Beth and Tom visit a comatose Carly in the hospital. When they hit a squirrel on the way home, Beth becomes obsessed with saving it, going to great lengths to help the animal despite the objections of her husband and friends. Later - it becomes clear to all that the squirrel is a symbol of something much more important in Beth's life.
Overview
After choking on a hero sandwich in her kitchen and suffering a dramatic near-death experience, Beth Harper - an absentee wife and mother - is revived and claims she can now talk to God. Her teenage daughter, Emily, is horrified and her husband, Tom, is skeptical. To make matters worse, Tom's ex-mistress, Carly McKenna, is in a coma after a close encounter with lightning in the Harpers' front yard.
Episodes
S01E01 The Book of Beth
May 23, 2013
Beth Harper, an absentee wife and mother who suffers a dramatic near-death experience and is revived only to discover that she now receives messages from God. As she warms up to her powers and begins...
When Beth learns her friends and family were hoping to oust the elderly woman she wants to help from the neighborhood, she decides to go though with her plan anyway and makes a friend in...
Beth and Tom visit a comatose Carly in the hospital. When they hit a squirrel on the way home, Beth becomes obsessed with saving it, going to great lengths to help the animal despite the...
When Beth receives a message to "Honor thy Father and thy Mother," she decides she must earn her daughter Emily's respect and make some positive changes in her life.
When Tom reveals that he's up for a big promotion, Beth decides to host a dinner party for his boss Stephanie (Debra Wilson) and her officious assistant Randall (Michael McDonald) but she becomes distracted by...
When Beth learns that the hospital where Emily was born is being shut down, she decides she must try to raise funds to save it. Unfortunately for her, her friends are busy, distracted or not...