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* YourCheatingHeart: Ham is married and boinks Grace anyway.



* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurs Grace to quit having sex with married men]].



* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Bobby suspects him of this after being pulled out of his undercover assignment, which causes tension between them for a short time. In reality, his fury comes from being unable to do anything about the victims of the child sex ring he infiltrated]].
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* PromiscuityAfterRape: [[spoiler: One of the signs of her past]].
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* BlackBestFriend: To Grace.
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->'''Played By:''' Holly Hunter

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An Oklahoma City police detective who has a hard-living, hard-loving, hard-drinking lifestyle, and is visited by an angel trying to help her heal from her past.

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An [[TheProtagonist The main protagonist]]. A detective with the Oklahoma City police detective who has Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. she leads a hard-living, hard-loving, hard-drinking lifestyle, and is visited by an angel trying to help her heal hard-living in every imaginable aspect, from chain-smoking to binge drinking to sleeping with multiple men and everything between. After running over Leon Cooley, she meets Earl, her past.
"last-chance" angel.



The last-chance angel who visits Grace. Earl is a folksy, down-to-earth type who enjoys chewing tobacco and collecting T-shirts from his many global haunts.

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The last-chance "last-chance" angel who visits Grace. Earl is a folksy, down-to-earth type who enjoys chewing tobacco of Grace, Leon, and collecting T-shirts from his many global haunts.
Neely.



Grace's police partner who is personally and physically involved with her. Ham is a good-hearted guy with very passionate feelings, but sometimes those feelings get the best of him.

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Grace's police partner who on the force. He is personally and physically sexually involved with her. Ham is a good-hearted guy with very passionate feelings, but sometimes those feelings get the best of him.
her despite being married to his wife, Darlene.



Grace's best friend since childhood, and a police forensics specialist. A devout Catholic with the curiosity of a scientist, Rhetta is fascinated by Grace's encounters with Earl.

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Grace's best friend since childhood, and a police forensics the MCU's forensic specialist. A devout Catholic with the curiosity of a scientist, Rhetta is fascinated by She often gives advice on Grace's encounters with Earl.



A fellow detective in the Major Crimes squad, he has a long history with Grace and has been at odds with Ham over this. Butch played football for the Texas Longhorns, and finds himself a very lonely fish in a sea of Oklahoma Sooner fans.

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A fellow detective in the Major Crimes squad, he has a long history that works with Grace and has been at odds with Ham over this. Butch played football Ham. Played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and finds himself a very lonely fish in a sea of which leads to trading barbs with Oklahoma Sooner fans.
fans Grace and Ham.



Butch's police partner, Bobby is the steady family man of the group. Bobby is of Native American heritage. Also an Oklahoma State Cowboys fan.

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Butch's police partner, Bobby is the steady family man of the group. Bobby is of has Native American & Hispanic heritage. Also an Oklahoma State Cowboys fan.



The supervisor of the Major Crimes squad, replaces Lt. Yukon after he is killed by his brother. Kate Perry once worked the streets with Grace, but she now has to make decisions based on the bigger picture.

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The supervisor of the Major Crimes squad, replaces Lt. Yukon after he is killed by his brother. Kate Perry once worked the streets with Grace, but she now has to make decisions based on the bigger picture.
Ham, Butch and Bobby's boss.



Clay is the young son of Grace's late sister, Mary Frances. Clay shares a special bond with Grace.

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Clay is the young son of Grace's late sister, Mary Frances. Clay shares a special bond with Grace.
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An inmate on death row for killing a prison guard, Leon was another one of Earl's charges, and he bonded with Grace and her family [[spoiler:before his death]]. [[spoiler:Leon's execution was finally carried out at the end of the second season]].

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An inmate on A death row for killing a prison guard, Leon was another inmate and one of Earl's charges, and he bonded charges along with Grace and her family [[spoiler:before his death]]. [[spoiler:Leon's execution was finally carried out at the end of the second season]].
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Grace's brother, who is also a Catholic priest. Johnny wants Grace to draw closer to God, but is impatient with her behavior and has difficulty believing an angel visits her.

