When she's killed by a falling piece from the Mir space shuttle, Georgia "George" Lass learns there is an afterworld and she's already been assigned a role as a reaper - destined to harvest the souls of other newly deceased people like herself.
Overwhelmed with her new afterlife, George tries ducking her grim reaper duties only to learn even her inaction has consequences. Meanwhile, Reggie's reaction to George's death angers her mother and puzzles and alarms everyone else.
In her effort to make a real connection in her new existence, George returns home one too many times.
George's decision to allow an exercise device inventor to live has unexpected and far-reaching consequences.
George's efforts to establish a real connection with Dolores and Betty don't turn out quite as she hoped. Meanwhile, Mason makes friendly time with a dearly departed soul until she fully passes on.
When Betty's replacement forces herself into George's apartment, she realizes she's just as passive dead as she had been when she was alive.
George finds herself drawn to an unusual young man who has an inkling of what she and the other Reapers are up to. Meanwhile, she tries to bring her mother and sister closer together.
When the number is up for the diner cook he befriended, Rube fills in for him at Der Waffle Haus. Meanwhile, George acquires a golden retriever from the recently deceased and wonders how to make a home for them both.
Georgia sees her father as he really is.
A seance is held to contact a ghost.
George needs money to buy a new bicycle, so he gets a new job and leaves Happy Time; Reggie and her family search for their lost dog.
George watches for death in her driveway; The reapers have to endure a late night of work.
The reapers get a chance to catch up on paperwork when death takes a vacation.
As George attempts to get her old job back; In an attempt to get laid, Mason tries hitting on women.