The Body season 1 episode 4, “I Saw Grace Franklin With The Devil,” begins immediately after Elise (Sara Boustany) made a scene in the church and claimed to see Grace (Sofia Wylie) floating in episode 3.
Elise gets detention because Father Franklin (Nnamdi Asomugha) and the nun know she’s lying.
Lisbeth tries to convince everyone that something spiritual happened
It definitely sends ripples through the dance team, who think that Elise is being truthful. The girls are convinced that they doomed Grace with the Devil's pact, and now, she’s back to haunt them.
The only person who is making sense is Anya (Kristina Bogic), who is scared that she’s going to get in serious trouble, but Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) is there to calm her down. Lisbeth has come up with a plan to convince everyone that something spiritual is going on. They need to convince everyone that Grace is a victim of some spiritual thing, not an accidental overdose. Anya is convinced that something is up, though, but Lisbeth tries to calm her down again.
Meanwhile, Elise is taking the opportunity to tell her story. She tells a wild story in the bathroom, and this time, Anya backs her up. She claims that she is seeing Grace, too. Then, Elise and Lisbeth stare each other down. They should call this show Heated Rivalry because that’s exactly what we have here.
Lisbeth’s plan is working swimmingly because more girls on the dance team are saying they are seeing Grace all the time.
Elise grows suspicious of Lisbeth and makes a bold move
Unfortunately, Elise is starting to get suspicious about this thing between Anya and Lisbeth. Why are they hanging out all the time? Elise questions Steven (Orlando Norman) about it, and Tyler (Marcel Ruiz) reveals that Lisbeth was at the Halloween party hanging out with Anya the whole time after they were hooking up and Anya bailed.
Then, Elise goes to Lisbeth’s house looking for her, and she finds Leo (Jackson Kelly). She barges in, and Leo tries to get her out of the house without seeing the snake, which he does.
Lisbeth is at the hospital, trying to cure her mom’s illness with her touch. She’s believed to be some kind of miracle worker, but Lisbeth’s mom starts to question that when her illness won’t go away.
More girls on the dance team claim they are seeing Grace
Later, Steven tries to make some moves on Anya to get her to relax, but it’s not working. It’s actually super cringe, but he keeps explaining that he thinks that she has anxiety. After he leaves, she gets curious about curing her anxiety after searching online. She’s interrupted by her dance team chat group, and all the girls start to believe that Grace is contacting them beyond the grave. And that she could be possessed by the devil.
Meanwhile, more girls on the dance team are having seizures and are claiming that they are seeing Grace. Father Franklin gets curious about why all the dance team members are seeing Grace. He starts looking through Grace’s computer, and he sees the group chat. He sees all the messages, but the girls realize that Grace joined the chat for a few minutes.
The next day, Father Franklin brings his concerns about the girls and their visions to the bishop, who shuts it all down. He doesn’t think the girls are being honest about what they are actually seeing. The bishop tells him to shut this all down before it gets out of hand and results in more bad news for the church.
The dance team debates what is happening with Grace and whether it’s because they summoned the Devil and sacrificed her during the Halloween party. The other girls on the team think that they should tell the doctors about the ecstasy in case it saves Grace’s life, but Anya isn’t interested. She thinks that they should protect her and make sure that she doesn’t lose her whole life over this dumb mistake. It’s quite insensitive, and it seems like Anya is losing the team.
Lisbeth and Anya grow closer
Anya shows Lisbeth the instant messenger history, and Lisbeth seems to be loving it instead of the obvious full chat history that’s probably quite incriminating. Then, Lisbeth takes Anya’s hands, and she tries to calm her down.
Lisbeth, maybe, believes that she has magical powers that calm people down. Lisbeth invites her over later because she’s comforting.
Elise sees that was all happening, and she decides to level up her game. She starts to put the full court press on with Leo, and she tries flirting with him, and it kind of works. Elise makes plans to see Leo at her house later with a parent present.
Elise steals one of the tapes from Leo’s house
At Elise’s house, Elise’s mom feeds Leo, who seems to be loving the hospitality. Elise uses the comfort to start asking Leo lots of questions about his past. They kind of bond over losing their dads. Elise’s dad died when he was younger. Is Elise actually good?
She asks a lot of questions about Leo’s dad, but in a kind way. Unfortunately, Leo makes it seem like something really suspicious happened. He won’t reveal how their dad died, and when Elise asks if Lisbeth killed her dad, and Leo gets super weird.
When she drops him off, Elise tells Leo that she thinks he’s misunderstood. Then, she asks if he actually was a creep and saw Grace naked. Leo says no, and then Elise asks if he wants to see a girl naked. They go into the house, and Elise flashes him for a long time. That’s exciting to Leo. When he runs to the bathroom, Elise takes the opportunity to look through the weird wall of tapes. Then, she takes one that looks interesting.
Grace’s dad doesn’t think anyone is doing enough to find out what happened
While all that’s happening, Grace’s father, Mike (Motell Foster), meets with Father Franklin and the bishop at dinner, and he wants black mold checks at the school. He doesn’t think the church and school are doing enough to find out what actually happened to his daughter, and he’s right.
Finally, Grace’s mom, Theresa (Ashley Madekwe), calls and says that she’s coming home.
Lisbeth visits Anya and makes herself at home
At Anya’s house, she’s trying to relax in the bath, but then Lisbeth shows up early for their get-together that night. Anya’s mom gets some weird vibes from Lisbeth, obviously, and she asks Anya to give something cute to wear. How bizarre is that? Anya tells her to take anything she wants except the Chanel.
Anya shares how concerned she is about some of the members of the team, and Lisbeth agrees that they need to do something. Anya has an idea about having a weekend with the team away to get everyone on the same page. Lisbeth, definitely feeling quite at home, thinks that’s a great idea.
Later, Lisbeth prints out all the chats from the team’s instant messenger and reads through them all like a psycho.
Elise watches a video of Lisbeth speaking in tongues and holding snakes
Elise arrives home and starts watching the weird video tape she found at Leo’s house. It’s a recording of their church service, and during it, Lisbeth and the rest of the congregation hold tons of snakes.
It’s so disturbing. What happens next is even more disturbing, though.
Catherine tries to kill Grace
At the hospital, Leo says a prayer for Grace and his mother, Catherine (Louisa Krause), hears. She smiles, but it’s sinister.
That night, Leo’s mom leaves her bed and disconnects Grace’s breathing tube. She tells Grace to "go back to hell in Jesus’s name!”
The episode ends with Grace seizing in her hospital bed, struggling to breathe. Is she dying? It doesn't seem like it, but something weird is going on.
We’re halfway through The Body season 1 on Netflix, and it’s still unclear if Grace is going to live or die. Now, it seems like she might be on the way out thanks to Lisbeth and Leo’s mother.
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