1995 explosion at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City... The series weaves the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing into its narrative, noting that Grace's sister, Clay's mother, perished in the blast. died in the bombing Johnnies Charcoal Broiler October 2007 Mayor Mick Cornett Keys to the City 13-episode first season July 23 to December 18, 2007 second season of 14 episodes July 14, 2008 April 13, 2009 third season June 16, 2009 Monday night slot Tuesday night August 13, 2009 Fox Television Studios

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