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Grace's Grace brother, who is also a Catholic priest. Johnny wants Grace to draw closer to God, but priest who is impatient with her behavior and has difficulty believing an angel visits her.skeptical about Earl.



Neely is a young drug addict who is also watched over by Earl, and beginning in the third season Grace reaches out to her.

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Neely is a young A drug addict who is also watched over by Earl, and beginning in the third season Grace reaches out to her.
another one of Earl's charges.



Henry works with Rhetta in forensic sciences, specializing in pathology.

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Henry works with Rhetta in forensic sciences, specializing in pathology.
The MCU's patholigist.

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* ByronicHero: Has no qualms about sleeping with married men, occasionally drives drunk, and does many other things that would get her thrown off the force, but the woman's heart of gold is nigh unmatchable.

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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Thinks this at the very beginning of the series.
* ByronicHero: Has no qualms about sleeping with married men, occasionally drives drunk, and does many other things that would get her thrown off the force, but the woman's got a heart of gold is nigh unmatchable.solid gold.



* EvilStoleMyFaith: [[spoiler: Being raped by a priest and bearing witness to the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombings will do that you]].

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* EvilStoleMyFaith: Let's face it, [[spoiler: Being if you were being raped by a priest multiple times in your youth and bearing you had to bear witness to the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombings will do that you]].bombings, you'd have trouble holding on to your faith, too]].



* SadClown: Despite laughing at the cue ball prank pulled on him at the beginning of "Are You an Indian Princess?", it's very clear he's messed up.

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* SadClown: Despite laughing at the cue ball prank pulled on him at the beginning of "Are You an Indian Princess?", it's very clear he's still messed up.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: The 5'2" Grace has floored more than her fair share of opponents.


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* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Bobby's blue, preferring to take the lead in interrogations while Bobby observes.


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* ItsPersonal: In "I Killed Kristin," he interferes with an investigation, along with a group of fans, to get any potential suspect off the hook for the murder of a rock band front man's girlfriend, due to relating to the band's music, as well as the fanbase's hatred of her. This is despite the fact that the proof was pointing right at the band. It promptly gets him kicked him off the Explorers program.


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* NiceGuy: His faults in seasons 2 and 3 aside, he's a really sweet kid.
* PeerPressure: Likely the reason he shoved a cake into a girl's face.
* TookALevelInJerkass: A minor one in Season 3, which was to be expected as he becomes a teenager, but his behavior in "I Killed Kristin" wasn't exactly altruistic to say the least.
* WhatTheHellHero: Lets the then-married Ham know that he's not OK with him seeing Grace outside of his marriage.
* YokoOhNo: Saw Kristin as this.
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* EvilStoleMyFaith: [[Being raped by a priest and bearing witness to the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombings will do that you]].

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* ActionGirl: More than willing to kick some ass when necessary.



* EvilStoleMyFaith: [[Being raped by a priest and bearing witness to the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombings will do that you]].



* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After accidentally killing a little girl]].



* LyingToThePerp: More than once.



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* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Struggles with this after accidentally killing a little girl. See HeroicBSOD above]].



* ExcessiveMourning: After the death of his brother Rafe, his grief messes him up to the point that he acts like an asshole, unable to do his job.
* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler: In the last seconds of the show, after Grace's death]].
* HurtingHero: After Rafe dies.



* ManlyTears: Is prone to these. Ham is definitely not a man who is afraid to hide his emotions.
* SadClown: Despite laughing at the cue ball prank pulled on him at the beginning of "Are You an Indian Princess?", it's very clear he's messed up.
* SexForSolace: [[spoiler: With Darlene after Rafe dies]].



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* YourCheatingHeart: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurs Grace to quit having sex with married men.

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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurs Grace to quit having sex with married men.men]].



* NonIdleRich: Comes from a wealthy family and is a very active detective.



* [[DeepCoverAgent Deep Cover Cop]]: Goes undercover in the second half of the second season.

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* CopKiller: Murdered a prison guard, and then went right back to eating his dinner.
* DeathRow: In the first two seasons.

