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In the season finale, the families of Terry and Sonny gather in South Carolina to hear the opinion of retired detective John Dawes. Dawes has reviewed the available law enforcement case files, but the families soon discover his view isn’t necessarily what they want to hear. Meanwhile, a second cold-case detective speculates on the woman at the heart of the story. Is she in love with “grand love”?

John Dawes, a retired homicide detective, gets to work reexamining the deaths of Terry and Sonny. Brought in by the producers to cast an objective eye over the case files, Dawes had no involvement in the original investigations. Meanwhile, details emerge about the depths of Sonny’s money troubles at the time of his death. Sonny’s family remain convinced he did not die by suicide.

Sonny’s family recall the destructive nature of his relationship with his heart donor’s widow. While local media portrays their bond as a miraculous romance, court filings reveal a darker story. Sonny dismantles his 38-year marriage to pursue the affair, leaving loved ones to question why both Terry and Sonny were both willing to abandon their lives for the exact same woman.

As Terry’s heart is transplanted into Sonny Graham’s chest, some close to Sonny detect a profound change in him. Terry’s short life was marked by deep trauma. Could Sonny’s new heart be carrying those memories? Mainstream science and the families dismiss the theory. Meanwhile, the news of Sonny’s suicide leads Terry’s friends to question similarities between the two deaths.

Terry lies on life support, and painful decisions must be made about donating his organs. Terry’s sister recalls tense scenes in the hospital. Family tensions seem to carry over to Terry’s funeral. Meanwhile, as Sonny Graham prepares to receive Terry’s heart, a big question takes hold: Where does the soul reside, the heart or the mind? 

Meet the man whose heart beat in Sonny Graham’s chest: Terry Cottle. Terry’s family remembers him as a devoted family man—until he starts an affair. He leaves his childhood sweetheart and their two daughters to start over. But as his new relationship fractures, Terry dies by suicide, aged 33, and Terry’s family are left deeply disturbed by accounts of his final hours.

Sonny’s daughter Michelle is devastated by her father’s affair with the widow of his heart donor. Michelle writes a heart-wrenching letter cutting all ties to Sonny. Following his death by suicide, she starts her own investigation. Meanwhile, a close friend insists Sonny became a different man after the transplant surgery. Did Sonny’s new heart transform his personality? 

A heart transplant saves the life of Sonny Graham, the charismatic “lion” of Hilton Head Island. But after Sonny seeks out the widow of his heart donor, his whole world shifts. When Sonny dies, his loved ones are left with haunting questions around his death. Sonny’s suicide bears uncanny similarities to the tragic fate of his heart donor. 

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