On the first anniversary of George’s death, Rube grants her the day off. Motivated to get her afterlife on track again, she returns to Happy Time to ask for her old job back. But after being bluntly rejected, George pouts through yet another drab day…until the universal powers-that-be intervene and inspire her to try to live her afterlife to the fullest.
Death takes the day off. So Rube recruits the reapers to help him with some clerical work. As the soul-takers file their victims’ last thoughts, they all realize what truly mattered to them in life. Especially George, who fondly remembers the summer vacations she spent with her family at the lake.
Taking souls is taking its toll on George. Unable to sleep, she wanders to the Waffle Haus, where she’s angry to find she wasn’t invited to take the self-examination test currently occupying the other reapers. But George’s anger quickly turns to panic when she learns that Rube has an assignment to take a soul at her family’s house that night!
George can’t afford the new bicycle she wants so she gets a new job. Immediately, coworkers at her old job begin planning a farewell party. Meanwhile, Mason mingles with a gay couple and Daisy is stalked by the soul of a passionate painter. Soon, the reapers begin to realize just how important a part they play in people’s lives.