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* InvisibleToNormals: sorta? Earl can supposedly only be seen by Grace and Leon- and at times, nobody else sees them, like when Earl is hanging out in Leon's cell. And yet, Earl pops up all the time to talk to Grace's various friends and relatives in bars and whatnot- they just don't know who he is. (Which would really kill Rhetta if she knew she'd met Earl.) Also, Grace and Leon can't recall what Earl looks like when he's not there- all they can recall is that he's white and wears different shirts.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Prone to the occasional outburst about getting right with God, at which point his wings turn red.
* GuardianAngel: Subverted, he's more of a voice of calm and advice to Grace and Leon. He does provide plenty of forms of comfort, however.
* InvisibleToNormals: sorta? Sorta? Earl can supposedly only be seen by Grace and Leon- and at times, nobody else sees them, like when Earl is hanging out in Leon's cell. And yet, Earl pops up all the time to talk to Grace's various friends and relatives in bars and whatnot- they just don't know who he is. (Which would really kill Rhetta if she knew she'd met Earl.) Also, Grace and Leon can't recall what Earl looks like when he's not there- all they can recall is that he's white and wears different shirts.



* OffscreenTeleportation: despite the wings, Earl gets around like this. And sometimes he takes Grace or Leon along.

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* OffscreenTeleportation: despite Despite the wings, Earl gets around like this. And sometimes he takes Grace or Leon along.



* TheSmartGuy: A very observant and knowledgeable detective. The squad's chemistry tends to suffer without his absence.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Big time.



* YourCheatingHeart: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurns Grace to quit having sex with married men.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurns spurs Grace to quit having sex with married men.



Butch's police partner, Bobby is the steady family man of the group. Bobby is of Native American heritage.

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Butch's police partner, Bobby is the steady family man of the group. Bobby is of Native American heritage.
heritage. Also an Oklahoma State Cowboys fan.



* FriendlyRivalry: When it comes to college football, he has a more amicable rivalry with Grace, Ham and Kate when it to comes to pitting his OSU Cowboys against their Oklahoma Sooners than that of the constant teasing between the Sooner fans and lonely Longhorn fan Butch. He's just as likely to laugh at Butch's anti-OU jokes, however, and the two partners have more of a mutual respect when it comes to OSU-Texas.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Butch.



* TheSmartGuy: A very observant and knowledgeable detective.

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* OnlySaneMan: The most down to earth, calm and rational member of the MCU.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Butch's red, letting Butch take the lead in interrogations while he observes.
* TheSmartGuy: A very observant and knowledgeable detective. The squad's chemistry tends to suffer without his absence.


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* AcademicAthlete: Played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and is also adept detective as a well as a Boy Scout in his youth and possesses a knowledge of physics.

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* AcademicAthlete: Played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and is also an adept detective as a well as a Boy Scout in his youth and possesses a knowledge of physics.
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* AcademicAthlete/GeniusBruiser: Played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and is also adept detective as a well as a Boy Scout in his youth and possesses a knowledge of physics.

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* TheLancerTheLancer: Since Grace is TheHero, it makes sense that her partner fits this role.




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* AcademicAthlete/GeniusBruiser: Played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, and is also adept detective as a well as a Boy Scout in his youth and possesses a knowledge of physics.



* TheBigGuy: Used to play quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.

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* TheBigGuy: Used ''The'' guy to chase after running suspects. Helps that he used to play quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.Longhorns.
* FairCop: Look at the picture above. Try and convince us otherwise.

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* InSeriesNickname: Kate calls him "Benny," which is short for Benedict Arnold, as he went to and played quarterback for the University of Texas, the ArchEnemy of the University of Oklahoma.



* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Bobby suspects him of this after being pulled out of his undercover assignment, which causes tension between them for a short time. In reality, his fury comes from the victims of the child sex ring he infiltrated]].

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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Bobby suspects him of this after being pulled out of his undercover assignment, which causes tension between them for a short time. In reality, his fury comes from being unable to do anything about the victims of the child sex ring he infiltrated]].



* BlackBossLady: Being that she's the captain and played by Lorraine Toussaint, it's a given.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigureReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's friends with Grace, and has a FriendlyRivalry with Butch, but also has a knack for knowing when to rein in the more hard-headed of her detectives.


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* MoralityPet: To Grace.


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* ScaryBlackMan: He can ''definitely'' come across as this at times!


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* AmicableExes: With Butch.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this moment after hitting Leon Cooley with her car. She's promptly to introduced Earl immediately afterwards.












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* ByronicHero: Has no qualms about sleeping with married men, occasionally drives drunk, and does many other things that would get her thrown off the force, but the woman's heart of gold is nigh unmatchable.


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* GoodIsNotSoft: She has punched, kicked, tripped, and outright tortured some suspects to get a confession.


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* [[MrViceGuy Ms. Vice Gal]]: Sex, gambling, drinking, and smoking are among her hobbies.
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* SmokingHotSex: Loves a good cigarette after a good boink.

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* InvisibleToNormals: sorta? Earl can supposedly only be seen by Grace and Leon- and at times, nobody else sees them, like when Earl is hanging out in Leon's cell. And yet, Earl pops up all the time to talk to Grace's various friends and relatives in bars and whatnot- they just don't know who he is. (Which would really kill Rhetta if she knew she'd met Earl.) Also, Grace and Leon can't recall what Earl looks like when he's not there- all they can recall is that he's white and wears different shirts.
** Rhetta does meet Earl again AND finds out who he was later. Grace can't resist making a "touched by an angel" joke.
* LimitedWardrobe: Earl dresses about the same, EXCEPT for his different shirts that he gets while globe-trotting. Leon is in Institutional Apparel, which accounts for Grace catching him in a lie that he told to Rhetta.
* MissionFromGod: Earl's job.
* OffscreenTeleportation: despite the wings, Earl gets around like this. And sometimes he takes Grace or Leon along.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Naturally. Earl is touchable, eats food, shops, gets tattoos, and chews. (And leaves chew bottles around for Grace to find.) His wings appear to have some kind of orgasmic effect. He has no DNA in his spit and he's a different kind of life form.


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* WeNeedToGetProof: Rhetta collects forensic evidence of Earl's existence that Grace brings her (feathers, chew bottle, whittled duck, etc.) She also proves that the blood left on Grace's button belonged to Leon Cooley.
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* TheAlcoholic: Gets drunk frequently, even driving drunk.



* ConsummateLiar: Earl even has a lengthy list to prove it.



* DrunkDriver: What starts the series is Grace driving drunk and hitting Leon Cooley.



* FunctionalAddict: All the booze, cigarettes and sex in the world can't stop her from being a good cop.



* INeedAFreakingDrink: Often.



* SmokingHotSex: Loves a good cigarette after a good boink.



* WallBangHer: Has done this with Grace a few times.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ham is married and boinks Grace anyway.



* YourCheatingHeart: Her husband Ronnie cheats on her in the third season. It spurns Grace to quit having sex with married men.



* TheBigGuy: Used to play quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and is certainly the most boorish member of the MCU.

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* NiceHat: He is frequently seen with a brown cowboy hat.



* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Bobby suspects him of this after being pulled out of his undercover assignment, which causes tension between them for a short time. In reality, his fury comes from the victims of the child sex ring he infiltrated]].



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* TheAddict: AddledAddict: Is badly addicted to meth.meth. [[spoiler: It eventually kills her]].

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bobby.



* TheSmartGuy: A very observant and knowledgeable detective.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bobby.



* TheSmartGuy

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* [[DeepCoverAgent Deep Cover Cop]]: Goes undercover in the second half of the second season.
* TheInfiltration: Of a child sex ring. It has a profound effect on him after he is pulled out of the assignment.
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* BulletproofVest: Saves her life in "Everything's Got a Shelf Life".
* ChainedToABed: Naked, with the name of the culprit who locked her up written on her butt, just in time for her partner/lover to walk in and see it. Happens in "A Language of Angels".
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* FairCop: Oh, yes.
* TheHero: Ya think?!
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rhetta.
* TheLadette: A man-bedding, hard-drinking, chain-smoking, perp-punching, Sooner-loving gal.
* {{Masquerade}}: Subverted, Grace has definitely blabbed to folks about knowing an angel.
* MissingMom and DisappearedDad: Grace's sister and father died in the Oklahoma City bombing.
* ModestyBedsheet: [[AvertedTrope Never happens]]. Heck, Grace hardly ever has sex ''in bed''.
* MsFanservice: Grace is naked and riding the baloney pony in almost all episodes and happily flashes her next door neighbor everytime she steps out of the shower. Naturally, for the guys she boinks we have a RightThroughHisPants situation.
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler: Grace and her deceased sister were both molested by the same priest]].
* ReallyGetsAround: And HOW. Grace loves to boink and has waxed poetic about it to Earl. She prefers to boink Ham, but she was never at all exclusive about it. Especially highlighted in "Is There a Scarlet Letter on My Breast?", much to Grace's embarrassment and Ham and Henry's chagrin.


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* TheChick: Also doubles as [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Grace.


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* AmicableExes: With Grace.
* TheBigGuy: Used to play quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and is certainly the most boorish member of the MCU.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bobby.
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* BlackBestFriend: To Grace.
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An Oklahoma City police detective who has a hard-living, hard-loving, hard-drinking lifestyle, and is visited by an angel trying to help her heal from her past.
* CowboyCop: Grace tortures a confession out of one suspect and kidnaps another, but it's okay because they were bad guys. Also, her boss has absolutely no problem with her obvious corruption.
* DoomedProtagonist: [[spoiler:Given that Earl is a "Last Chance Angel" and what happened to his other charges (Leon and Neely) it could be argued that people given a Last Chance Angel are not long for this earth. This could mean that Grace was one of these from the start]].


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The last-chance angel who visits Grace. Earl is a folksy, down-to-earth type who enjoys chewing tobacco and collecting T-shirts from his many global haunts.


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Grace's police partner who is personally and physically involved with her. Ham is a good-hearted guy with very passionate feelings, but sometimes those feelings get the best of him.


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->'''Played By:''' Laura San Giacomo
Grace's best friend since childhood, and a police forensics specialist. A devout Catholic with the curiosity of a scientist, Rhetta is fascinated by Grace's encounters with Earl.


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->'''Played By:''' Bailey Chase
A fellow detective in the Major Crimes squad, he has a long history with Grace and has been at odds with Ham over this. Butch played football for the Texas Longhorns, and finds himself a very lonely fish in a sea of Oklahoma Sooner fans.


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->'''Played By:''' Gregory Cruz
Butch's police partner, Bobby is the steady family man of the group. Bobby is of Native American heritage.


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->'''Played By:''' Lorraine Toussaint
The supervisor of the Major Crimes squad, replaces Lt. Yukon after he is killed by his brother. Kate Perry once worked the streets with Grace, but she now has to make decisions based on the bigger picture.


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->'''Played By:''' Dylan Minnette
Clay is the young son of Grace's late sister, Mary Frances. Clay shares a special bond with Grace.


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->'''Played By:''' Bokeem Woodbine
An inmate on death row for killing a prison guard, Leon was another one of Earl's charges, and he bonded with Grace and her family [[spoiler:before his death]]. [[spoiler:Leon's execution was finally carried out at the end of the second season]].


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->'''Played By:''' Tom Irwin
Grace's brother, who is also a Catholic priest. Johnny wants Grace to draw closer to God, but is impatient with her behavior and has difficulty believing an angel visits her.


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->'''Played By:''' Yaani King
Neely is a young drug addict who is also watched over by Earl, and beginning in the third season Grace reaches out to her.


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->'''Played By:''' Mark L. Taylor
Henry works with Rhetta in forensic sciences, specializing in pathology.
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[[folder:Grace]]
!!Grace Hanadarko
->'''Played By:'''
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[[folder:Earl]]
!!Earl
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[[folder:Ham]]
!!Hamilton 'Ham' Dewey
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[[folder:Rhetta]]
!!Rhetta Rodriguez
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[[folder:Butch]]
!!Butch Ada
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[[folder:Bobby]]
!!Bobby Stillwater
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[[folder:Kate]]
!!Kate Perry
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[[folder:Clay]]
!!Clay Norman
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[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon Cooley
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[[folder:Johnny]]
!!Father Johnny Hanadarko
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[[folder:Neely]]
!!Neely Lloyd
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[[folder:Henry]]
!!Henry Silver
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